Jane Fairfax
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Jane Fairfax is a reserved, accomplished young woman in Jane Austen’s novel "Emma," whose quiet elegance and secret engagement contrast with the heroine’s meddling and misunderstandings.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jane Fairfax is an accomplished but poor gentlewoman | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Emma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
novel of manners
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romantic novel ⓘ |
| appearsInLanguage | English ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
female dependence
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marriage as economic security ⓘ secrecy and misunderstanding ⓘ social class ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Emma Woodhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalResidence | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Jane Austen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | well educated ⓘ |
| engagedTo | Frank Churchill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| expectedOccupation | governess ⓘ |
| fictionalResidence | Highbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | orphan ⓘ |
| financialStatus | poor ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1815 ⓘ |
| fullName | Jane Fairfax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasGuardian |
Colonel Campbell
NERFINISHED
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Mrs Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipType | secret engagement ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Miss Bates
NERFINISHED
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Mrs Bates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isAdmiredBy | Mr Knightley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isEnviedBy | Emma Woodhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFriendOf | Miss Bates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keepsSecretFrom |
Emma Woodhouse
NERFINISHED
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Highbury society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | English literature ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
foil to Emma Woodhouse
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romantic heroine ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
accomplished
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elegant ⓘ intelligent ⓘ musically talented ⓘ reserved ⓘ |
| occupation | prospective governess ⓘ |
| playsInstrument | piano ⓘ |
| raisedBy |
Colonel Campbell
NERFINISHED
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Mrs Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Regency era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | gentlewoman ⓘ |
| workAuthorNationality | British ⓘ |
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Miss Bates
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Miss Bates
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Miss Bates
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Emma (novel)
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Emma (novel)
this entity surface form:
Jane Fairfax is an accomplished but poor gentlewoman