The Woman in White · Character
Hester Pinhorn
Cook in Count Fosco's household who gives testimony.
minor
First appearance: The Narrative of Hester Pinhorn, Cook in the Service of Count Fosco
Hester Pinhorn shows up with force in The Narrative of Hester Pinhorn, Cook in the Service of Count Fosco. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Narrator; cook in Count Fosco's service; illiterate but honest; provides eyewitness account of Lady Glyde's final illness and death.
Hester Pinhorn first appears in 0045 i the narrative of hester pinhorn cook in the service of count fosco.
In The Narrative of Hester Pinhorn, Cook in the Service of Count Fosco: Narrator; cook in Count Fosco's service; illiterate but honest; provides eyewitness account of Lady Glyde's final illness and death.
Later, in III: The Narrative of Jane Gould: The servant who had charge of the body when Jane Gould arrived.
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