Strong Poison · Character
Nurse Williams
A nurse attending to a character during the story.
minor
First appearance: xv
Nurse Williams's tie to Harriet Vane is one of the pressures that moves Strong Poison—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Mentioned as the nurse who attended Boyes and commented on his cramps, linking them to arsenic poisoning.
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With Harriet Vane (professional): Nurse Williams is a prison nurse who attends to Harriet during her incarceration, showing kindness. With Harriet Vane (professional): Nurse Williams is a prison nurse who attends to…
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- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Witnesses and Background Figures
- Protagonist
- Core Investigation Team
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- Harriet Vane
professional · positive
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- Harriet Vane
professional · positive
Nurse Williams is a prison nurse who attends to Harriet during her incarceration, showing… How this plays out →
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