Martin Chuzzlewit · Character
Mrs. Jefferson Brick
The wife of the American journalist.
minor
Also known as Jefferson Brick, Mrs. Brick
First appearance: xxxi
Mrs. Jefferson Brick shows up with force in Chapter XVI. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The war correspondent of the Rowdy Journal, who delivers florid patriotic sentiments and defends the paper's practices.
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