No More Parades · Character

Sylvia Tietjens

Christopher's beautiful, faithless wife, whose vindictive passions and sudden returns from a Birkenhead convent keep his marriage a wound that will not close.

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Also known as Sylvia, Mrs. Christopher Tietjens

First appearance: No More Parades Part I

As a major figure in No More Parades, Sylvia Tietjens is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Mentioned as holding the view that the World War was an excuse for male apagemones, a political opinion the author does not back.

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With Christopher Tietjens (family): Sylvia is Christopher's estranged wife, and their marriage is a battleground of cruelty, manipulation, and bitter resentment. With Christopher Tietjens (family): Sylvia is Christopher's estranged wife, and their marriage is a battleground of cruelty, manipulation, and bitter resentment.

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To William Bird
Mentioned as holding the view that the World War was an excuse for male apagemones, a political opinion the author does not back.
No More Parades Part I
Mentioned in context of her arrival at the hotel and confrontation with Tietjens, highlighting marital conflict.
I
Tietjens' estranged wife, remembered for her extraordinary beauty and cruelty, and the scandal surrounding her.
II
Sylvia is a looming presence in Tietjens' thoughts; he fears she is actively working to ruin his career and reputation, imagining her 'playing the very devil' with high-ranking officers.
III
Arrives in France without permission, causing a stir; she had earlier forced Tietjens into proposing to Miss Wannop and now complains about sheets and Miss Wannop to General Campion.
I
Sylvia sits in the hotel lounge, reflecting on her affair with Perowne and her marriage to Christopher. She is determined to provoke a reaction from her husband.
Chapter II
Arrives at the hotel, observes the general and Tietjens, reflects on war and her marriage, recalls her visit to Mark.
I
Mentioned as being with Major Perowne in France, and as the subject of General O'Hara's drunken intrusion.
II
Mentioned as Tietjens' wife; Tietjens fears she will inform Valentine Wannop of his dangerous posting.

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