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Mrs. Cloudesley Shove

A literary woman who is a friend of Mrs. Aldwinkle.

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Also known as Cloudesley, Cloudesley Shove, Mrs. Cloudesley

First appearance: part i an evening at mrs aldwinkle s

Mrs. Cloudesley Shove shows up with force in Part II: Fragments from the Autobiography of Francis Chelifer. The page is where that presence becomes real.

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In Part II: Fragments from the Autobiography of Francis Chelifer: A frequent guest at Mrs. Chelifer's salon, a writer of sentimental verse. Later, in III: A broker's widow who sits in glory at Miss Carruthers's right…

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See Mrs. Cloudesley Shove in part i an evening at mrs aldwinkle s

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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

In this passage, the protagonist’s intellectual reverie about democratic ideals and his own unworthiness is vi…

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See Mrs. Cloudesley Shove in part i an evening at mrs aldwinkle s