Emma · Character
Mrs. Goddard
The mistress of a boarding school where Harriet Smith was a pupil.
minor
Also known as Mrs. Goddard
First appearance: ii
Mrs. Goddard shows up with force in Chapter III. The page is where that presence becomes real.
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In Chapter III: Mrs. Goddard is the mistress of a respectable old-fashioned boarding-school in Highbury; she brings Harriet Smith to Hartfield and is a regular guest. Later, in Chapter VII: Harriet's schoolmistress,…
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- Central Highbury Society
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See Mrs. Goddard in ii