# Miss Elphinstone — The War of the Worlds character guide

> Miss Elphinstone in The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0019-xvi-the-exodus-from-london

## Who they are

A young woman fleeing the invasion with her panicked sister-in-law, rescued by the narrator's brother as the Martians reach the Essex coast.

## Relationships

### [The Curate](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_war_of_the_worlds_se/characters/the_curate)

_social_

Miss Elphinstone encounters the Curate during the escape, finding his erratic behavior disturbing and unhelpful.

### [The Artilleryman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_war_of_the_worlds_se/characters/the_artilleryman)

_social_

Miss Elphinstone and the Artilleryman have a single, fleeting encounter during the evacuation, with no significant interaction.

### [Henderson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_war_of_the_worlds_se/characters/henderson)

_social_

Henderson and Miss Elphinstone cross paths briefly in the chaos, but their interaction is minimal.

## In the story

### [XVI: The Exodus from London](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_war_of_the_worlds_se/chapters/xvi-the-exodus-from-london)

Quiet and deliberate, she agrees to the brother's plan to escape via Harwich.

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