# The Whittakers — The House by the River character guide

> The Whittakers in The House by the River by A. P. Herbert.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Whittakers, The kindly Whittakers

**First appearance:** 0011-xii

## Who they are

A family in the neighborhood, known for their kindness.

## In the story

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

Andrew Whittaker is an artist and art-critic; Mrs. Whittaker writes novels. They host the weekly At Home on Wednesdays.

### [After the Inquest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_by_the_river_se/chapters/viii)

Friends of Egerton who defend him against the gossip, leaving the Petway house in anger.

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