# Hannah Summers — The Middle of Things character guide

> Hannah Summers in The Middle of Things by J. S. Fletcher.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mrs. Hannah Summers, Mrs. Summers

**First appearance:** 0000-i-faced-with-reality

## Who they are

A housekeeper or servant who provides information.

## In the story

### [News from Arcadia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_middle_of_things_se/chapters/viii-news-from-arcadia)

Landlady of the Ellingham Arms, sent her granddaughter to inform Mr. Pawle about Ashton's visit.

### [IX: Looking Backward](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_middle_of_things_se/chapters/ix-looking-backward)

The landlady of the Ellingham Arms; provides a detailed account of the disappearance of Lord Marketstoke and suggests that John Ashton might have been the missing heir.

### [X: The Parish Register](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_middle_of_things_se/chapters/x-the-parish-register)

The landlady who provides key testimony: Ashton physically matched the Cave-Gray family traits, asked about the current Lord Ellingham, and never revealed any secret identity.

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