# Mrs. Milvain — New Grub Street character guide

> Mrs. Milvain in New Grub Street by George Gissing.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0000-i-a-man-of-his-day

## Who they are

Jasper's mother, living with her daughters in the country.

## In the story

### [A Man of His Day](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/new_grub_street_se/chapters/i-a-man-of-his-day)

Defends Jasper's potential but is torn between supporting him and her daughters' needs.

### [The House of Yule](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/new_grub_street_se/chapters/ii-the-house-of-yule)

Mrs. Milvain hosts Miss Harrow and discusses the Yule family with her.

### [Holiday](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/new_grub_street_se/chapters/iii-holiday)

Jasper's mother, anxious about finances and Jasper's demands for money. She becomes irritable over the family's financial strain.

### [To the Winning Side](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/new_grub_street_se/chapters/viii-to-the-winning-side)

Dies suddenly, leaving her daughters to depend on themselves.

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