Mr. Mulliner Stories · Character
Wilks
A nurse or domestic servant in a Mulliner household.
minor
Also known as Nurse Wilks
First appearance: Portrait of a Disciplinarian
Wilks's tie to Frederick Mulliner is one of the pressures that moves Mr. Mulliner Stories—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
The old family nurse, a disciplinarian who forces Frederick and Jane to make up and locks Frederick in a cupboard.
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With Frederick Mulliner (professional): Wilks is Frederick Mulliner's long-suffering butler, often exasperated by his master's antics. With Frederick Mulliner (professional): Wilks is Frederick Mulliner's long-suffering…
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- Brief household characters
- Mulliner relatives and associates
- Military and romantic figures
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- Frederick Mulliner
professional · ambivalent
Wilks is Frederick Mulliner's long-suffering butler, often exasperated by his master's… How this plays out →
- Frederick Mulliner
professional · ambivalent
Wilks is Frederick Mulliner's long-suffering butler, often exasperated by his master's… How this plays out →
- Frederick Mulliner
professional · ambivalent
Wilks is Frederick Mulliner's long-suffering butler, often exasperated by his master's… How this plays out →
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