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The Autobiography of Mark Rutherford · Character

Mrs. Cook

A minor household figure in the narrative.

minor

First appearance: iii water lane

Mrs. Cook shows up with force in Emancipation. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The shopkeeper's wife, an exception among the congregation, noted for her spiritual and moral insight.
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See Mrs. Cook in iii water lane
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