← All characters

The Old Wives’ Tale · Character

Mary

A servant in the Baines household.

minor

Also known as the mild Mary

First appearance: i the square

See Mary in i the squareBook page

Free preview opens at this moment — character cards, Character Web, and themes sit beside the text as you read.

Character Web

7 connections

A slice of how Mary sits in the book — open the reader for the full interactive map.

DPDick PoveySBSophia BainesMIMiss InsullCBConstance BainesMBMr. BrindleyMAMary

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Bursley shop and family
  • Protagonist

+2 more in the full Character Web

Open in reader

Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

In this excerpt, Sophia reaches an emotional and psychological low point of apathy and entrapment, loathing he…

Full beat labels and climax notes unlock in the reader.

Follow the arc while reading
See Mary in i the square