# Mrs. Gainsborough — Sinister Street character guide

> Mrs. Gainsborough in Sinister Street by Compton Mackenzie.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0044-x-stella-in-oxford

## Who they are

A society hostess who entertains Michael and his friends.

## In the story

### [VI: Tinderbox Lane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sinister_street_se/chapters/vi-tinderbox-lane)

Mrs. Gainsborough is the landlady of the house in Tinderbox Lane; she informs Michael that Lily and Sylvia have left.

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