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Mrs. Winslow

A woman in a story of a strange inheritance.

minor

Also known as Winslow

First appearance: the lost inheritance

Mrs. Winslow shows up with force in A Catastrophe. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Winslow's wife, who receives the news of her uncle's death and is initially shocked, then contemplative.
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Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Diverse strange tales
  • Miracles and misunderstandings
  • Strange cures and obsessions
  • Prehistoric survival story
  • Protagonist

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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