Inside the story
Meet Miss Jessie Brown
Miss Jessie Brown is Captain Brown’s devoted, sweet-natured younger daughter, living with her father and her ailing sister in Cranford. At the story’s outset, she gives much of her time and care to nursing her sister and supporting her family.
On the page
Young woman with a round, dimpled, childlike face and fresh, youthful looks; softly curled hair; dresses rather too girlishly for Cranford's taste; cheerful, tender expression.
