# Mrs. Inglethorne — The Square Emerald character guide

> Mrs. Inglethorne in The Square Emerald by Edgar Wallace.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Evidently Mrs. Inglethorne, the unhealthy-looking Mrs. Inglethorne

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Who they are

A minor character described as unhealthy-looking.

## In the story

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_square_emerald_se/chapters/viii)

Landlady of the house where Peter stays; mother of five children living in squalor; evasive about her kitchen.

### [The Planted Gun and the Powder Burn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_square_emerald_se/chapters/x)

Claims a stranger planted the gun in Peter's room; Coldwell accepts her story but warns her.

### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_square_emerald_se/chapters/xii)

Abusive mother who beats Elizabeth. Engages in fencing stolen goods. Defiant but fearful when confronted by Peter.

### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_square_emerald_se/chapters/xiv)

Remanded in custody; her criminal history as a receiver and baby-farmer is revealed.

### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_square_emerald_se/chapters/xviii)

Revealed as a baby farmer through her collection of baby clothes with death notes; her room is searched by Peter.

### [XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_square_emerald_se/chapters/xx)

Interrogated by Coldwell in Holloway Prison; reveals information about baby farming.

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