# Nicholas Meyrick — The Secret Glory character guide

> Nicholas Meyrick in The Secret Glory by Arthur Machen.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0021-ii

## Who they are

A relative of Ambrose, possibly his father.

## In the story

### [The Secret Glory](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_glory_se/chapters/the-secret-glory)

Ambrose's uncle, who gives him the Celtic cup and initiates him into the secret tradition of the Grail.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_glory_se/chapters/iii)

Ambrose's father, who instructs him in the secret tradition and warns him to keep silent.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_glory_se/chapters/i)

Ambrose's deceased father, who used 'incantation' and stories to draw his son toward a spiritual quest for the Grail.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_glory_se/chapters/iv)

Ambrose's father; taught him about holy and glorious things.

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