# Mary Gresley — Short Fiction character guide

> Mary Gresley in Short Fiction by Anthony Trollope.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Miss Marian, Marian, Mary, poor Mary, Miss Mary Gresley, Miss Gresley, Gresley, Miss Mary

**First appearance:** 0036-mary-gresley

## Who they are

A serious, self-denying young woman who has resolved to be more than vapid and lover-seeking, only to find her own high principles turned against her heart.

## In the story

### [The Château of Prince Polignac](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_4_se/chapters/the-ch-teau-of-prince-polignac)

Referred to as Lilian, Mrs. Thompson's elder daughter, who accompanies the party.

### [Mary Gresley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_4_se/chapters/mary-gresley)

The protagonist, a young aspiring writer engaged to a curate, who visits the editor for literary advice.

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