# Jessie Broun — The Master of Ballantrae character guide

> Jessie Broun in The Master of Ballantrae by Robert Louis Stevenson.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Jess, Jessie

**First appearance:** 0006-iv-persecutions-endured-by-mr-henry

## Who they are

A local woman with a connection to the Master, causing scandal.

## Relationships

### [Mr. Henry](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_master_of_ballantrae_se/characters/mr_henry)

_social_

A local woman who spreads malicious gossip about Mr. Henry, deepening his social isolation.

### [Mr. Henry](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_master_of_ballantrae_se/characters/mr_henry)

_social_

A local woman who spreads malicious gossip about Mr. Henry, deepening his social isolation.

## In the story

### [I: Summary of Events During the Master’s Wanderings](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_master_of_ballantrae_se/chapters/i-summary-of-events-during-the-master-s-wanderings)

A woman who had a child to the Master and later throws a stone at Mr. Henry, falsely accusing him of beating her, further damaging his reputation.

### [II: Summary of Events (Continued)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_master_of_ballantrae_se/chapters/ii-summary-of-events-continued)

Receives a pension from Mr. Henry; speaks bitterly of him as 'Judas'; mourns the 'bonny lad' (the Master); lives in a disreputable part of St. Bride's.

### [IV: Persecutions Endured by Mr. Henry](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_master_of_ballantrae_se/chapters/iv-persecutions-endured-by-mr-henry)

Haunts the Master, leading to a confrontation; eventually set up in a public house after extracting money from him.

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