Short Fiction · Character
Betsy Mullen
An old woman whose name is a source of social confusion.
minor
Also known as Beth, old Betsy Mullen, Betsy, old Betsy
First appearance: the baker s dozen
Betsy Mullen shows up with force in The Peace of Mowsle Barton. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The elderly woman who accuses Martha Pillamon of being a witch and later chants 'Let un sink as swims'.
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In The Peace of Mowsle Barton: The elderly woman who accuses Martha Pillamon of being a witch and later chants 'Let un sink as swims'. Later, in The Hounds of Fate: The hard-faced maid who serves Martin Stoner and…
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- Diverse social dramas and oddities
- Socially overwhelmed characters
- Name-based social amusement
- Holiday and romance complications
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See Betsy Mullen in the baker s dozen