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Fanny Squeers

The Squeerses' plain, scheming daughter, who mistakes Nicholas's courtesy for courtship and sighs over a pen-nib with romantic gravity.

supporting

Also known as Miss Squeers, Miss Fanny Squeers, Fanny

First appearance: iii

As a supporting figure in Nicholas Nickleby, Fanny Squeers is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Miss Fanny Squeers, aged twenty-three, shows interest in Nicholas after hearing about him.
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Fanny drifts through Dotheboys Hall in a fog of self-regard, convinced that Nicholas's polite smile means something more than it does. She drops her pen, knocks heads with him, and walks away marveling at his legs, all…

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Character Web

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MWMr. WestwoodDEDemmitMSMiss SnevellicciNNNicholas Nickl…KNKate NicklebyFSFanny Squeers

Relationship types

  • Romantic
  • Rivalry
  • Other

Character groups

  • Cheeryble circle and allies
  • Sir Mulberry's social circle
  • Minor associates of Sir Mulberry and dressmaking
  • Extended cast of actors, students, and townsfolk
  • Protagonist

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Narrative arc

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

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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