Louisa Bradley Character Analysis in The Razor’s Edge

Louisa Bradley is Elliott’s sister and Isabel’s mother. She is often referred to as Mrs. Bradley in the novel. Though Louisa’s husband was a diplomat before he died and Louisa spent time in cities throughout the world, she is depicted as parochial and provincial, especially when compared to her brother Elliott.

Louisa Bradley Character Timeline in The Razor’s Edge

The timeline below shows where the character Louisa Bradley appears in The Razor’s Edge. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...sure how well Somerset knows Chicago. Together, they go to the house of Elliott’s sister, Louisa Bradley . At the house, Mrs. Bradley introduces Somerset to her daughter, Isabel, and Isabel’s fiancé,... (full context)

...the conversation somehow. Larry is “neither handsome nor plain” and seems perfectly at ease. When Mrs. Bradley asks Larry what he thinks of Mr. Brabazon’s decoration suggestions, Larry says, “I don’t think... (full context)

Somerset returns to Mrs. Bradley ’s house for dinner the next night. Most of the people at the dinner are... (full context)

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...Larry. He came back with a different personality, Dr. Nelson says. Elliott, Dr. Nelson, and Mrs. Bradley all agree that if Larry is going to marry Isabel, he has to find work.... (full context)

...opportunity. “That’s very foolish of him,” Elliott says. Henry agrees. After lunch, Elliott goes to Mrs. Bradley ’s house to tell her and Isabel that Larry declined the job. Mrs. Bradley tells... (full context)

After talking with Larry, Isabel starts crying. Mrs. Bradley goes to check on her, and Isabel tells her that Larry is going to Paris.... (full context)

A few days later, Somerset goes to say goodbye to Elliott and Mrs. Bradley . Isabel comes into the room soon after Somerset arrives. After Somerset says goodbye, Isabel... (full context)

Isabel tells Somerset that she invited Larry to her mother ’s house to talk to him after he turned down Henry Maturin’s job offer. At... (full context)

...adds that he and Isabel are both poor letter writers, but that she’s coming with her mother next year to stay with Elliott, so he’ll see her then. Otherwise, Larry is interested... (full context)

Somerset isn’t in Paris when Isabel and Mrs. Bradley come to visit Elliott. They arrive in Cherbourg and take a train to Paris. Elliot... (full context)

One morning at Elliott’s house, Isabel talks with her mother over café au lait. Mrs. Bradley asks when Larry is coming back to Chicago. Isabel... (full context)

...of that room with those people at that time. After the guests leave, Isabel tells her mother and Elliott that she and Larry have broken off their engagement. (full context)

Mrs. Bradley and Elliott offer their condolences to Isabel but also say that it seems like the... (full context)

...that Isabel has broken off her engagement with Larry. Elliott also says that he and Mrs. Bradley don’t approve of the way that Isabel and Larry continue to spend time together as... (full context)

Somerset sees little of Mrs. Bradley , Elliott, and Isabel over the next four weeks when they’re in London, but he... (full context)

...it would be almost “inevitable that the inevitable would happen.” Her room was far from her mother ’s and Elliott’s, so she wasn’t worried about them finding out. Once she returned to... (full context)

...begins to see Elliott more often. Elliott invites Isabel, Gray, and his sister to visit. Mrs. Bradley declines because she is too ill to travel, but Isabel says she and Gray will... (full context)

...is ill. A month later, from Chicago, Elliott writes to Somerset to tell him that Mrs. Bradley has died. Her finances are in disarray, and Elliott stays in Chicago to try and... (full context)