# Frank Gresham — Framley Parsonage character guide

> Frank Gresham in Framley Parsonage by Anthony Trollope.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Frank, young Gresham, Frank Gresham

**First appearance:** 0027-xxviii-dr-thorne

## Snapshot

The young heir of Greshamsbury, raised to marry money and save the estate, yet drawn toward the one girl he cannot afford to love.

## Who they are

Frank Gresham is the only son of a mortgaged squire whose family pride now depends on his making a rich match. His father's old humiliations in lawyers' offices hang over him as a warning, while his own heart pulls him toward Mary Thorne, a girl with no fortune at all. His struggle between duty to Greshamsbury and desire for Mary gives the novel its central romantic tension.

## In the story

### [South Audley Street](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/framley_parsonage_se/chapters/xxvii-south-audley-street)

Mentioned as being in treaty with the Government for the purchase of the Chace of Chaldicotes.

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

Mentioned as Mrs. Gresham's husband, involved in politics and often away from home.

### [Miss Dunstable at Home](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/framley_parsonage_se/chapters/xxix-miss-dunstable-at-home)

Part of the Gresham party attending Miss Dunstable's party. He is encouraged by Miss Dunstable to dance.

### [Mr. Sowerby Without Company](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/framley_parsonage_se/chapters/xxxvii-mr-sowerby-without-company)

Mentioned as the rumored buyer of the crown property, opposing the Duke of Omnium's plans.

### [How to Write a Love Letter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/framley_parsonage_se/chapters/xxxix-how-to-write-a-love-letter)

Mentioned as being occupied with the election and expected to visit soon.

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