# John Vansittart — The Venetians character guide

> John Vansittart in The Venetians by M. E. Braddon.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Vansittart, Mrs. Vansittart, John, Mrs. John Vansittart

**First appearance:** 0000-i-in-the-city-by-the-sea

## Who they are

A senior Vansittart, possibly the patriarch, whose marriage and family are central to the plot.

## In the story

### [VI: Why Should He Refrain?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_venetians_se/chapters/vi-why-should-he-refrain)

Referred to as Mrs. Vansittart, his mother, whose approval he seeks for his marriage choice.

### [One Thread in Life Worth Spinning](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_venetians_se/chapters/xi-one-thread-in-life-worth-spinning)

His mother notices his happiness and hints at her approval of his choices.

### [XIII: “The Time of Lovers Is Brief”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_venetians_se/chapters/xiii-the-time-of-lovers-is-brief)

As Vansittart's mother, she writes a supportive letter with a cautionary postscript about Eve's brother.

### [XV: “Love Should Be Absolute Love”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_venetians_se/chapters/xv-love-should-be-absolute-love)

Expresses horror at the story and urges her son to reconsider the marriage, but is met with his firm defiance.

### [XXX: A Double Exile](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_venetians_se/chapters/xxx-a-double-exile)

Flees to the wilderness of Mashonaland, seeking refuge from his grief and guilt. The primitive life deadens his consciousness of sin, and he finds a new, harsher identity as a hunter.

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