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Mrs. Bellowes

A woman with a secretive and influential role.

minor

Also known as Bellowes, Mrs. Amelia Bellowes

First appearance: viii

Mrs. Bellowes's tie to Mr. Thirkell is one of the pressures that moves Short Fiction—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

An elderly, gullible widow who has spent her life seeking spiritual fulfillment through various cults and mystics.
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With Mr. Thirkell (social): Mr. Thirkell and Mrs. Bellowes are acquaintances in a shared social circle, possibly with polite tension. With Mr. Thirkell (social): Mr. Thirkell and Mrs. Bellowes are acquaintances in a…

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See Mrs. Bellowes in viii

Character Web

17 connections

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MTMr. ThirkellMIMinkHMHenry MorrisHKHelen KingMOMomMBMrs. Bellowes

Relationship types

  • Social
  • Other

Character groups

  • Shifting identities and domestic figures
  • Family figures in domestic story

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Mrs. Bellowes in viii