The Woman in White · Character
Jacob Postlethwaite
Village boy who helps Walter with information.
minor
Also known as Jacob, little Jacob
First appearance: iv
Jacob Postlethwaite shows up with force in XII. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The schoolboy who claims to have seen a ghost in the churchyard, identified as Mrs.
Jacob Postlethwaite first appears in 0055 iv.
In XII: The schoolboy who claims to have seen a ghost in the churchyard, identified as Mrs. Fairlie.
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