Waverley · Character
Mrs. Mucklewrath
Wife of John Mucklewrath, a camp follower.
minor
Also known as Mucklewrath
First appearance: part ii xvi an incident gives rise to unavailing reflections
Mrs. Mucklewrath shows up with force in Shows That the Loss of a Horse's Shoe May Be a Serious Inconvenience. The page is where that presence becomes real.
John Mucklewrath's wife; a virago who sings Jacobite songs and quarrels with her husband; later weeps over him after the shooting.
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