# Lady Bruton — Mrs Dalloway character guide

> Lady Bruton in Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Millicent Bruton, Milly, Old Lady Bruton

**First appearance:** 0000-mrs-dalloway

## Who they are

A grand, hawk-faced hostess who commands lunches, committees, and the Empire itself, and who finds in Hugh Whitbread the perfect instrument for her schemes.

## In the story

### [Mrs. Dalloway](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mrs_dalloway_se/chapters/mrs-dalloway)

Hosts the lunch; inquires about Clarissa; announces Peter Walsh's return; discusses his character.

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