← All characters

The Black Moth · Character

Mrs. Fanshawe

The mother of Isabella, a scheming and social-climbing woman.

minor

First appearance: vii introducing sundry new characters

Mrs. Fanshawe shows up with force in XXI: Mrs. Fanshawe Lights a Fire and O’Hara Fans the Flame. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Hosts Richard and recounts her acquaintance with Sir Anthony Ferndale in Vienna, including his rescue of her from a dangerous situation.
In the storyXXI: Mrs. Fanshawe Lights a Fire and O’Hara Fans the FlameOpen this moment free

Free preview opens at this moment — character cards, Character Web, and themes sit beside the text as you read.

In XXI: Mrs. Fanshawe Lights a Fire and O’Hara Fans the Flame: Hosts Richard and recounts her acquaintance with Sir Anthony Ferndale in…

Continue beside the text

The fuller portrait of Mrs. Fanshawe sits in Reading Lens — open the free preview to keep reading with notes on the page.

See Mrs. Fanshawe in vii introducing sundry new characters

Character Web

26 connections

A slice of how Mrs. Fanshawe sits in the book — open the reader for the full interactive map.

EOEarl of WynchamEBElizabeth Beau…SGSir Gregory Ma…WHWhiteLLLady Lavinia C…MFMrs. Fanshawe

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Extended family and background figures
  • Romantic rivals and friends
  • Protagonist

+21 more in the full Character Web

Open in reader

Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

In this scene, the emotional and psychological peak occurs when Diana, after enduring Mr. Bettison’s persisten…

Full beat labels and climax notes unlock in the reader.

Follow the arc while reading

In the story

Mrs. Fanshawe appears across 1 companion beat. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

Chapter companion notes

Spoil-light check-ins for Mrs. Fanshawe unlock in the free preview.

See Mrs. Fanshawe in vii introducing sundry new characters