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Miss Peecher
Schoolmistress who secretly loves Bradley Headstone.
minor
Also known as Little Miss Peecher, little Miss Peecher, good Miss Peecher
First appearance: I: Of an Educational Character
Miss Peecher shows up with force in I: Of an Educational Character. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A neat schoolmistress mentioned as a possible tutor for Lizzie, though Headstone advises against it.
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In I: Of an Educational Character: A neat schoolmistress mentioned as a possible tutor for Lizzie, though Headstone advises against it. Later, in XI: Some Affairs of the Heart: Observes Bradley Headstone with secret…
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- I: Of an Educational Character
- XI: Some Affairs of the Heart
- XV: The Whole Case So Far
- In the Dark
- Better to Be Abel Than Cain
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See Miss Peecher in I: Of an Educational Character