Vanity Fair · Character
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.
supporting
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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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Social climbers and soldiers
- Minor characters and servants
- Duel and society insiders
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Becky Sharp
professional · ambivalent
Becky serves as governess to Sir Pitt's children, then becomes his confidante and later… How this plays out →
- Amelia Sedley
social · positive
- Lady Jane Crawley
family · positive
- Amelia Sedley
social · positive
- Becky Sharp
professional · ambivalent
Becky serves as governess to Sir Pitt's children, then becomes his confidante and later… How this plays out →
- Becky Sharp
professional · ambivalent
Becky serves as governess to Sir Pitt's children, then becomes his confidante and later… How this plays out →
- Lady Jane Crawley
family · positive
- Lady Jane Crawley
family · positive
- Amelia Sedley
social · positive
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Sir Pitt Crawley appears across 31 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
- Crawley of Queen’s Crawley
- Crawley of Queen’s Crawley
- Private and Confidential
- Private and Confidential
- IX: Family Portraits
- IX: Family Portraits
- X: Miss Sharp Begins to Make Friends
- X: Miss Sharp Begins to Make Friends
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