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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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  • Closing

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See Mrs. Mucklewrath in part ii xvi an incident gives rise to unavailing reflections