# Anna Tellwright — Anna of the Five Towns character guide > Anna Tellwright in Anna of the Five Towns by Arnold Bennett. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Anna, Tellwright, Miss Anna **First appearance:** 0002-anna-of-the-five-towns ## Who they are A dutiful daughter raised in joyless thrift, Anna inherits sudden wealth and must decide whether her father's money or her own conscience will govern her life. ## Relationships ### [Henry Mynors](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anna_of_the_five_towns_se/characters/henry_mynors) _romantic_ Anna is courted by and eventually engaged to Henry, a prosperous and charismatic businessman, though her feelings are conflicted between love and duty. ### [Willie Price](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anna_of_the_five_towns_se/characters/willie_price) _psychological_ Anna feels a deep, pitying attraction to Willie, a vulnerable and tragic figure, which borders on obsessive compassion and unspoken emotional entanglement. ### [Agnes Tellwright](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anna_of_the_five_towns_se/characters/agnes_tellwright) _family_ Agnes is Anna's younger half-sister, and their relationship is marked by Agnes's dependence on Anna and a quiet sibling bond. ### [Beatrice Sutton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anna_of_the_five_towns_se/characters/beatrice_sutton) _friendship_ Beatrice is Anna's close and loyal friend, providing warmth and social support in contrast to Anna's austere home life. ### [Mr. Sutton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anna_of_the_five_towns_se/characters/mr_sutton) _social_ Mr. Sutton is a respected local businessman and father of Beatrice, treating Anna with friendly paternal regard. ### [Ephraim Tellwright](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anna_of_the_five_towns_se/characters/ephraim_tellwright) _family_ Ephraim is Anna's miserly and domineering father, whose coldness and financial control create a tense, oppressive relationship. ### [Alderman Sutton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anna_of_the_five_towns_se/characters/alderman_sutton) _social_ Alderman Sutton is a local dignitary and relative of Beatrice, interacting with Anna in formal social contexts. ### [Miss Sarah Vodrey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anna_of_the_five_towns_se/characters/miss_sarah_vodrey) _social_ Anna knows Miss Vodrey as a neighbor and Willie's aunt, interacting with her in the context of Willie's troubles. ### [Henry Mynors](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anna_of_the_five_towns_se/characters/henry_mynors) _romantic_ Anna is courted by and eventually engaged to Henry, a prosperous and charismatic businessman, though her feelings are conflicted between love and duty. ### [Henry Mynors](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anna_of_the_five_towns_se/characters/henry_mynors) _romantic_ Anna is courted by and eventually engaged to Henry, a prosperous and charismatic businessman, though her feelings are conflicted between love and duty. ### [Willie Price](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anna_of_the_five_towns_se/characters/willie_price) _psychological_ Anna feels a deep, pitying attraction to Willie, a vulnerable and tragic figure, which borders on obsessive compassion and unspoken emotional entanglement. ### [Agnes Tellwright](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anna_of_the_five_towns_se/characters/agnes_tellwright) _family_ Agnes is Anna's younger half-sister, and their relationship is marked by Agnes's dependence on Anna and a quiet sibling bond. ## In the story ### [Anna of the Five Towns](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anna_of_the_five_towns_se/chapters/anna-of-the-five-towns) The protagonist, depicted as constrained by her father's tyranny and the expectations of her provincial society. ### [I: The Kindling of Love](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anna_of_the_five_towns_se/chapters/i-the-kindling-of-love) Anna is the older sister of Agnes, who waits for her after Sunday-school. She walks with Mynors to the Park, feeling both fluttered and self-conscious about his attention, aware of the gossip her money might provoke. ### [II: The Miser’s Daughter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anna_of_the_five_towns_se/chapters/ii-the-miser-s-daughter) Anna is the central consciousness of the chapter, reflecting on her father's past and her own domestic role as she watches him and Agnes leave for chapel. ### [III: The Birthday](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anna_of_the_five_towns_se/chapters/iii-the-birthday) Inherits a fortune on her 21st birthday; feels overwhelmed and naive about managing money; visits the bank and then confronts Titus Price about his rent arrears. ### [IV: A Visit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anna_of_the_five_towns_se/chapters/iv-a-visit) Attends the teachers' meeting, feels self-conscious and spiritually inadequate, and is deeply influenced by Mynors' presence and prayer. ### [V: The Revival](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anna_of_the_five_towns_se/chapters/v-the-revival) Visits her schoolchildren's homes, receives her father's instructions about Mynors' proposal, and undergoes a severe spiritual crisis at the revival meeting. ### [VI: Willie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anna_of_the_five_towns_se/chapters/vi-willie) Anna is consumed by her spiritual crisis, feeling miserable and unable to find peace. She tries to pray and resolves to confess her sin to her father and Agnes. ### [VII: The Sewing Meeting](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anna_of_the_five_towns_se/chapters/vii-the-sewing-meeting) Receives and accepts the invitation to the sewing meeting, attends with trepidation, and is the object of Mynors' public declaration. ### [On the Bank](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anna_of_the_five_towns_se/chapters/viii-on-the-bank) Anna receives her July interest and dividends, feels bewildered by the process, and visits Mynors' pottery works. She is rebuked by her father for being out. ### [IX: The Treat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anna_of_the_five_towns_se/chapters/ix-the-treat) Silent and oppressed by her father's tyranny; blushes and feels shame during Willie Price's visit; overjoyed when Mrs. Sutton secures permission for the Isle of Man trip; obtains florin for treat tickets. ### [X: The Isle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anna_of_the_five_towns_se/chapters/x-the-isle) Anna is the central character, experiencing a mix of anticipation, guilt over using a money order secretly, and blissful bewilderment during the journey to the Isle of Man. ### [XI: The Downfall](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anna_of_the_five_towns_se/chapters/xi-the-downfall) Anna is consumed by guilt over Titus Price's suicide, feeling that she and her father drove him to it. She also navigates her engagement to Mynors and her father's coldness. ### [At the Priory](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anna_of_the_five_towns_se/chapters/xii-at-the-priory) Anna endures her father's wrath and finds strength in her secret success. She later nurses Miss Vodrey and wrestles with her feelings for Willie Price. ### [XIII: The Bazaar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anna_of_the_five_towns_se/chapters/xiii-the-bazaar) Busy with bazaar preparations; asserts her need for money for wedding clothes and house-linen; confronts her father and gains control of her bankbooks; learns of her fortune and shares in covering Titus Price's embezzlement. ### [XIV: End of a Simple Soul](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anna_of_the_five_towns_se/chapters/xiv-end-of-a-simple-soul) Meets Willie Price at dawn, gives him a note and money, and later marries Mynors despite loving Willie. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anna_of_the_five_towns_se/characters/anna_tellwright - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anna_of_the_five_towns_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anna_of_the_five_towns_se/characters