# Baron Skrebensky — The Rainbow character guide

> Baron Skrebensky in The Rainbow by D. H. Lawrence.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. Skrebensky

**First appearance:** 0014-xi-first-love

## Who they are

Anton's father, a Polish aristocrat living in England.

## In the story

### [IV: Girlhood of Anna Brangwen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rainbow_se/chapters/iv-girlhood-of-anna-brangwen)

Baron Skrebensky is a Polish exile and vicar, a friend of Anna's mother. He impresses young Anna as a 'real person' and represents a world of kings and princes, sparking her imagination and sense of freedom.

### [VII: The Cathedral](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rainbow_se/chapters/vii-the-cathedral)

Aged Polish clergyman, now remarried, who hosts Anna and Will and represents a detached, objective masculinity.

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