# Mrs. Allen — The Revolution in Tanner’s Lane character guide

> Mrs. Allen in The Revolution in Tanner’s Lane by Mark Rutherford.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Allen

**First appearance:** 0001-the-revolution-in-tanner-s-lane

## Who they are

George Allen's wife, a quiet but observant character.

## In the story

### [A Religious Picnic](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_revolution_in_tanner_s_lane_se/chapters/xviii-a-religious-picnic)

Mrs. Allen is the mother of George and Fanny, who participates in the picnic and announces the young people's plan to visit the springs.

### [XIX: “The Kingdom of Heaven Is Like Unto Leaven”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_revolution_in_tanner_s_lane_se/chapters/xix-the-kingdom-of-heaven-is-like-unto-leaven)

Isaac's wife, a reader of Scott and Byron, suffers from periodic need for isolation, attends Tanner's Lane chapel.

### [XXI: The Wisdom of the Serpent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_revolution_in_tanner_s_lane_se/chapters/xxi-the-wisdom-of-the-serpent)

Proud of her family's prosperity; initially disappointed but consents to the marriage.

### [XXII: The Oracle Warns—After the Event](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_revolution_in_tanner_s_lane_se/chapters/xxii-the-oracle-warns-after-the-event)

George's mother, who worries about his marriage, comforts him during his sleepless night, and prays fervently for him.

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