Vanity Fair · Character
Miss Swartz
Wealthy, kind-hearted heiress of mixed race, courted by George Osborne for her money.
minor
Also known as Swartz, honest Swartz, the impetuous and woolly-headed Miss Swartz
First appearance: A Quarrel About an Heiress
Miss Swartz shows up with force in I: Chiswick Mall. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Rich mulatto heiress from St.
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In I: Chiswick Mall: Rich mulatto heiress from St. Kitt's; weeps passionately at Amelia's departure. Later, in In Which Captain Dobbin Acts as the Messenger of Hymen: A wealthy West Indian heiress with diamonds and…
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- Social climbers and soldiers
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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This is the dramatic climax because it marks the psychological breaking point for Jos Sedley, whose cowardice…
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