# Mr. Polehampton — The Inheritors character guide

> Mr. Polehampton in The Inheritors by Joseph Conrad.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Polehampton

**First appearance:** 0003-i

## Who they are

A minor official or acquaintance of the narrator.

## In the story

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_inheritors_se/chapters/v)

A publisher who lost money on the narrator's first book; becomes obsequious upon learning of Fox's patronage.

### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_inheritors_se/chapters/xiii)

Mentioned as the editor for whom the narrator writes articles; sends cheques and praise.

### [Chapter XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_inheritors_se/chapters/xviii)

Seen in the narrator's vision; later appears in the club with panic-stricken eyes and tear-streaked face, holding a newspaper.

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