# Mrs. Farebrother — Middlemarch character guide

> Mrs. Farebrother in Middlemarch by George Eliot.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mrs. Farebrother

**First appearance:** 0017-xiii

## Who they are

The vicar's mother, a dignified elderly woman living with him.

## In the story

### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/middlemarch_se/chapters/xvii)

The Vicar's mother, a lively and opinionated old lady who dominates conversation, disapproves of metaphysics, and insists on plain truths and proper upbringing.

### [LII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/middlemarch_se/chapters/lii)

Expresses pride in her son Camden's new living and discusses his potential marriage.

### [Chapter LIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/middlemarch_se/chapters/liv)

Dorothea visits the Farebrothers, hoping to hear news of Will, but Mrs. Farebrother talks of other matters.

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