# Henry Clavering — The Leavenworth Case character guide > Henry Clavering in The Leavenworth Case by Anna Katharine Green. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Mr. Henry Clavering, Mr. Clavering, Clavering, Henry Ritchie Clavering, Henry **First appearance:** 0001-i-a-great-case ## Snapshot A handsome, well-connected gentleman whose secret visits to the Leavenworth house and anonymous letter to the dead man mark him as a man with everything to hide. ## Who they are Henry Clavering moves through the case under assumed names, calling at the house as Mr. Robbins one night and as himself another, and his connection to Eleanore is the subject of servants' whispers. The threatening letter he sent to Horatio Leavenworth reveals a man who believed he had a claim on one of the nieces and was willing to destroy her reputation to enforce it. His presence turns the investigation toward questions of love, blackmail, and motive that the police are slow to pursue. ## In the story ### [Book II: Henry Clavering](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_leavenworth_case_se/chapters/book-ii-henry-clavering) Introduced as a key figure in the ongoing investigation. ### [XIV: Mr. Gryce at Home](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_leavenworth_case_se/chapters/xiv-mr-gryce-at-home) A mysterious gentleman at the Hoffman House; Mr. Gryce wants the narrator to make his acquaintance. ### [Ways Opening](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_leavenworth_case_se/chapters/xv-ways-opening) Observed at the Hoffman House; he studies the narrator with interest and is identified as a London gentleman not yet received into society. ### [XVI: The Will of a Millionaire](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_leavenworth_case_se/chapters/xvi-the-will-of-a-millionaire) Mentioned as a person of interest in the investigation. ### [The Beginning of Great Surprises](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_leavenworth_case_se/chapters/xvii-the-beginning-of-great-surprises) Forsakes his usual haunts, depriving the narrator of opportunity to make his acquaintance. ### [XVIII: On the Stairs](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_leavenworth_case_se/chapters/xviii-on-the-stairs) Identified as the man who called on Eleanore as 'Robbins' and is now seen in the house, accused by Harwell of the murder. ### [XIX: In My Office](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_leavenworth_case_se/chapters/xix-in-my-office) Clavering visits Raymond's office under the guise of seeking advice for a friend, but reveals the story is his own and delivers a pointed warning before departing for Liverpool. ### [XX: “Trueman! Trueman! Trueman!”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_leavenworth_case_se/chapters/xx-trueman-trueman-trueman) Identified by Mr. Harwell as the man he saw in his dream and later recognized in the hall of Miss Leavenworth's house. ### [XXI: A Prejudice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_leavenworth_case_se/chapters/xxi-a-prejudice) Identified as the Englishman who wrote a letter of complaint to Mr. Leavenworth, now suspected in the murder. ### [Patchwork](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_leavenworth_case_se/chapters/xxii-patchwork) Author of the torn letter criticizing Eleanore; believed to have secretly married Eleanore; has left the Hoffman House. ### [XXIII: The Story of a Charming Woman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_leavenworth_case_se/chapters/xxiii-the-story-of-a-charming-woman) Referred to as a visitor to Mary Leavenworth; the narrator notes he has used the alias Robbins and has left the country. ### [A Report Followed by Smoke](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_leavenworth_case_se/chapters/xxiv-a-report-followed-by-smoke) Revealed to be Eleanore's secret husband; suspected of having motive and opportunity for the murder. ### [XXV: Timothy Cook](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_leavenworth_case_se/chapters/xxv-timothy-cook) Named as the groom in the secret marriage witnessed by Timothy Cook. ### [Mr. Gryce Explains Himself](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_leavenworth_case_se/chapters/xxvi-mr-gryce-explains-himself) Revealed to have only pretended to leave the country; he is now watching Mary's house from a window across the street. ### [Mrs. Belden’s Narrative](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_leavenworth_case_se/chapters/xxxii-mrs-belden-s-narrative) Mentioned as Mary's intended husband; he is to meet her in F— for the marriage and then depart for Europe. ### [Unexpected Testimony](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_leavenworth_case_se/chapters/xxxiii-unexpected-testimony) Suspected by Mrs. Belden as the murderer due to his marriage to Mary. ### [XXXV: Fine Work](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_leavenworth_case_se/chapters/xxxv-fine-work) Mentioned as the man Mary secretly married; his effects were searched but yielded no evidence. ### [Culmination](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_leavenworth_case_se/chapters/xxxvii-culmination) Stops the report implicating Mary, declares her innocence, and forgives her past wrongs. ### [A Full Confession](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_leavenworth_case_se/chapters/xxxviii-a-full-confession) Mary's secret husband; his letter to Mr. Leavenworth reveals the secret marriage. ### [XXXIX: The Outcome of a Great Crime](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_leavenworth_case_se/chapters/xxxix-the-outcome-of-a-great-crime) Present with Eleanore; apologizes to the narrator for the earlier document and is reconciled with him. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_leavenworth_case_se/characters/henry_clavering - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_leavenworth_case_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_leavenworth_case_se/characters