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Mike Hartley

A half-mad weaver and religious fanatic.

minor

Also known as Mike, Michael Hartley, Michael, little Michael

First appearance: ii the wagons

Mike Hartley shows up with force in I: Levitical. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Antinomian weaver, known for drunken visions and Jacobin sympathies; he describes a vision of silent soldiers marching across Nunnely Common.
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MPMrs. PryorMSMr. SweetingCHCaroline Helst…MMMr. MaloneFAFannyMHMike Hartley

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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

Louis Moore’s decision to leave his “cell” and seek out the empty parlours marks the emotional and psychologic…

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See Mike Hartley in ii the wagons