# Titania Chapman — The Haunted Bookshop character guide > Titania Chapman in The Haunted Bookshop by Christopher Morley. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Miss Titania Chapman, Miss Chapman, Miss Titania, Titania Chapman, Titania **First appearance:** 0004-iii-titania-arrives ## Snapshot A bright, game young woman who takes a job in the Haunted Bookshop and finds herself minding the store, and the danger, alone. ## Who they are Titania Chapman arrives at the bookshop as a novice bookseller, cheerfully confusing Blasé Tales with The Blazed Trail and delighting in her first salary. She is the daughter of a wealthy man who cannot quite approve of her working behind a counter, and the object of Aubrey Gilbert's increasingly distracted attention. When Roger is called away, she is left holding the shop, the telephone, and a locked suitcase she has been told not to touch, which places her squarely at the hinge of the book's central peril. ## Relationships ### [Aubrey Gilbert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/characters/aubrey_gilbert) _romantic_ Aubrey is a persistent suitor to Titania, whose initial resistance gradually gives way to mutual affection and romantic tension. ### [Roger Mifflin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/characters/roger_mifflin) _professional_ Roger is Titania's employer and father figure at the bookshop, guiding her work and protecting her with paternal concern. ### [Helen Mifflin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/characters/helen_mifflin) _family_ Helen treats Titania like a daughter, offering maternal care and guidance within the bookshop household. ### [Bock](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/characters/bock) _psychological_ Bock attempts to manipulate and use Titania as part of his espionage scheme, creating a predatory dynamic. ### [Mr. Chapman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/characters/mr_chapman) _family_ Mr. Chapman is Titania's father, concerned for her safety and future, though somewhat distant in daily life. ### [Roger Mifflin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/characters/roger_mifflin) _professional_ Roger is Titania's employer and father figure at the bookshop, guiding her work and protecting her with paternal concern. ### [Roger Mifflin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/characters/roger_mifflin) _professional_ Roger is Titania's employer and father figure at the bookshop, guiding her work and protecting her with paternal concern. ### [Aubrey Gilbert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/characters/aubrey_gilbert) _romantic_ Aubrey is a persistent suitor to Titania, whose initial resistance gradually gives way to mutual affection and romantic tension. ### [Aubrey Gilbert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/characters/aubrey_gilbert) _romantic_ Aubrey is a persistent suitor to Titania, whose initial resistance gradually gives way to mutual affection and romantic tension. ### [Helen Mifflin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/characters/helen_mifflin) _family_ Helen treats Titania like a daughter, offering maternal care and guidance within the bookshop household. ### [Bock](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/characters/bock) _psychological_ Bock attempts to manipulate and use Titania as part of his espionage scheme, creating a predatory dynamic. ### [Helen Mifflin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/characters/helen_mifflin) _family_ Helen treats Titania like a daughter, offering maternal care and guidance within the bookshop household. ## In the story ### [Dedication](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/chapters/dedication) Noted as a character who, along with the young advertising man, took over the tale. ### [The Haunted Bookshop](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/chapters/the-haunted-bookshop) The new employee at the bookshop, whose presence and actions draw Aubrey's attention and contribute to the developing mystery. ### [III: Titania Arrives](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/chapters/iii-titania-arrives) Arrives as the new employee; explores the bookshop, reacts to Roger's book selections, and dismisses her chauffeur to walk alone. ### [IV: The Disappearing Volume](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/chapters/iv-the-disappearing-volume) New employee who finds the lost-and-found advertisement and shows it to Roger. ### [Aubrey Walks Part Way Home—and Rides the Rest of the Way](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/chapters/v-aubrey-walks-part-way-home-and-rides-the-rest-of-the-way) Aubrey's romantic thoughts center on her beauty and charm, which he attributes to the power of advertising. ### [VI: Titania Learns the Business](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/chapters/vi-titania-learns-the-business) Begins her first day as an employee, buys flowers to brighten the shop, and engages in philosophical discussions about reading and amusement. ### [Aubrey Takes Lodgings](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/chapters/vii-aubrey-takes-lodgings) Seen through Aubrey's opera glasses working in the bookshop, wearing a white V-necked blouse and brown skirt. ### [Aubrey Goes to the Movies, and Wishes He Knew More German](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/chapters/viii-aubrey-goes-to-the-movies-and-wishes-he-knew-more-german) Goes to the movies with Helen Mifflin, chats with Aubrey, mentions the Cromwell book and Mifflin's upcoming trip. ### [Roger Raids the Icebox](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/chapters/x-roger-raids-the-icebox) Returns from the movies with Helen, mentions meeting Aubrey Gilbert, and practices wrapping parcels. ### [XI: Titania Tries Reading in Bed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/chapters/xi-titania-tries-reading-in-bed) Discovered by Aubrey while reading in bed at the bookshop; becomes angry at his intrusion but eventually agrees not to warn Mifflin. ### [Aubrey Determines to Give Service That’s Different](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/chapters/xii-aubrey-determines-to-give-service-that-s-different) Aubrey sees her leave the bookshop in a taxi, presumably for Larchmont; her angry words haunt him throughout the chapter. ### [XIII: The Battle of Ludlow Street](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/chapters/xiii-the-battle-of-ludlow-street) Aubrey thinks fondly of Titania during his early morning wait, and Roger compares Philadelphia girls unfavorably to her. ### [XIV: The Cromwell Makes Its Last Appearance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/chapters/xiv-the-cromwell-makes-its-last-appearance) Titania answers the phone from Philadelphia, reports that Weintraub left a suitcase of books, and is rescued by Aubrey during the explosion. ### [Mr. Chapman Waves His Wand](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/chapters/xv-mr-chapman-waves-his-wand) Inscribes a book for Aubrey, buys him a copy of Carlyle's Cromwell, and convinces her father to stay in the book business. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/characters/titania_chapman - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_bookshop_se/characters