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Sir Pitt Crawley

Coarse, miserly baronet of Queen's Crawley who cares not a brass farden for county opinion, his neglected wife, or the daughters he leaves to servants and stables.

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Also known as Sir Pitt, Pitt Crawley, old Sir Pitt, Honest Sir Pitt

First appearance: Crawley of Queen’s Crawley

As a supporting figure in Vanity Fair, Sir Pitt Crawley is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Introduced as a miserly, litigious baronet and MP who is coarse and penny-pinching, yet shrewd about money.
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Sir Pitt rules his Hampshire estate with drink, blows, and cheerful indifference to anyone's good opinion, marrying a tradesman's pretty daughter and letting her fade into a household machine. His proposal to the…

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Character groups

  • Social climbers and soldiers
  • Minor characters and servants
  • Duel and society insiders

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