# Reverend Peter Tarrant — The House by the River character guide

> Reverend Peter Tarrant in The House by the River by A. P. Herbert.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** The Reverend Peter, The Reverend Peter Tarrant, Peter, Peter Tarrant, the Rev. Peter, The Rev. Peter

**First appearance:** 0008-ix

## Who they are

A clergyman and likely relative of Muriel Tarrant.

## Relationships

### [John Egerton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_by_the_river_se/characters/john_egerton)

_social_

John and Reverend Tarrant are acquaintances, with John occasionally seeking the reverend's counsel or using him as a social pawn.

### [John Egerton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_by_the_river_se/characters/john_egerton)

_social_

John and Reverend Tarrant are acquaintances, with John occasionally seeking the reverend's counsel or using him as a social pawn.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_by_the_river_se/chapters/i)

A huge clergyman with a brick-red face, towering at six foot eight, with a voice like a Tube train and a laugh like bursting shells.

### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_by_the_river_se/chapters/xiv)

Visits John, urges him to take action against the newspaper, and mentions Muriel's unhappiness.

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