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The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman · Character

The Lady Carnavallette

A minor character in a French travel anecdote.

minor

First appearance: xxiii

The Lady Carnavallette shows up with force in The Fragment. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Counts her beads and notes that all saints from St.
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LFLe FeverLRLa ReboursTMThe Master of …LFLa FosseuseLMLa MaronetteTLThe Lady Carnavallette

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  • Other

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  • Wide Cast of Digressions
  • Shandy Household Core
  • Slawkenbergius's Nose Tale

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
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  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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