Inside the story
Meet Mrs Jamieson
Mrs Jamieson is a heavy, self-important widow who holds a prominent place in Cranford society. She treats herself as the town’s social arbiter, carefully guarding distinctions of rank and judging how others fit within its rules.
On the page
Large, stout, phlegmatic elderly lady with a slow, languid, imperious manner; richly but dowdily dressed; attended by her manservant Mulliner.
