# Emily Bidwell — The Haunted Hotel character guide

> Emily Bidwell in The Haunted Hotel by Wilkie Collins.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Emily, Dear Emily

**First appearance:** 0001-the-haunted-hotel

## Snapshot

A young woman whose innocence and vulnerability make her the emotional center of the hotel's creeping dread.

## Who they are

Emily Bidwell is the kind of young woman the Westwicks would naturally wish to shelter, which is precisely why the hotel's influence over her becomes so troubling. Her youth and openness stand in sharp contrast to the stale, secretive atmosphere around her, and the affection she inspires raises the stakes of every strange occurrence. In the early and middle arc, she embodies what the haunting threatens to take, giving the mystery a warmth and urgency beyond mere curiosity.

## Relationships

### [Agnes Lockwood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_hotel_se/characters/agnes_lockwood)

_friendship_

Agnes is a caring companion to Emily, a young girl who becomes a source of emotional support and innocence in the dark narrative.

### [Agnes Lockwood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_hotel_se/characters/agnes_lockwood)

_friendship_

Agnes is a caring companion to Emily, a young girl who becomes a source of emotional support and innocence in the dark narrative.

### [Agnes Lockwood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_hotel_se/characters/agnes_lockwood)

_friendship_

Agnes is a caring companion to Emily, a young girl who becomes a source of emotional support and innocence in the dark narrative.

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