Mr. Mulliner Stories · Character
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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Relationship types
- Romantic
- Other
Character groups
- Mulliner relatives and associates
- Brief household characters
- Protagonist
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Frederick Mulliner
romantic · ambivalent
Frederick Mulliner is a persistent suitor to Jane Oliphant, who often resists his… How this plays out →
- Augustine Mulliner
romantic · ambivalent
- Frederick Mulliner
romantic · ambivalent
Frederick Mulliner is a persistent suitor to Jane Oliphant, who often resists his… How this plays out →
- Frederick Mulliner
romantic · ambivalent
Frederick Mulliner is a persistent suitor to Jane Oliphant, who often resists his… How this plays out →
- Augustine Mulliner
romantic · ambivalent
- Augustine Mulliner
romantic · ambivalent
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