The Revolution in Tanner’s Lane · Character

Priscilla Broad

George's young wife, caught between her father's wrath and her husband's radical politics, grows quiet and careworn as the storm gathers.

supporting

Also known as Priscilla, Miss Priscilla Broad, Miss Priscilla, Miss Broad, Priscilla Broad

First appearance: the revolution in tanner s lane

As a supporting figure in The Revolution in Tanner’s Lane, Priscilla Broad is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

The Broad's seventeen-year-old daughter, mentioned as being absent during the incident with Thomas and Fanny.

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Priscilla is the minister's daughter who marries George Allen, only to find herself the fault line between Tanner's Lane respectability and George's revolutionary sympathies. When her father bolts the door against George after the riot, she returns home pale and unusually silent, and George dreads to open the subject. Her divided loyalty makes her the novel's most intimate casualty of the collision between faith, family, and political passion.

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Revolutionary Core & Family
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Setup
Escalation
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George Allen
family · ambivalent
George Allen is Priscilla Broad's husband, and their relationship is strained by his… How this plays out →
Thomas Broad
family · ambivalent
George Allen
family · ambivalent
George Allen is Priscilla Broad's husband, and their relationship is strained by his… How this plays out →
George Allen
family · ambivalent
George Allen is Priscilla Broad's husband, and their relationship is strained by his… How this plays out →
Thomas Broad
family · ambivalent

George Allen
George Allen is Priscilla Broad's husband, and their relationship is strained by his political obsessions.
Thomas Broad
Priscilla Broad is Thomas Broad's mother, and their relationship is caring but strained by his radicalism.
George Allen
George Allen is Priscilla Broad's husband, and their relationship is strained by his political obsessions.
George Allen
George Allen is Priscilla Broad's husband, and their relationship is strained by his political obsessions.
Thomas Broad
Priscilla Broad is Thomas Broad's mother, and their relationship is caring but strained by his radicalism.

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Priscilla Broad appears across 6 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

XVII: When Wilt Thou Arise Out of Thy Sleep? Yet a Little Sleep
The Broad's seventeen-year-old daughter, mentioned as being absent during the incident with Thomas and Fanny.
A Religious Picnic
Priscilla is the minister's daughter, described as delicate and pretty, with a simpering manner. She is conscious of her social position and engages in flirtatious behavior with George Allen.
XXI: The Wisdom of the Serpent
A comely girl of eighteen, the object of George's affections; she shows interest by shopping at the Allens' store.
XXII: The Oracle Warns—After the Event
Now George's wife, she is cheerful but intellectually limited, misunderstanding George's political arguments and offering impractical domestic plans.
XXIII: Further Development
Now married to George Allen, she gives birth to her first child and becomes entirely absorbed in maternal care, ignoring George's political concerns.
XXV: “And a Man’s Foes Shall Be They of His Own Household”
Returns to George despite her parents' objections; falls ill with low fever; dies after a brief recovery, whispering her love to George.

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