# Little Phipps — The Secret Glory character guide

> Little Phipps in The Secret Glory by Arthur Machen.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Phipps, wretched Phipps

**First appearance:** 0020-i

## Who they are

A younger schoolboy at Lupton, often bullied.

## Relationships

### [Ambrose Meyrick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_glory_se/characters/ambrose_meyrick)

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Ambrose interacts with Little Phipps as a younger or more junior student, likely in a protective or mentoring capacity.

## In the story

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_glory_se/chapters/ii)

Mentioned as a boy who has been reduced to imbecility by the school system, serving as a warning to Ambrose.

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