Persuasion · Character
Nurse Rooke
A nurse who attends Mrs. Smith and shares gossip from Bath society.
minor
Also known as Mrs. Rooke, Rooke
First appearance: xviii
Nurse Rooke shows up with force in Chapter XVII. The page is where that presence becomes real.
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- Kellynch and Uppercross Circle
- Protagonist
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See Nurse Rooke in xviii