Agnes Grey · Character
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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See Mark Wood in xi the cottagers