The Old Wives’ Tale · Character
Reverend Archibald Jones
A clergyman in Bursley.
minor
Also known as Archibald Jones, Archibald
First appearance: i the square
Reverend Archibald Jones shows up with force in A Battle. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned as Miss Chetwynd's prospective brother-in-law and as a figure whose presence reassures Mrs.
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In A Battle: Mentioned as Miss Chetwynd's prospective brother-in-law and as a figure whose presence reassures Mrs. Baines about Sophia's…
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- Minor Bursley acquaintances
- Minor and background characters
- Bursley family and servants
- Next generation and friends
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In this excerpt, Sophia reaches an emotional and psychological low point of apathy and entrapment, loathing he…
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