# Mr. Palmer — Suspiria de Profundis character guide

> Mr. Palmer in Suspiria de Profundis by Thomas De Quincey.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0003-the-affliction-of-childhood

## Who they are

A minor character in the narrator's recollections.

## In the story

### [The English Mail-Coach](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/suspiria_de_profundis_se/chapters/the-english-mail-coach)

Inventor of the mail-coach system, credited with revolutionizing travel and communication.

### [The Glory of Motion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/suspiria_de_profundis_se/chapters/i-the-glory-of-motion)

Inventor of the mail-coach system and M.P. for Bath, celebrated for organizing the mail service that revealed 'the glory of motion.'

### [Going Down with Victory](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/suspiria_de_profundis_se/chapters/going-down-with-victory)

Mentioned in the context of the invention of mail-coaches, which underpins the entire chapter's setting.

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