The Hound of the Baskervilles · Character
Mrs. Laura Lyons
A proud, struggling woman in Coombe Tracey whose uncancelled appointment with Sir Charles Baskerville sits at the centre of the night he died.
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Also known as Laura, Lyons, Mrs. Lyons, Mrs. Laura Lyons, Coombe Tracey
First appearance: viii first report of dr watson
As a supporting figure in The Hound of the Baskervilles, Mrs. Laura Lyons is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Identified by Mortimer as Frankland's daughter with initials L.
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Ambitious and unhappily married, she once sought Sir Charles's help to escape her situation, and her name surfaces the moment Watson and Holmes trace the letter found near the dead baronet. She insists she never kept…
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