# Mrs. Varian — The Portrait of a Lady character guide

> Mrs. Varian in The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0004-iii

## Who they are

Isabel's aunt in Albany.

## In the story

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_portrait_of_a_lady_se/chapters/vi)

Isabel's aunt, who spreads a rumor that Isabel is writing a book and has a reverence for literature despite her own limited reading.

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