Our Mutual Friend · Character
Mrs. Veneering
Social-climbing wife of Mr. Veneering, obsessed with fashionable dinner parties.
minor
Also known as Veneering, Anastatia Veneering, Anastatia
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Mrs. Veneering shows up with force in A Marriage Contract. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Co-hostess, flaunting wealth with diamonds and emeralds, but overshadowed by Mrs.
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In A Marriage Contract: Co-hostess, flaunting wealth with diamonds and emeralds, but overshadowed by Mrs. Podsnap. Later, in A Piece of Work: Devotedly supports her husband's campaign; relinquishes baby to nurse and…
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Character groups
- Social climbers and schemers
- Minor characters and background figures
- Protagonist
- Central characters and rivals
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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