# Helen Cresswell — The Quest of the Silver Fleece character guide

> Helen Cresswell in The Quest of the Silver Fleece by W. E. B. Du Bois.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Helen, Cresswell

**First appearance:** 0010-viii-mr-harry-cresswell

## Who they are

A young white woman, possibly a relative of the Cresswells.

## In the story

### [X: Mr. Taylor Calls](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_quest_of_the_silver_fleece_se/chapters/x-mr-taylor-calls)

Fascinates John Taylor with her charm and childlike demeanor, distracting him from his business thoughts.

### [The Marriage Morning](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_quest_of_the_silver_fleece_se/chapters/xxi-the-marriage-morning)

Helen is preparing for her wedding, anxious about her Paris gown, and gives Zora the Silver Fleece cloth, telling her to hide it.

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