# Billy Mallory — The Mucker character guide

> Billy Mallory in The Mucker by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Mallory, William Mallory, poor Billy

**First appearance:** 0000-part-i-i-billy-byrne

## Who they are

A wealthy young suitor of Barbara Harding whose privileged rivalry with Billy Byrne forces everyone to ask what kind of man actually deserves her.

## Relationships

### [Billy Byrne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mucker_se/characters/billy_byrne)

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Billy and Billy Mallory are friends or allies, sharing a bond likely forged through common circumstances.

### [Barbara Harding](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mucker_se/characters/barbara_harding)

_friendship_

Barbara and Billy Mallory are friends or allies, with interactions suggesting mutual support.

### [Billy Byrne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mucker_se/characters/billy_byrne)

_friendship_

Billy and Billy Mallory are friends or allies, sharing a bond likely forged through common circumstances.

### [Barbara Harding](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mucker_se/characters/barbara_harding)

_friendship_

Barbara and Billy Mallory are friends or allies, with interactions suggesting mutual support.

### [Barbara Harding](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mucker_se/characters/barbara_harding)

_friendship_

Barbara and Billy Mallory are friends or allies, with interactions suggesting mutual support.

### [Billy Byrne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mucker_se/characters/billy_byrne)

_friendship_

Billy and Billy Mallory are friends or allies, sharing a bond likely forged through common circumstances.

## In the story

### [IV: Piracy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mucker_se/chapters/part-i-iv-piracy)

Defends Barbara but is brutally beaten by Byrne.

### [Larry Divine Unmasked](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mucker_se/chapters/part-i-v-larry-divine-unmasked)

Remembered by Barbara for his brave sacrifice, contrasting with Divine's cowardice.

### [XVI: The Supreme Sacrifice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mucker_se/chapters/part-i-xvi-the-supreme-sacrifice)

Rescued alongside Harding, wounded by a spear in the leg during the escape, and reaches the island with Harding.

### [Home Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mucker_se/chapters/part-i-xvii-home-again)

Billy Byrne believes Mallory loves Barbara and that they belong together, showing no jealousy.

## Links

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