Short Fiction · Character
Mrs. Arkwright
A woman involved in a story of family and loss.
minor
Also known as Arkwright, Poor Mrs. Arkwright
First appearance: the mistletoe bough
Mrs. Arkwright shows up with force in Returning Home. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Drowns in a river accident while traveling home to see her mother.
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- Diverse Romantic & Comic Tales
- Dramatic Island Stories
- Rural Romance & Family
- Romantic Entanglements & Military
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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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