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Jane Oliphant

The girl Frederick Mulliner once climbed an elm for, now engaged to a man named Dillingwater and suspected of having no heart.

supporting

Also known as Miss Jane Oliphant, Miss Oliphant, Jane

First appearance: the truth about george

As a supporting figure in Mr. Mulliner Stories, Jane Oliphant is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Augustine's beloved, daughter of the vicar, who fears her father's reaction to their relationship.
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Jane was the Oliphants' charge under Nurse Wilks, the pretty child for whom a twelve-year-old Frederick risked his neck after a rook's egg. Grown up a beauty, she broke her engagement to Frederick by letter from the…

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Character Web

26 connections

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FMFrederick Mull…AMAugustine Mull…WIWilksJRJames RodmanMMMr. MullinerJOJane Oliphant

Relationship types

  • Romantic
  • Other

Character groups

  • Mulliner relatives and associates
  • Brief household characters
  • Protagonist

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Narrative arc

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

SetupBreaking pointAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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Relationships

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