Melmoth the Wanderer · Character
Lady Mortimer
A female member of the Mortimer family.
minor
First appearance: vi
Lady Mortimer shows up with force in Elinor's Spiritual and Emotional Struggle. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Elinor's Puritan aunt, who writes a letter urging her to return to Calvinist faith and warning of her spiritual peril.
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In Elinor's Spiritual and Emotional Struggle: Elinor's Puritan aunt, who writes a letter urging her to return to Calvinist faith and…
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Character groups
- Embedded Tale Characters
- Spanish Inquisition Victims
- Protagonist
- Mortimer Family Drama
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