# Mrs. Henderson — The Beetle character guide

> Mrs. Henderson in The Beetle by Richard Marsh.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Mrs. ’ Enderson

**First appearance:** 0046-xliii-the-murder-at-mrs-enderson-s

## Who they are

The lodging-house landlady where Robert Holt collapses, Mrs. Henderson smirks, deflects, and doles out her account of the night's horrors on her own terms.

## Relationships

### [The Beetle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_beetle_se/characters/the_beetle)

_psychological_

Mrs. Henderson is a landlady who becomes terrified and controlled by the Beetle when it lodges in her house.

### [Mr. Phillips](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_beetle_se/characters/mr_phillips)

_social_

Mr. Phillips is a neighbor or acquaintance of Mrs. Henderson, involved in the unfolding horror around the Beetle.

### [The Beetle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_beetle_se/characters/the_beetle)

_psychological_

Mrs. Henderson is a landlady who becomes terrified and controlled by the Beetle when it lodges in her house.

### [Mr. Phillips](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_beetle_se/characters/mr_phillips)

_social_

Mr. Phillips is a neighbor or acquaintance of Mrs. Henderson, involved in the unfolding horror around the Beetle.

## In the story

### [XXVII: The Terror by Night](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_beetle_se/chapters/xxvii-the-terror-by-night)

The plump, motherly nurse attending Holt; she notes his trance-like state and remarks on the unnaturalness of his condition.

### [XLIV: The Man Who Was Murdered](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_beetle_se/chapters/xliv-the-man-who-was-murdered)

The landlady who discovered Holt's body and called the police; defensive about her establishment's reputation.

### [XLV: All That Mrs. ’Enderson Knew](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_beetle_se/chapters/xlv-all-that-mrs-enderson-knew)

The landlady who provides a detailed account of the night's events to Inspector Phillips, describing the Arab's arrival, the screams, and finding Holt's body.

## Links

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