Jacob's Room · Character
Jinny Carslake
An acquaintance of Jacob's in London society.
minor
Also known as Miss Jinny Carslake, Jinny, Miss Carslake, Carslake
First appearance: vi
Jinny Carslake's tie to Jacob Flanders is one of the pressures that moves Jacob's Room—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
A pale, freckled woman from Devonshire, joins Jacob and Cruttendon in Paris, visits Versailles, later frequents Indian philosophers.
Jinny Carslake first appears in 0005 vi.
With Jacob Flanders (romantic): Jinny is a free-spirited woman Jacob meets in Paris, engaging in a brief, bohemian affair marked by intellectual and sensual play. With Jacob Flanders (romantic): Jinny is a free-spirited woman Jacob meets in Paris, engaging in a brief, bohemian affair marked by intellectual and sensual play.
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- Romantic
- Other
Character groups
- London romantic entanglements
- Protagonist
- Cornwall family circle
- Cambridge social network
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- Jacob Flanders
romantic · ambivalent
Jinny is a free-spirited woman Jacob meets in Paris, engaging in a brief, bohemian affair… How this plays out →
- Jacob Flanders
romantic · ambivalent
Jinny is a free-spirited woman Jacob meets in Paris, engaging in a brief, bohemian affair… How this plays out →
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See Jinny Carslake in vi