Cranford (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Elizabeth Cleghorn Stevenson
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Domestic realism
- Time of Work: Early nineteenth century
- Setting: England
- Genres: Long fiction, Domestic realism
- Subjects: Gender roles, Nineteenth century, Doctors, Poverty or poor people, England or English people, Small-town life, Single people, Nostalgia
- Locales: England
Characters Discussed
Mary Smith, a young Englishwoman who narrates the little affairs of the spinsters living in the village of Cranford.
Miss Deborah Jenkyns, a domineering spinster. She makes all the decisions for herself and her fifty- five-year-old unmarried sister Matilda, called Matty. They are the daughters of a rector. When Deborah dies, her sister finds it difficult to make decisions for herself.
Miss Matilda (Matty) Jenkyns, who, though she has a better mind than Deborah, allows herself to be dominated by her sister. As a young woman, she had rejected a...
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