Lorna Doone · Character
Peggy Badcock
Kit Badcock's wife, who pleads for his release.
minor
Also known as Peggy, Mistress Margery Badcock, Margery, Mistress Margery, Margery Badcock
First appearance: xxxvii a very desperate venture
Peggy Badcock shows up with force in Not to Be Put Up with. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mistress Margery Badcock, the healthy young woman kidnapped by the Doones; her baby is killed.
Peggy Badcock first appears in 0036 xxxvii a very desperate venture.
In Not to Be Put Up with: Mistress Margery Badcock, the healthy young woman kidnapped by the Doones; her baby is killed.
Later, in Compelled to Volunteer: Mistress Margery Badcock, whose wrongs (the murder of her babe) help galvanize John Ridd to act.
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