# Mrs. Tilney — Northanger Abbey character guide

> Mrs. Tilney in Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the deceased Mrs. Tilney, the unfortunate Mrs. Tilney

**First appearance:** 0020-xix

## Who they are

Henry and Eleanor's late mother, whose death Catherine imagines suspiciously.

## In the story

### [Chapter XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/northanger_abbey_se/chapters/xxii)

Discussed by Catherine and Eleanor; Catherine learns her portrait hangs in Eleanor's room, not the General's, fueling Catherine's suspicions of the General's unkindness.

### [Chapter XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/northanger_abbey_se/chapters/xxiv)

Her monument and portrait fuel Catherine's suspicions about the General's role in her death.

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