# Mrs. Houghton — The Lost Girl character guide

> Mrs. Houghton in The Lost Girl by D. H. Lawrence.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0000-i-the-decline-of-manchester-house

## Who they are

Alvina's mother, who dies early in the story.

## In the story

### [The Decline of Manchester House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lost_girl_se/chapters/i-the-decline-of-manchester-house)

James's wife, a small, dark woman from a Derbyshire squire family, who suffers from nervous heart disease and is isolated in her marriage.

### [II: The Rise of Alvina Houghton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lost_girl_se/chapters/ii-the-rise-of-alvina-houghton)

Alvina's mother, who dislikes Graham and takes sal volatile.

### [III: The Maternity Nurse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lost_girl_se/chapters/iii-the-maternity-nurse)

Assumes a remote, silent air, distancing herself from Alvina's decision.

### [Two Women Die](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lost_girl_se/chapters/iv-two-women-die)

Alvina's mother, who dies after a long illness, leaving little trace.

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