A character in Cranford
Cranford by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
The gentle, timid, aging spinster at the heart of Cranford; younger sister of Deborah and the narrator's dear friend, later financially ruined but sustained by her friends.
Also known as: Miss Matty, Matty, Matilda
Inside the story
Miss Matilda Jenkyns, usually called Miss Matty, is a gentle, timid older unmarried woman living in the small town of Cranford. She is the younger sister of the formidable Deborah Jenkyns and a dear friend of the narrator, who observes her place in the town’s close female society.
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