Inside the story
Meet Miss Brown
Miss Brown is Captain Brown’s elder daughter, living in Cranford with a chronic illness that often leaves her irritable from pain. Her father and younger sister care for her tenderly, making the Brown household a close and attentive family within the town.
On the page
Gaunt, careworn woman with an uneasy, pinched expression that reads as crossness; drawn features marked by long illness; plain, economical dress.
