Short Fiction · Character
Nora Field
An engaged English girl bound for Philadelphia, spending her last weeks of girlhood scheming to relieve the poor of a country she is leaving.
supporting
Also known as Nora
First appearance: returning home
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Nora is to become Mrs. Frederic F. Frew in January, and has already half-turned American in spirit, defending the Union against her future husband's jibes. With only a hundred pounds from a grandaunt for her trousseau,…
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Relationship types
- Romantic
- Other
Character groups
- Rural Romance & Family
- Diverse Romantic & Comic Tales
- Protagonist
- Dramatic Island Stories
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- Setup
- 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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- Frederic Frew
romantic · positive
Frederic Frew and Nora Field share a sweet, budding romantic relationship filled with… How this plays out →
- Frederic Frew
romantic · positive
Frederic Frew and Nora Field share a sweet, budding romantic relationship filled with… How this plays out →
- Frederic Frew
romantic · positive
Frederic Frew and Nora Field share a sweet, budding romantic relationship filled with… How this plays out →
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