Little Dorrit · Character

Mrs. Plornish

The kind wife of Mr. Plornish, who helps Little Dorrit.

minor

Also known as Mrs. Plornish

Mrs. Plornish shows up with force in Bleeding Heart Yard. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Wife of Plornish; she recounts how Little Dorrit came to them for help and proudly speaks of the Dorrit family.

Mrs. Plornish first appears in 0014 xii bleeding heart yard.

In Bleeding Heart Yard: Wife of Plornish; she recounts how Little Dorrit came to them for help and proudly speaks of the Dorrit family.

Later, in The Progress of an Epidemic: Mrs. Plornish acts as interpreter for Cavalletto and proudly uses the title 'Padrona'.

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

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