# Ilse Burnley — Emily of New Moon character guide > Ilse Burnley in Emily of New Moon by L. M. Montgomery. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Elizabeth Burnley, Burnley, Ilse, homesick Great - great - aunt Elizabeth stalking about in her bonnet, agile , quick - witted Ilse **First appearance:** 0010-xi-ilse ## Who they are Wild, red-haired whirlwind of Blair Water, whose fiery temper and fierce loyalty make her Emily's most electric companion. ## Relationships ### [Emily Byrd Starr](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/emily_of_new_moon_se/characters/emily_byrd_starr) _friendship_ Ilse is Emily's fiery, loyal best friend who shares adventures and secrets, though their temperaments often clash. ### [Emily Byrd Starr](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/emily_of_new_moon_se/characters/emily_byrd_starr) _friendship_ Ilse is Emily's fiery, loyal best friend who shares adventures and secrets, though their temperaments often clash. ### [Emily Byrd Starr](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/emily_of_new_moon_se/characters/emily_byrd_starr) _friendship_ Ilse is Emily's fiery, loyal best friend who shares adventures and secrets, though their temperaments often clash. ## In the story ### [Trial by Fire](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/emily_of_new_moon_se/chapters/viii-trial-by-fire) Introduced as a wild, outcast tomboy with a bad reputation. She sits alone and is described as having a terrible temper and an infidel father. ### [XI: Ilse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/emily_of_new_moon_se/chapters/xi-ilse) Becomes Emily's new chum; she is bold, honest, and shares her troubled home life and ambitions to be an elocutionist. ### [The Tansy Patch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/emily_of_new_moon_se/chapters/xii-the-tansy-patch) Fights with Emily in a Burnley tantrum, but quickly forgets the quarrel and rebuilds the playhouse; joins Emily in visiting Teddy at the Tansy Patch. ### [XIII: Daughter of Eve](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/emily_of_new_moon_se/chapters/xiii-daughter-of-eve) Ilse is the recipient of Emily's farewell letter; she is away in Charlottetown with her father. ### [Fancy Fed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/emily_of_new_moon_se/chapters/xiv-fancy-fed) Ilse joins the evening gatherings around the potato pot, reciting and dancing, and finds in Emily's companionship a sense of belonging. ### [XV: Various Tragedies](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/emily_of_new_moon_se/chapters/xv-various-tragedies) Ilse makes fun of Perry's ignorance and tears up Teddy's caricature of Perry, for reasons Emily cannot understand. ### [Check for Miss Brownell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/emily_of_new_moon_se/chapters/xvi-check-for-miss-brownell) Ilse sits with Emily on the side bench, writing poetry, and is complicit in the defiance. ### [Living Epistles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/emily_of_new_moon_se/chapters/xvii-living-epistles) Emily's friend who dares her to sleep alone in the garret and gives her a box of candy for her birthday. ### [By Aerial Post](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/emily_of_new_moon_se/chapters/xx-by-aerial-post) Emily's close friend; they pray together, Ilse wins a recitation medal, and she is treated coldly by her father Dr. Burnley. ### [Romantic but Not Comfortable](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/emily_of_new_moon_se/chapters/xxi-romantic-but-not-comfortable) Skates with Teddy and Emily; is praised for her looks. ### [Wyther Grange](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/emily_of_new_moon_se/chapters/xxii-wyther-grange) Jealous of Emily's visit, warns her about the ghost at Wyther Grange and Caroline Priest being a witch, but later bids her goodbye. ### [XXIII: Deals with Ghosts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/emily_of_new_moon_se/chapters/xxiii-deals-with-ghosts) Ilse is mentioned as having warned Emily about ghosts at Wyther Grange, contributing to Emily's fear. ### [A Different Kind of Happiness](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/emily_of_new_moon_se/chapters/xxiv-a-different-kind-of-happiness) Emily misses her and receives a letter from her about the Midsummer Night's Dream play. ### [XXV: "She Couldn't Have Done It"](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/emily_of_new_moon_se/chapters/xxv-she-couldn-t-have-done-it) Ilse is the daughter of Beatrice Burnley, unaware of her mother's alleged abandonment; Emily dreads meeting her with this secret. ### [On the Bay Shore](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/emily_of_new_moon_se/chapters/xxvi-on-the-bay-shore) Emily thinks of Ilse's mother's mysterious disappearance while in danger, and prays someone will discover the truth about her. ### [The Vow of Emily](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/emily_of_new_moon_se/chapters/xxvii-the-vow-of-emily) Ilse is mentioned as the source of news about the new teacher, Mr. Carpenter, and her father's reaction to Miss Brownell's marriage. ### [A Weaver of Dreams](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/emily_of_new_moon_se/chapters/xxviii-a-weaver-of-dreams) Likes Mr. Carpenter from the start because he upsets school traditions. ### [When the Curtain Lifted](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/emily_of_new_moon_se/chapters/xxx-when-the-curtain-lifted) Blossoms into beauty and brilliance; reconciles with her father after the truth about her mother is revealed. ### [XXXI: Emily’s Great Moment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/emily_of_new_moon_se/chapters/xxxi-emily-s-great-moment) Recovering from measles, tries to break her habit of calling names. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/emily_of_new_moon_se/characters/ilse_burnley - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/emily_of_new_moon_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/emily_of_new_moon_se/characters