# Augusta Gresham — Doctor Thorne character guide

> Augusta Gresham in Doctor Thorne by Anthony Trollope.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Augusta, Miss Gresham, dear Augusta, Miss Augusta Gresham

**First appearance:** 0000-i-the-greshams-of-greshamsbury

## Snapshot

Frank's eldest sister, a Greshamsbury daughter whose September wedding to Mr. Moffat keeps sliding toward February for reasons nobody quite believes.

## Who they are

As the squire's eldest daughter, Augusta has been raised to trade her name for a fortune, and her engagement to the wealthy Mr. Moffat is the family's most promising transaction. When Moffat postpones the wedding on vague 'electioneering' grounds, she bears the delay with a composure that unsettles her parents more than tears would. Her stalled marriage becomes one more crack in the Greshamsbury edifice, feeding the squire's suspicion and Frank's restless sense that something at home is quietly rotting.

## In the story

### [The Greshams of Greshamsbury](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/i-the-greshams-of-greshamsbury)

One of the two eldest Gresham daughters who survived the series of deaths in the family.

### [Dr. Thorne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/iii-dr-thorne)

One of the Gresham daughters who shares music lessons with Mary; her missing locket triggers the conflict with the governess.

### [Lessons from Courcy Castle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/iv-lessons-from-courcy-castle)

Planning her wedding to Mr. Moffat, she is anxious to make it brilliant despite her shame at marrying a tailor's son, and she defers to her de Courcy cousins on the bridesmaid list.

### [Frank Gresham's Early Loves](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/vi-frank-gresham-s-early-loves)

Augusta defends her brother Frank against the de Courcys' criticisms, but is herself conscious of her own marriage to a tailor's son.

### [Matrimonial Prospects](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/viii-matrimonial-prospects)

Mary refuses to be her bridesmaid; Frank tries to get her to keep his secret but she refuses.

### [Sentence of Exile](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/xiv-sentence-of-exile)

Betrays Frank's confidence by reporting his love for Mary to Lady Arabella, aligning with the de Courcy faction.

### [Courcy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/xv-courcy)

Frank's sister, engaged to Mr. Moffat; appears content with his formal behavior.

### [The Rivals](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/xviii-the-rivals)

Frank's sister, engaged to Mr. Moffat, who is now considering abandoning her for Miss Dunstable's fortune.

### [Mr. Oriel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/xxxii-mr-oriel)

Mentioned as having higher marital ambitions than Mr. Oriel.

### [De Courcy Precepts and de Courcy Practice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/xxxviii-de-courcy-precepts-and-de-courcy-practice)

Writes to Lady Amelia for advice about Mr. Gazebee's proposal, hoping for approval but receiving a stern rejection based on class.

## Links

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