Short Fiction · Character
Miss Susan
A gentle Albany lawyer's daughter living quietly at Saratoga Springs, Susan Bell must navigate courtship while her timid mother fears traps and flirtations.
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Also known as Susan, Poor Susan
First appearance: the courtship of susan bell
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Susan is the younger daughter of the widowed Mrs. Bell, who has raised her girls in a modest cottage at Saratoga Springs, taking in a few steady boarders each summer to make ends meet. Unlike the wealthy girls who flood…
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
Bessy Pryor’s internal struggle reaches its emotional and psychological peak as she wrestles with the conflict…
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- Aaron Dunn
romantic · positive
Aaron Dunn and Miss Susan share a deeply affectionate and devoted romantic bond, marked… How this plays out →
- Aaron Dunn
romantic · positive
Aaron Dunn and Miss Susan share a deeply affectionate and devoted romantic bond, marked… How this plays out →
- Aaron Dunn
romantic · positive
Aaron Dunn and Miss Susan share a deeply affectionate and devoted romantic bond, marked… How this plays out →
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