# Mrs. Breakspeare — The Well of Loneliness character guide

> Mrs. Breakspeare in The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Breakspeare Unit, Mrs. Claude Breakspeare

**First appearance:** 0087-i

## Who they are

A motherly ambulance unit leader during World War I.

## In the story

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

Head of the Breakspeare Unit; assigned Mary to Stephen as a second driver.

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

The maternal leader of the Unit; warns Stephen against emotional friendships and orders Mary to drive with others.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_well_of_loneliness_se/chapters/v)

Present at the ceremony, described as motherly with a tight tunic.

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

Bid farewell by Stephen and Mary as they leave the Unit.

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