# Francesca — The Enchanted April character guide

> Francesca in The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0003-iv

## Who they are

A young Italian servant at San Salvatore.

## Relationships

### [Mrs. Fisher](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_enchanted_april_se/characters/mrs_fisher)

_professional_

Francesca is a maid at the castle who serves Mrs. Fisher, with a respectful but somewhat distant servant-employer dynamic.

### [Mrs. Fisher](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_enchanted_april_se/characters/mrs_fisher)

_professional_

Francesca is a maid at the castle who serves Mrs. Fisher, with a respectful but somewhat distant servant-employer dynamic.

## In the story

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_enchanted_april_se/chapters/vii)

The elderly parlourmaid who silently leads the women to breakfast and is addressed by Mrs. Fisher in Italian.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_enchanted_april_se/chapters/ix)

Assists Mrs. Fisher with blocking the door and later beats the gong to summon Scrap to lunch.

### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_enchanted_april_se/chapters/xvii)

Takes Mr. Briggs's card to the garden; reports that Mrs. Fisher will see him; is amused by the irregularity of four mistresses.

## Links

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