# Miss Anastasia Joliffe — The Nebuly Coat character guide > Miss Anastasia Joliffe in The Nebuly Coat by John Meade Falkner. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Miss Joliffe, Anastasia, Anastasia Joliffe, the elder Miss Joliffe **First appearance:** 0001-i ## Snapshot The elder Miss Joliffe, a proud, bookish woman who reads Northanger Abbey and half-hopes a stranger at the door will bring a Henry Tilney. ## Who they are Anastasia keeps her aunt's lodging-house at Bellevue Lodge and is not permitted to answer the bell when her aunt is home, so her encounter with the dark-clad stranger feels like a scene she has been rehearsing from a novel. She has a flair for useless distinctions of class and a romantic appetite for momentous announcements, which makes her both perceptive and vulnerable in a town that trades in gossip. Her reading of people, and her family's buried history, quietly steer the mystery forward. ## In the story ### [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nebuly_coat_se/chapters/ii) Euphemia's niece, a young woman with a delicate bloom but a troubled look, dressed in black with a coral necklace. ### [Chapter III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nebuly_coat_se/chapters/iii) Anastasia is revealed to be the violinist in Sharnall's lesson. She answers Westray's bell with downcast eyes and a weary voice, and later breaks down crying to Sharnall about her family's financial struggles and her aunt's overwork. ### [Chapter IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nebuly_coat_se/chapters/iv) Mentioned as the keeper of the large flower picture that Sophia painted, which now hangs in Westray's room. ### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nebuly_coat_se/chapters/vii) Anastasia receives Lord Blandamer, shows him to Westray's room, and tries to hide her excitement. She reflects on her father Martin Joliffe's death and her own romantic imagination. ### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nebuly_coat_se/chapters/viii) Waits anxiously in the kitchen during Lord Blandamer's visit, later becomes upset and defensive when Westray and Sharnall criticize him. ### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nebuly_coat_se/chapters/ix) Delivers Blandamer's letter to Westray and thinks about Lord Blandamer after their previous encounter. ### [X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nebuly_coat_se/chapters/x) Brings tea to Sharnall's room during Blandamer's visit; is in financial distress due to Martin's debts; considers selling the flower picture. ### [Chapter XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nebuly_coat_se/chapters/xi) Laughs at the idea of a claim to the Blandamer peerage and rallies both Sharnall and Westray. ### [Chapter XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nebuly_coat_se/chapters/xv) Object of Westray's affection and concern; her indifference to news of Lord Blandamer's visit is noted. ### [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nebuly_coat_se/chapters/xvi) Anastasia receives Westray's marriage proposal and contemplates her own talents and ambitions, including becoming a novelist. She resents the proposal and decides to reject it. ### [Chapter XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nebuly_coat_se/chapters/xvii) Isolated in Cullerne, she longs for a wider life and romance; becomes deeply interested in Lord Blandamer. ### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nebuly_coat_se/chapters/xviii) Anastasia is surprised and overwhelmed by Lord Blandamer's visit and proposal, feeling both joy and shame. She writes a letter to him and prepares to leave for London. ### [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nebuly_coat_se/chapters/xix) Marries Lord Blandamer and returns to Cullerne as Lady Blandamer, hosting receptions at Bellevue Lodge. ### [XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nebuly_coat_se/chapters/xx) Mentioned as the object of Westray's former affection; she is now married to Lord Blandamer and living at Fording. ### [Chapter XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nebuly_coat_se/chapters/xxi) Now Lady Blandamer, she works on unfinished tapestry and senses something amiss with her husband. ### [XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nebuly_coat_se/chapters/xxii) Mentioned as Lady Blandamer; she is absent for part of the evening, later joins the morning stroll, and expresses a desire to see Cullerne Minster again. ### [Epilogue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nebuly_coat_se/chapters/epilogue) Now Lady Blandamer; funded the tower's reconstruction. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nebuly_coat_se/characters/miss_joliffe_anastasia - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nebuly_coat_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nebuly_coat_se/characters