# Emily Greenmantle — Short Fiction character guide

> Emily Greenmantle in Short Fiction by Anthony Trollope.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Miss Greenmantle, Emily, Poor Emmy, the Miss Greenmantle, poor Emily Greenmantle, Miss Emily, Miss Emily Greenmantle

**First appearance:** 0106-i-the-two-girls

## Snapshot

One of Mr. Greenmantle's daughters, a young woman whose romantic prospects become a battleground of parental ambition and Plumplington gossip.

## Who they are

Emily Greenmantle belongs to the household at the center of the Plumplington romance, where a father's plans for his daughters collide with the girls' own inclinations. Her position exposes the tension between filial obedience and the pull of a suitor who may not meet with approval. She matters because her choices help drive the courtship plot and reveal how much of a young woman's fate in this world is decided by others.

## Relationships

### [Mr. Greenmantle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_4_se/characters/mr_greenmantle)

_family_

Emily Greenmantle and Mr. Greenmantle are husband and wife, sharing a conventional but emotionally distant marriage.

### [Mrs. Miles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_4_se/characters/mrs_miles)

_social_

Emily Greenmantle and Mrs. Miles are acquaintances who move in the same social circles, with polite but superficial interactions.

### [Polly Peppercorn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_4_se/characters/polly_peppercorn)

_friendship_

Emily Greenmantle and Polly Peppercorn are close friends who share confidences and social activities.

### [Mr. Greenmantle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_4_se/characters/mr_greenmantle)

_family_

Emily Greenmantle and Mr. Greenmantle are husband and wife, sharing a conventional but emotionally distant marriage.

### [Mr. Greenmantle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_4_se/characters/mr_greenmantle)

_family_

Emily Greenmantle and Mr. Greenmantle are husband and wife, sharing a conventional but emotionally distant marriage.

### [Polly Peppercorn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_4_se/characters/polly_peppercorn)

_friendship_

Emily Greenmantle and Polly Peppercorn are close friends who share confidences and social activities.

### [Mrs. Miles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_4_se/characters/mrs_miles)

_social_

Emily Greenmantle and Mrs. Miles are acquaintances who move in the same social circles, with polite but superficial interactions.

### [Mrs. Miles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_4_se/characters/mrs_miles)

_social_

Emily Greenmantle and Mrs. Miles are acquaintances who move in the same social circles, with polite but superficial interactions.

### [Polly Peppercorn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_4_se/characters/polly_peppercorn)

_friendship_

Emily Greenmantle and Polly Peppercorn are close friends who share confidences and social activities.

## In the story

### [I: The Two Girls](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_4_se/chapters/i-the-two-girls)

The heiress daughter of Mr. Greenmantle, who prefers the cashier Philip Hughes over the wealthy Harry Gresham, causing her father's displeasure.

### [II: “Down I Shall Go”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_4_se/chapters/ii-down-i-shall-go)

Emily visits Polly after a fortnight, feeling sorrowful about the rift between them. She is sympathetic but lacks Polly's resilience, feeling hopeless about her own situation with her father's disapproval.

### [III: Mr. Greenmantle Is Much Perplexed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_4_se/chapters/iii-mr-greenmantle-is-much-perplexed)

Silently rebels against her father by refusing to eat dinner, vowing to marry Philip Hughes or remain unmarried, and contemplates a long sickness to wear down his resolve.

### [V: Dr. Freeborn and Philip Hughes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_4_se/chapters/v-dr-freeborn-and-philip-hughes)

The daughter whose marriage prospects are the subject of the dispute; she is to be taken abroad against her wishes.

### [The Young Ladies Are to Be Taken Abroad](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_4_se/chapters/vi-the-young-ladies-are-to-be-taken-abroad)

Found by her father with Philip; defends her love and argues against being taken abroad.

### [The Young Ladies Are to Remain at Home](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_4_se/chapters/vii-the-young-ladies-are-to-remain-at-home)

Feigns illness to avoid being sent abroad and separated from her lover, Philip Hughes.

### [Christmas-Day](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_4_se/chapters/viii-christmas-day)

Insists her father attend the dinner, showing newfound determination after her engagement.

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