# Dr. Frank Carson — The Lady of the Barge character guide

> Dr. Frank Carson in The Lady of the Barge by W. W. Jacobs.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Dr. Carson, Carson, Frank

**First appearance:** 0000-the-lady-of-the-barge

## Snapshot

A doctor whose professional composure is tested by the tangled affections and small-town suspicions that swirl around the river community.

## Who they are

Dr. Frank Carson belongs to the respectable shore-side world that the barge folk regard with a mixture of deference and distrust. His medical authority gives him access to private moments and private knowledge, which places him at the center of other people's secrets whether he wants the role or not. As events unfold, the gap between his trained judgment and the messy human behavior he witnesses becomes the source of both his usefulness and his unease.

## In the story

### [An Adulteration Act](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lady_of_the_barge_se/chapters/an-adulteration-act)

Kidnapped and forced to serve as cook; maintains professional dignity despite abuse.

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