# Mrs. Wannop — A Man Could Stand Up— character guide

> Mrs. Wannop in A Man Could Stand Up— by Ford Madox Ford.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-a-man-could-stand-up

## Who they are

Valentine's mother, a widow and intellectual.

## In the story

### [A Man Could Stand Up—](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_man_could_stand_up_se/chapters/a-man-could-stand-up)

Valentine's mother, with whom Tietjens speaks on the telephone.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_man_could_stand_up_se/chapters/part-i-iii)

Valentine's mother; mentioned as having received work from old Mr. Tietjens.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_man_could_stand_up_se/chapters/part-iii-i)

Valentine's mother; she is a writer working on a novel and a women's history of the War; Valentine telephones her to announce her decision.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_man_could_stand_up_se/chapters/part-iii-ii)

Pleads with Tietjens on the telephone about Valentine.

## Links

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