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Anna of the Five Towns · Character

Miss Dickinson

A teacher or governess in the community.

minor

First appearance: iii the birthday

Miss Dickinson shows up with force in VII: The Sewing Meeting. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Present at the sewing meeting; her eyes show she foresaw Mynors' declaration.
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HMHenry MynorsATAnna TellwrightWPWillie PriceMDMiss Dickinson

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Community and minor figures
  • Central family and suitors
  • Protagonist

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Miss Dickinson in iii the birthday