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Mrs. Lansdown

Sybil Lansdown's mother, a concerned parent.

minor

Also known as XII Mrs. Lansdown, Presently Mrs. Lansdown

First appearance: i

Mrs. Lansdown shows up with force in XII. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Hosts Dick, questions his intentions, provides background on the family's financial ruin and Lord Selford's character.
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In XII: Hosts Dick, questions his intentions, provides background on the family's financial ruin and Lord Selford's character. Later, in XX: She dines with Martin and provides information about Sybil's friend, but is…

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DMDick MartinMHMr. HavelockMLMrs. Lansdown

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Lansdown Family Circle
  • Protagonist
  • Selford Estate Conspirators

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Narrative arc

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

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

The emotional and psychological peak occurs when the discovery of the key—the twin to the one locked in the ba…

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See Mrs. Lansdown in i
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