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Mr. Mawmsey

A Middlemarch grocer and local tradesman.

minor

Also known as Mr. Mawmsey, Mawmsey

First appearance: xiv

See Mr. Mawmsey in xivBook page

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TCTimothy CooperMWMr. WrenchMTMr. TollerBTBorthrop Trumb…SJSir James Chet…MMMr. Mawmsey

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Minor local tradesmen
  • Middlemarch social and professional network
  • Local gossips and matrons

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SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Mr. Mawmsey in xiv