# Edith Sheridan — The Turmoil character guide > Edith Sheridan in The Turmoil by Booth Tarkington. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Edie, Edith, Sheridan, Poor Edith, little Edith, Edith Sheridan, Edith Lamhorn **First appearance:** 0002-i ## Snapshot The youngest Sheridan daughter, whose forbidden passion for the unacceptable Lamhorn turns her father's opposition into the very fuel that feeds her love. ## Who they are Edith fights her father every other evening and keeps her bed between times so he can see what his violence has done to her, then extracts a cheque and a trip to New York under the guise of forgetting. She is not gentle so much as determined, and Sheridan's heavy-handed campaign to cool her only sets her further on fire. Her rebellion is the family drama in miniature: the harder the old man clamps down, the more the young slip free. ## Relationships ### [Sibyl Sheridan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/characters/sibyl_sheridan) _family_ Edith and her sister-in-law Sibyl are close friends and allies within the Sheridan household, sharing confidences. ### [Roscoe Sheridan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/characters/roscoe_sheridan) _family_ Edith and her brother Roscoe have a cordial but distant sibling relationship, with Edith often mediating family tensions. ### [Mary Vertrees](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/characters/mary_vertrees) _friendship_ Edith is a supportive friend to Mary, welcoming her into the family despite initial tensions. ### [Robert Lamhorn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/characters/robert_lamhorn) _social_ Edith is acquainted with Robert Lamhorn through family and social circles, but she distrusts his intentions toward Mary. ### [Sibyl Sheridan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/characters/sibyl_sheridan) _family_ Edith and her sister-in-law Sibyl are close friends and allies within the Sheridan household, sharing confidences. ### [Mary Vertrees](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/characters/mary_vertrees) _friendship_ Edith is a supportive friend to Mary, welcoming her into the family despite initial tensions. ### [Sibyl Sheridan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/characters/sibyl_sheridan) _family_ Edith and her sister-in-law Sibyl are close friends and allies within the Sheridan household, sharing confidences. ### [Roscoe Sheridan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/characters/roscoe_sheridan) _family_ Edith and her brother Roscoe have a cordial but distant sibling relationship, with Edith often mediating family tensions. ### [Roscoe Sheridan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/characters/roscoe_sheridan) _family_ Edith and her brother Roscoe have a cordial but distant sibling relationship, with Edith often mediating family tensions. ### [Robert Lamhorn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/characters/robert_lamhorn) _social_ Edith is acquainted with Robert Lamhorn through family and social circles, but she distrusts his intentions toward Mary. ### [Mary Vertrees](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/characters/mary_vertrees) _friendship_ Edith is a supportive friend to Mary, welcoming her into the family despite initial tensions. ## In the story ### [The Turmoil](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/chapters/the-turmoil) Bibbs's sister, mentioned in the context of family tensions. ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/chapters/ii) Praised by her father as the 'prettiest and talentedest girl,' who won a poetry prize and persuaded him to build the New House. ### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/chapters/iii) Meets Bibbs at the station, drives him to the New House. Expresses anxiety about social standing and resentment toward Sibyl. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/chapters/iv) Greets Bibbs at the New House, shows him the Golfo di Napoli painting and the Moor statue, then leaves to find their mother. ### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/chapters/vi) Observes Mary's behavior with concern, thinking it improper for a married man like Roscoe. ### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/chapters/vii) Mentioned as being interested in Robert Lamhorn and modest about her prize-winning poem read aloud by her father. ### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/chapters/viii) Edith is embarrassed by her prize-winning poem, which Bibbs teases her about. She comments on Bibbs's improved appearance and mentions plans to motor with Robert Lamhorn. ### [Chapter IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/chapters/ix) Referenced by Sheridan as a contrast to Bibbs; her single poem is used to illustrate the impracticality of a writing career. ### [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/chapters/x) Quarrels with Sibyl about Robert Lamhorn, then bursts into Bibbs's room in distress. ### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/chapters/xii) Edith weeps at the funeral and makes truce with Sibyl, ensuring mourning garments are proper. ### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/chapters/xiii) Wears black and argues with her mother about receiving calls during mourning. ### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/chapters/xiv) Laughs and flirts with Robert Lamhorn despite the family's mourning; becomes furious when Bibbs drives Lamhorn away. ### [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/chapters/xix) Giggles at Bibbs's improved appearance and asks about the lost item. ### [Chapter XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/chapters/xxi) Pale and intent at dinner; avoids looking at Sibyl; leaves the room when George appears. ### [XXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/chapters/xxv) Elopes with Robert Lamhorn, sending a telegram to announce her marriage; her actions trigger her father's rage. ### [XXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/chapters/xxvi) Referenced as having eloped with Robert Lamhorn; Sheridan rants about her spending and future return. ### [XXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/chapters/xxix) Mentioned as having told Bibbs that Sibyl would have married him out of desperation. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/characters/edith_sheridan - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/characters