# Mrs. Plornish — Little Dorrit character guide

> Mrs. Plornish in Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mrs. Plornish

**First appearance:** 0014-xii-bleeding-heart-yard

## Who they are

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

## In the story

### [Bleeding Heart Yard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_dorrit_se/chapters/xii-bleeding-heart-yard)

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

### [The Progress of an Epidemic](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_dorrit_se/chapters/xiii-the-progress-of-an-epidemic)

Mrs. Plornish acts as interpreter for Cavalletto and proudly uses the title 'Padrona'.

### [Reaping the Whirlwind](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/little_dorrit_se/chapters/xxvi-reaping-the-whirlwind)

Appears briefly at Bleeding Heart Yard, mysteriously beckoning Arthur into Happy Cottage where Mr. Rugg waits.

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