# Mr. Peel-Swynnerton — The Old Wives’ Tale character guide

> Mr. Peel-Swynnerton in The Old Wives’ Tale by Arnold Bennett.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Peel, Matthew Peel-Swynnerton, Swynnerton, Matthew, Matt, Mr. Peel - Swynnerton

**First appearance:** 0019-viii-the-proudest-mother

## Who they are

A young artist and friend of Cyril Povey.

## Relationships

### [Cyril Povey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_wives_tale_se/characters/cyril_povey)

_friendship_

Friends and contemporaries, with Cyril as a young artist and Peel-Swynnerton as a supportive acquaintance.

### [Cyril Povey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_wives_tale_se/characters/cyril_povey)

_friendship_

Friends and contemporaries, with Cyril as a young artist and Peel-Swynnerton as a supportive acquaintance.

### [Cyril Povey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_wives_tale_se/characters/cyril_povey)

_friendship_

Friends and contemporaries, with Cyril as a young artist and Peel-Swynnerton as a supportive acquaintance.

## In the story

### [VIII: The Proudest Mother](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_wives_tale_se/chapters/viii-the-proudest-mother)

Cyril's aristocratic friend who knows London and helps arrange his lodgings.

### [I: Frensham’s](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_wives_tale_se/chapters/i-frensham-s)

His visit to the pension triggers Sophia's anxiety about her past being uncovered.

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