Dr. Stella Briscoe
Dr. Stella Briscoe is the real soup-tasting teacher at Swedhump Elementary, based in the Soup Tasting and Appreciation Building.

She is the most decorated champion in the history of the World Soup Tasting and Appreciating Championships, having won it five years in a row. Mrs. Rosebank hired her on the strength of that fifth title.
The impostor problem came later. Dr. Briscoe was poisoned with snigg-worm and quietly replaced by Ms. Woodhouse. Then she woke up perfectly healthy.
First seen in Book 12B, page 109
Research
e_dr_stella_briscoeIn the printed almanac pages (2 cited)
Straight from the books
Facts
character_fact (2)
Dr. Stella Briscoe is the real soup-tasting teacher who was replaced by the impostor Ms. Woodhouse.
Your real tasting teacher, Dr. Briscoe, woke up perfectly healthy. b12b:c05:p109
Dr. Stella Briscoe is the most decorated winner of the World Soup Tasting and Appreciating Championships, having won it 5 years in a row.
The most decorated winner is Dr. Stella Briscoe, who won it 5 years in a row! b12b:c99:p273
history (1)
After her 5th victory at the World Soup Tasting Championships, Dr. Stella Briscoe was immediately hired by Mrs. Rosebank to work at Swedhump Elementary.
After her 5th victory, she was immediately hired by Mrs. Rosebank to work at Swedhump Elementary. b12b:c99:p273
Relationships
- works_at Swedhump Elementary
After her 5th victory, she was immediately hired by Mrs. Rosebank to work at Swedhump Elementary. b12b:c99:p273
- works_at Soup Tasting/Appreciation Building
SOUP TASTING BUILDING TEACHER: Stella Briscoe First appeared in Book 12 b12b:c99:p287
Incoming
After her 5th victory, she was immediately hired by Mrs. Rosebank to work at Swedhump Elementary. b12b:c99:p273
Your real tasting teacher, Dr. Briscoe, woke up perfectly healthy. She only became "ill" when, after using an specially modified insect-spy-cam, we dropped a snigg-worm into her morning porridge. b12b:c05:p109
Incidents
- Dr. Briscoe poisoned with snigg-worm
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Continuity findings
- Ms. Woodhouse teacher status in b12a/b12b: genuine teacher vs. infiltrator impersonator conflict
- Ms. Woodhouse teaching subject in b12b almanac building entry vs. her role in narrative conflict


