# Evelyn Crowborough — Lady Rose’s Daughter character guide

> Evelyn Crowborough in Lady Rose’s Daughter by Mary Augusta Ward.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Crowborough, Evelyn, Evelina

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Snapshot

A duchess of uncertain temper and decided loyalties, Evelyn Crowborough takes up Julie's cause with the ruffled ferocity of an angry dove.

## Who they are

The Duchess moves between the Duke's exasperated pragmatism and her own impulsive generosity, arranging the little Heribert Street house and defending Julie against every charge Lady Henry can raise. Her manners shift so unpredictably that Warkworth cannot tell whether she likes or dislikes him, and he suspects she ruffles her feathers purely for Julie's sake. Her willingness to spend her husband's property and her social capital on a woman the family disapproves of makes her the novel's most effective early advocate for Julie's independence.

## Relationships

### [Julie Le Breton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_rose_s_daughter_se/characters/julie_le_breton)

_friendship_

Evelyn is a genuine friend to Julie, but Julie uses her kindness and connections without fully reciprocating.

### [Julie Le Breton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_rose_s_daughter_se/characters/julie_le_breton)

_friendship_

Evelyn is a genuine friend to Julie, but Julie uses her kindness and connections without fully reciprocating.

### [Julie Le Breton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_rose_s_daughter_se/characters/julie_le_breton)

_friendship_

Evelyn is a genuine friend to Julie, but Julie uses her kindness and connections without fully reciprocating.

## In the story

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_rose_s_daughter_se/chapters/iii)

The Duchess who champions Julie and wants her help with a bazaar.

### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_rose_s_daughter_se/chapters/xiii)

She is mentioned as an ally with whom Delafield conspires for Julie's pleasure and relief, though they do not always share their full plans with him.

### [Chapter XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_rose_s_daughter_se/chapters/xvi)

The Duchess of Chudleigh, expresses anxiety about Julie and Warkworth, and discusses Julie's lack of communication and her own concern.

### [Chapter XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_rose_s_daughter_se/chapters/xx)

The Duchess is present at Lord Lackington's deathbed, offering comfort and promising to look after Julie, and is acknowledged by the dying man for her kindness to his granddaughter.

### [Chapter XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_rose_s_daughter_se/chapters/xxi)

The Duchess of Crowborough, devoted to Julie, resists her husband's pleas to return to London, comparing herself to a Newfoundland dog watching over a rescued person.

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