# Lady Gaunt — Vanity Fair character guide

> Lady Gaunt in Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Lady Gaunt, Gaunt

**First appearance:** 0048-xlviii-in-which-the-reader-is-introduced-to-the-very-best-of-company

## Who they are

Lord Gaunt's wife, a cold, proud aristocrat who snubs Becky in society.

## In the story

### [In Which We Enjoy Three Courses and a Dessert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/vanity_fair_se/chapters/xlix-in-which-we-enjoy-three-courses-and-a-dessert)

Lady Gaunt openly defies Lord Steyne's command to invite Becky but is forced to comply, revealing her pride and resentment.

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