Captain Mirvan

Madame Duval

Captain Mirvan delights in tormenting and humiliating Madame Duval through crude pranks and verbal abuse.

Sir Clement Willoughby

Captain Mirvan and Sir Clement Willoughby are antagonistic rivals, with Mirvan's coarse aggression clashing against Willoughby's polished deceit.

Mr. Lovel

Captain Mirvan mercilessly mocks and bullies the effete Mr. Lovel, treating him as a target for his crude humor.

Lord Orville

Captain Mirvan and Lord Orville are polite acquaintances, with Mirvan's roughness tempered by Orville's civility.

Lady Howard

Captain Mirvan is Lady Howard's son-in-law, and their relationship is marked by his boorishness and her patient exasperation.

Madame Duval

Captain Mirvan delights in tormenting and humiliating Madame Duval through crude pranks and verbal abuse.

Sir Clement Willoughby

Captain Mirvan and Sir Clement Willoughby are antagonistic rivals, with Mirvan's coarse aggression clashing against Willoughby's polished deceit.

Mr. Lovel

Captain Mirvan mercilessly mocks and bullies the effete Mr. Lovel, treating him as a target for his crude humor.

Sir Clement Willoughby

Captain Mirvan and Sir Clement Willoughby are antagonistic rivals, with Mirvan's coarse aggression clashing against Willoughby's polished deceit.

Lord Orville

Captain Mirvan and Lord Orville are polite acquaintances, with Mirvan's roughness tempered by Orville's civility.

Madame Duval

Captain Mirvan delights in tormenting and humiliating Madame Duval through crude pranks and verbal abuse.

Lady Howard

Captain Mirvan is Lady Howard's son-in-law, and their relationship is marked by his boorishness and her patient exasperation.

Letter VIII: Evelina to the Rev. Mr. Villars

Expected to arrive in a day or two; his study is being prepared.

Letter XII: Evelina in Continuation

Captain Mirvan arrives and immediately shocks Evelina with his rude and vulgar behavior, including jesting about his daughter's appearance.

Letter XIII: Evelina in Continuation

Mentioned as gross and likely to have added to Evelina's confusion if present; plans to take the group to the fantoccini.

Letter XIV: Evelina in Continuation

Hostile toward Madame Duval due to her foreignness; reluctantly allows her into the coach and later becomes Evelina's abrupt defender out of pique.

Letter XVI: Evelina to the Rev. Mr. Villars

Openly hostile to the French; sarcastic and quarrelsome; eventually leaves Madame Duval stranded in the rain.

Letter XVII: Evelina in Continuation

Captain Mirvan invited Sir Clement Willoughby to dinner, and is mentioned as having offended Madame Duval with his 'barbarous brutality.'

Letter XVIII: Evelina in Continuation

Agrees to the invitation, sarcastically mentioning Madame Duval's Lyons negligee.

Letter XIX: Evelina in Continuation

Provokes Madame Duval with teasing and mockery; mimics her at the museum and plays a prank with smelling salts.

Letter XX: Evelina in Continuation

Captain Mirvan engages in a sarcastic exchange with Mr. Lovel about the play and about the cost of attending the theatre.

Letter XXII: Evelina in Continuation

Captain Mirvan provokes Madame Duval with rude speeches, worsening the dispute about Evelina's departure from London.

Letter XXIII: Evelina in Continuation

Part of the party at the Pantheon, criticizes the entertainment, and invites Sir Clement to Howard Grove, causing Evelina distress.

Letter XXIV: Mr. Villars to Evelina

Mr. Villars mentions that he shares Captain Mirvan's low opinion of London's manners and diversions.

Letter XXV: Evelina to the Rev. Mr. Villars

Instigates a quarrel with Madame Duval and physically removes Monsieur Du Bois from the coach.

Letter XXVI: Evelina to the Rev. Mr. Villars

Peremptorily opposes the plan, merely because it was proposed by Madame Duval; battles the point with her violently.

Letter XXX: Evelina to the Rev. Mr. Villars

Quarrels with Madame Duval whenever the subject of the letter is discussed.

Letter XXXII: Evelina to the Rev. Mr. Villars

Welcomes Sir Clement boisterously and plots a scheme against Madame Duval.

Letter XXXIII: Evelina in Continuation

Captain Mirvan orchestrates the cruel prank against Madame Duval, taking pleasure in her distress. He stages the mock rescue and later laughs at her predicament.

Letter XXXIV: Evelina in Continuation

Captain Mirvan is determined to continue tormenting Madame Duval, rebuffs Evelina's plea, and is chagrined when Sir Clement leaves, disrupting his plans.

Letter XXXVI: Evelina to the Rev. Mr. Villars

Sneers and railleries at Madame Duval, increasing her anger.

Letter XL: Evelina to the Rev. Mr. Villars

Mentioned as the perpetrator of the trick on Madame Duval; his actions are the subject of her legal complaint.

Letter LXXXII: Evelina in Continuation

Arrives unexpectedly, teases Evelina about Madame Duval, and torments Mr. Lovel with crude remarks.