Middlemarch · Character
Mrs. Hackbutt
A gossipy Middlemarch lady who spreads rumors about Lydgate.
minor
Also known as Mrs. Hackbutt
First appearance: xiv
Mrs. Hackbutt shows up with force in LXXIV. The page is where that presence becomes real.
One of the gossips who discusses the Bulstrode scandal and informs Mrs.
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Breaking point
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- Closing
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See Mrs. Hackbutt in xiv