Mrs. Beaumont is Louisa Larpent and Lord Orville’s aunt and Mrs. Selwyn’s friend. Evelina goes to stay with Mrs. Beaumont while she is visiting Bristol with Mrs. Selwyn. Mrs. Beaumont is from an extremely wealthy and powerful family, and she cares deeply about people’s reputations and family connections. She is a condescending person and believes that, because she is from a prestigious family line, it is her duty to be kind to people who aren’t as fortunate as her. Mrs. Beaumont tolerates Mrs. Selwyn because Mrs. Selwyn is less wealthy than her, and because Mrs. Selwyn once did her a favor; Mrs. Beaumont feels that this makes her look virtuous and charitable. However, Mrs. Beaumont does not really care about other people and is a rather dull, shallow woman.
Mrs. Beaumont Quotes in Evelina: or, The History of a Young Lady’s Entrance into the World
The Evelina: or, The History of a Young Lady’s Entrance into the World quotes below are all either spoken by Mrs. Beaumont or refer to Mrs. Beaumont. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Volume 3, Letter 3
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"She is an absolute Court Calendar bigot; for, chancing herself to be born of a noble and ancient family, she thinks proper to be of opinion, that birth and virtue are one and the same thing.”
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Mrs. Beaumont Quotes in Evelina: or, The History of a Young Lady’s Entrance into the World
The Evelina: or, The History of a Young Lady’s Entrance into the World quotes below are all either spoken by Mrs. Beaumont or refer to Mrs. Beaumont. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Volume 3, Letter 3
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"She is an absolute Court Calendar bigot; for, chancing herself to be born of a noble and ancient family, she thinks proper to be of opinion, that birth and virtue are one and the same thing.”
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