# Mary Crosby — Poetry character guide

> Mary Crosby in Poetry by James McIntyre.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mary

**First appearance:** 0001-reminiscences

## Who they are

A female character mentioned in the poems.

## Relationships

### [Tom Norton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_12_se/characters/tom_norton)

_romantic_

Mary Crosby and Tom Norton share a tender romantic relationship, with Mary often supporting Norton emotionally.

### [John McCrae](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_12_se/characters/john_mccrae)

_friendship_

John McCrae and Mary Crosby are close friends, sharing confidences and mutual care.

### [John McCrae](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_12_se/characters/john_mccrae)

_friendship_

John McCrae and Mary Crosby are close friends, sharing confidences and mutual care.

## In the story

### [Female Revenge](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_12_se/chapters/female-revenge)

The young lady who plots revenge by eating onions to foil Bill's kiss.

### [Child Made Happy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_12_se/chapters/child-made-happy)

A poor, lonely child in the hospital who finds joy in a ribbon given by a surgeon.

### [Her Lover's Step](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_12_se/chapters/her-lover-s-step)

The poem's subject, a woman who experiences love, marriage, loss, and death, all marked by the sound of her lover's footsteps.

### [A Ghost Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_12_se/chapters/a-ghost-story)

The bonnie Scottish lass who plays a trick on her two cowardly suitors, ultimately marrying a brave farmer's son.

### [Fairy Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_12_se/chapters/fairy-tale)

John's wife, kind-hearted, believes in witches and fairies, and bakes cakes for them.

## Links

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