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Mark Wood

A poor, sickly cottager visited by Agnes and Weston.

minor

Also known as Mark Wood, Poor Mark

First appearance: xi the cottagers

Mark Wood shows up with force in XIV: The Rector. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mark Wood is the consumptive labourer visited by Agnes; he is rapidly wasting away and grateful for the half-crown from Rosalie.
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AGAgnes GreyRMRosalie MurrayEWEdward WestonMHMr. HatfieldNBNancy BrownMWMark Wood

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  • Village life and minor characters
  • Protagonist
  • Moral and social contrasts

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See Mark Wood in xi the cottagers