# The Curate from Iping Hanger — The Wonderful Visit character guide

> The Curate from Iping Hanger in The Wonderful Visit by H. G. Wells.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Iping Hanger

**First appearance:** 0016-xv-the-curate

## Who they are

A visiting curate who debates the Angel's nature.

## Relationships

### [The Vicar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/characters/the_vicar)

_professional_

The Curate is a fellow clergyman who offers the Vicar cautious support but is easily swayed by village gossip.

### [Mrs. Mendham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/characters/mrs_mendham)

_social_

Mrs. Mendham and the Curate share a gossipy alliance, reinforcing each other's disapproval of the Angel.

### [The Angel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/characters/the_angel)

_social_

The Angel and the Curate have brief, awkward encounters, with the Curate unable to comprehend the Angel's otherworldliness.

### [The Vicar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/characters/the_vicar)

_professional_

The Curate is a fellow clergyman who offers the Vicar cautious support but is easily swayed by village gossip.

### [Mrs. Mendham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/characters/mrs_mendham)

_social_

Mrs. Mendham and the Curate share a gossipy alliance, reinforcing each other's disapproval of the Angel.

### [The Vicar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/characters/the_vicar)

_professional_

The Curate is a fellow clergyman who offers the Vicar cautious support but is easily swayed by village gossip.

### [The Angel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/characters/the_angel)

_social_

The Angel and the Curate have brief, awkward encounters, with the Curate unable to comprehend the Angel's otherworldliness.

## In the story

### [XV: The Curate](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/xv-the-curate)

Referred to as Mendham; he is outraged by what he perceives as the Vicar's scandalous behavior and refuses to accept the angel's existence.

### [XX: After Dinner (Continued)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/xx-after-dinner-continued)

Describes the hunchback as foreign-looking, effeminate, and silly; recounts the Vicar's introduction of the creature as an angel.

## Links

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