Mrs. Bardell

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Mrs. Bardell is the landlady of Samuel Pickwick in Charles Dickens's novel "The Pickwick Papers," best known for the comic misunderstanding that leads her to sue him for breach of promise of marriage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
landlady
literary character
widow
appearsIn The Pickwick Papers NERFINISHED
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club NERFINISHED
appearsInChapter Pickwick Papers trial scene NERFINISHED
associatedWith Pickwick Club NERFINISHED
believesSheIsEngagedTo Samuel Pickwick NERFINISHED
characterType comic character
createdBy Charles Dickens NERFINISHED
createdInYear 1836
1837
employerOf servant girl
fictionalUniverse The Pickwick Papers universe
firstPublicationContext serial publication of The Pickwick Papers
gender female
genreOfWorkAppearsIn comic novel
hasChild Tommy Bardell NERFINISHED
hasRelationshipWith Dodson and Fogg NERFINISHED
Samuel Pickwick NERFINISHED
Tommy Bardell NERFINISHED
initiatesLegalActionAgainst Samuel Pickwick NERFINISHED
languageOfWork English
legalCase Bardell v. Pickwick NERFINISHED
literaryPeriod Victorian literature
maritalStatus widow
medium prose fiction
misunderstands Samuel Pickwick’s intention to hire a servant
nationality English
notableFor breach of promise of marriage lawsuit against Samuel Pickwick
occupation landlady
partOf cast of characters in The Pickwick Papers
representedBy Dodson and Fogg NERFINISHED
residence London, England
surface form: London

Mrs. Bardell’s lodging house
suesFor breach of promise of marriage
tenant Samuel Pickwick NERFINISHED
themeAssociation law and litigation
marriage and misunderstanding
workAuthorNationality British

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The Pickwick Papers hasCharacter Mrs. Bardell