# Ed Handby — Winesburg, Ohio character guide

> Ed Handby in Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Handby, Ed, Edward

**First appearance:** 0020-an-awakening

## Who they are

Bartender who competes with George Willard for Belle Carpenter.

## Relationships

### [Alice Hindman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/winesburg_ohio_se/characters/alice_hindman)

_romantic_

Alice is obsessed with Ed, who abandoned her years ago, and she clings to a fantasy of his return.

### [George Willard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/winesburg_ohio_se/characters/george_willard)

_rivalry_

Ed Handby, a bartender, is a jealous rival of George Willard for the affections of Belle Carpenter.

### [Jesse Bentley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/winesburg_ohio_se/characters/jesse_bentley)

_professional_

Ed Handby works as a bartender in a saloon that Jesse Bentley, a devout farmer, despises.

### [Alice Hindman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/winesburg_ohio_se/characters/alice_hindman)

_romantic_

Alice is obsessed with Ed, who abandoned her years ago, and she clings to a fantasy of his return.

### [George Willard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/winesburg_ohio_se/characters/george_willard)

_rivalry_

Ed Handby, a bartender, is a jealous rival of George Willard for the affections of Belle Carpenter.

### [Jesse Bentley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/winesburg_ohio_se/characters/jesse_bentley)

_professional_

Ed Handby works as a bartender in a saloon that Jesse Bentley, a devout farmer, despises.

## In the story

### [An Awakening](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/winesburg_ohio_se/chapters/an-awakening)

A bartender with a violent past; he confronts George and Belle on the hillside, physically overpowering George and taking Belle away.

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