# Mrs. Melrose Ape — Vile Bodies character guide

> Mrs. Melrose Ape in Vile Bodies by Evelyn Waugh.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mrs. Ape

**First appearance:** 0006-iv

## Who they are

An American evangelist who brings her troupe to London.

## In the story

### [Vile Bodies](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/vile_bodies_se/chapters/vile-bodies)

An evangelist whose party at Lady Metroland's satirizes religion as commerce.

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

An evangelist leading a group of angels; she leads the seasick passengers in a hymn and collects money afterward.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/vile_bodies_se/chapters/vi)

Delivers a powerful oration about Hope, captivating the audience until Lady Circumference interrupts.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/vile_bodies_se/chapters/vii)

Confirms Balcairn's story in an interview; leaves England with her angels for Oberammergau.

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