# Mrs. Clandon — You Never Can Tell character guide

> Mrs. Clandon in You Never Can Tell by George Bernard Shaw.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Mrs. Clandon Shocked, Mrs. Clandon Horrified, Mrs. Clandon Wounded, Mrs. Clandon Rising, Mrs. Clandon Dolly, Mrs. Clandon Affectionately, Mrs. Clandon Gloria, Mrs. Clandon Half rising, Mrs. Clandon Nothing, Mrs. Clandon Finch, Mrs. Clandon Urgently, Mrs. Clandon William, the celebrated Mrs. Lanfrey Clandon, Mrs. Lanfrey Clandon

**First appearance:** 0000-you-never-can-tell

## Snapshot

A progressive author and lecturer on the Cause of Humanity who raised her children on rational principles and now must reckon with romance in her own household.

## Who they are

Mrs. Clandon is a celebrated writer and freethinker who has built her family life around advanced principles, raising Gloria and Dolly in deliberate independence from conventional society. When she confronts Valentine about his advances toward Gloria, she admits she knows nothing of love yet proves a formidable interrogator, suspecting him of trifling with her daughter's affections. Her faith in Gloria's rational training as a shield against heartbreak reveals both her intellectual confidence and her blind spots, making her a compelling figure as the family's buried past begins to surface.

## Relationships

### [Gloria Clandon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/you_never_can_tell_se/characters/gloria_clandon)

_family_

A mother-daughter relationship strained by differing views on independence and traditional values.

### [Philip McComas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/you_never_can_tell_se/characters/philip_mccomas)

_professional_

A long-standing professional and legal advisor relationship, with McComas acting as Mrs. Clandon's solicitor and confidant.

### [Dolly Clandon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/you_never_can_tell_se/characters/dolly_clandon)

_family_

A playful and indulgent mother-daughter relationship, with Dolly often charming her mother.

### [William](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/you_never_can_tell_se/characters/william)

_family_

A caring but slightly controlling mother-son relationship, with Mrs. Clandon guiding William's choices.

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