Clarissa · Character
Dolly Hervey
A young cousin of the Harlowes.
minor
Also known as Dolly Hervey, Miss Hervey, Miss Dolly Hervey, Hervey
First appearance: clarissa
Dolly Hervey shows up with force in Letter 78: Miss Clarissa Harlowe, to Miss Howe. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Cousin who shows sympathy for Clarissa, weeping at her distress.
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In Letter 78: Miss Clarissa Harlowe, to Miss Howe: Cousin who shows sympathy for Clarissa, weeping at her distress. Later, in Letter 79: Miss Clarissa Harlowe, to Miss Howe: Reluctantly acts as a messenger to take…
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- Major characters and antagonists
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- Letter 78: Miss Clarissa Harlowe, to Miss Howe
- Letter 79: Miss Clarissa Harlowe, to Miss Howe
- Letter 90: Miss Clarissa Harlowe, to Miss Howe
- Letter 144: Mrs. Hervey, to Miss Clarissa Harlowe
- Letter 432: Mrs. Norton, to Miss Clarissa Harlowe
- Letter 492: To John and Antony Harlowe, Esqrs
- Letter 508: Colonel Morden, to John Belford, Esq.
- Letter 520: Colonel Morden, to John Belford, Esq.
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