Distractions
Mentioned as one of the severe duchesses who visit the convent, causing fear among the pupils.
Book II: The Great Bourgeois
Gillenormand's daughter, who manages his household and is contrasted with her father's vitality.
I: Ninety Years and Thirty-Two Teeth
His unmarried daughter over fifty, whom he chastises severely with his tongue and would like to whip.
Book II: The Great Bourgeois
Gillenormand's daughter, who lives with him and manages his household, though she is often treated with little regard.
VIII: Two Do Not Make a Pair
The elder daughter, a prudish and bigoted spinster who keeps house for her father and is described as having a twilight soul.
Book III: The Grandfather and the Grandson
Gillenormand's daughter and Marius's aunt, who lives in the household and is a minor presence in the family dynamics.
VI: In Which Magnon and Her Two Children Are Seen
M. Gillenormand's unmarried daughter from his first marriage, mentioned as part of his family.
I: An Ancient Salon
Gillenormand's daughter, over forty but appearing fifty, who always accompanies him to the salon.
Two Do Not Make a Pair
The elder daughter, an antique virtue, prudish and bigoted, who keeps house for her father and has a chapel friend, Mademoiselle Vaubois.
One of the Red Spectres of That Epoch
Aunt Gillenormand, who leads Marius to mass and is feared by the colonel, who hides from her.
Book III: The Grandfather and the Grandson
Gillenormand's daughter and Marius's aunt, who lives with them and is a minor figure in the household.
Requiescant
Aunt Gillenormand is mentioned as the one who first had charge of Marius before his grandfather entrusted him to a professor.
I: An Ancient Salon
The tall, unmarried daughter of M. Gillenormand, over forty but appearing fifty, who accompanies her father to the salon.
One of the Red Spectres of That Epoch
Aunt Gillenormand, who leads Marius to mass and is feared by the colonel.
Requiescant
Aunt Gillenormand, from whose hands Marius passed to his grandfather and then to a professor.
Some Petticoat
Aunt Gillenormand, suspicious of Marius's absences, enlists Théodule to investigate, suspecting a romantic affair.
Marble Against Granite
Present during the confrontation, she reads the testament and later receives instructions to send money to Marius.
Some Petticoat
Aunt who suspects a romantic affair and commissions Théodule to spy on Marius.
Marble Against Granite
Present during the discovery and argument; observes the confrontation between her father and Marius.
Res Angusta
Aunt Gillenormand sends Marius six hundred francs, which he respectfully refuses, asserting his independence.
I: Marius Indigent
Makes repeated attempts to send Marius money, which he returns. Later overhears her father's agitated monologue.
Res Angusta
Marius's aunt sends him six hundred francs, which he respectfully returns, stating he has sufficient means.
I: Marius Indigent
Attempts to send money to Marius, which he returns, and overhears her father's agitated monologue.
The Substitute
Arranges Théodule's visit and whispers to him to approve of everything M. Gillenormand says.
The Substitute
Arranges for Théodule to visit her father, hoping to have him replace Marius as the focus of the old man's attention.
VII: The Old Heart and the Young Heart in the Presence of Each Other
Gillenormand's daughter, who observes the tense reunion and is briefly called in by her father.
VII: The Old Heart and the Young Heart in the Presence of Each Other
The aunt, who has tried to substitute Théodule for Marius, appears briefly and is dismissed by her father.
The Grandfather
Aunt Gillenormand; panics and withdraws to her chamber to pray upon seeing Marius undressed.
The Grandfather
Aunt Gillenormand, frightened and wringing her hands, eventually withdraws to pray.
II: Marius, Emerging from Civil War, Makes Ready for Domestic War
Assists in Marius's care, sparing fine linen while letting her father believe his wishes are followed.
Marius Attacked
Present in the room, arranging phials and cups, and later adjusting Marius's pillow.
Book V: Grandson and Grandfather
She appears as a minor figure, likely observing or mediating the family tensions, though her role is not fully detailed in the excerpts.
IV: Mademoiselle Gillenormand Ends by No Longer Thinking It a Bad Thing That M. Fauchelevent Should Have Entered with Something Under His Arm
Observes the reunion with amazement; initially mistakes Jean Valjean's package for a book; later murmurs the amount of the fortune.
II: Marius, Emerging from Civil War, Makes Ready for Domestic War
Assists in Marius's care, sparing fine linen while letting her father believe he is obeyed.
VI: The Two Old Men Do Everything, Each One After His Own Fashion, to Render Cosette Happy
Resentful at not being consulted about the marriage, she considers her inheritance but is swayed by Cosette's half-million francs.
Marius Attacked
Present in the room, arranging phials and cups, and later arranging the pillow behind Marius.
VII: The Effects of Dreams Mingled with Happiness
Observes the reversed courtship dynamic, remarking that the bride comes to the groom's house.
IV: Mademoiselle Gillenormand Ends by No Longer Thinking It a Bad Thing That M. Fauchelevent Should Have Entered with Something Under His Arm
Observes the reunion with amazement; initially mistakes Jean Valjean's package for a book and later murmurs the sum of the fortune.
VI: The Two Old Men Do Everything, Each One After His Own Fashion, to Render Cosette Happy
Resentful at being excluded from marriage decisions, she contemplates withholding her inheritance but is swayed by Cosette's half-million francs.
I: The 16th of February, 1833
Aunt Gillenormand rides in the first wedding coach with Cosette, M. Gillenormand, and Jean Valjean. She expresses hesitations about marrying on Shrove Tuesday.
VII: The Effects of Dreams Mingled with Happiness
She comments on the unconventional courtship, noting that the bride comes to the groom's house.
I: The 16th of February, 1833
Aunt Gillenormand, rides in the first wedding coach with Cosette; expresses hesitation about the wedding date.
