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

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

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** nurse Barton

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

## Who they are

A nurse or caretaker, possibly the same as Nurse Barton.

## In the story

### [XXIII: Further Development](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_revolution_in_tanner_s_lane_se/chapters/xxiii-further-development)

Old nurse who attended Mrs. Allen when George was born, openly critical of Mrs. Broad's domineering behavior.

### [XXV: “And a Man’s Foes Shall Be They of His Own Household”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_revolution_in_tanner_s_lane_se/chapters/xxv-and-a-man-s-foes-shall-be-they-of-his-own-household)

Insists on staying to nurse Priscilla; comforts George and arranges for him to see his wife alone before her death.

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