# Mrs. Brown — Tom Brown’s School Days character guide

> Mrs. Brown in Tom Brown’s School Days by Thomas Hughes.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Madam Brown

**First appearance:** 0001-part-i-i-the-brown-family

## Who they are

Tom's mother, a gentle and caring presence at home.

## In the story

### [Tom Brown's School Days Part I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_brown_s_school_days_se/chapters/tom-brown-s-school-days)

Tom's mother, who provides care and moral guidance in his early years.

### [I: The Brown Family](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_brown_s_school_days_se/chapters/part-i-i-the-brown-family)

Referenced as part of the Brown household, though not directly named; implied in the domestic setting.

### [The Veast](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_brown_s_school_days_se/chapters/part-i-ii-the-veast)

Tom's mother, a rare trainer of servants who fills the house with young girls and loves human creatures above plates and linen.

### [The Stage Coach](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_brown_s_school_days_se/chapters/part-i-iv-the-stage-coach)

Tom's mother, mentioned in Squire Brown's advice and in Tom's thoughts and prayers.

### [How the Tide Turned](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_brown_s_school_days_se/chapters/part-ii-i-how-the-tide-turned)

Tom's mother, referenced in Tom's memory of her teaching him to pray and in his resolve to write to her confessing his cowardice.

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