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Glorvina O'Dowd
Major O'Dowd's sister, a flirtatious Irish beauty who sets her cap at Dobbin.
minor
Also known as Miss Glorvina O'Dowd, Miss O'Dowd, that Miss O'Dowd
First appearance: xxvii in which amelia joins her regiment
Glorvina O'Dowd shows up with force in In Which the Reader Has to Double the Cape. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A handsome, fresh-coloured young lady who sets her cap at Major Dobbin, but fails to win his attention despite her efforts.
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In In Which the Reader Has to Double the Cape: A handsome, fresh-coloured young lady who sets her cap at Major Dobbin, but fails to win his…
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See Glorvina O'Dowd in xxvii in which amelia joins her regiment