# Molly — Great Expectations character guide

> Molly in Great Expectations by Charles Dickens.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mary Anne

**First appearance:** 0026-xxvii

## Who they are

Jaggers' mysterious housekeeper with strong hands, later revealed as Estella's mother.

## In the story

### [XXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/great_expectations_se/chapters/xxvi)

Jaggers' housekeeper; a pale woman with streaming hair and scarred wrists, forced by Jaggers to show her hands.

### [Chapter XLVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/great_expectations_se/chapters/xlviii)

The housekeeper; Pip notices her hands and eyes, identifying her as Estella's mother.

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