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Melia, maidservant at Dr Blimber's school, who helped little Paul Dombey to dress, then rubbed his hands to warm them, gave him a kiss and told him "whenever he wanted anything of that sort - meaning in the dressing way - to ask for Melia".

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Harthouse, James A Parliamentary candidate visiting Coketown, he befriends Tom Gradgrind in an attempt to seduce his sister, Louisa, who is in an unhappy marriage to Bounderby. As a result of the attempted seduction Louisa runs home to her father and refuses to return to Bounderby and is later disowned by him in Hard Times. Belle Scrooge's former fiancée who left him after his obsession with wealth eclipsed his love for her. She later marries another man and has many children, and is dismayed to learn from her husband on the eve of Jacob Marley's death that Scrooge has grown more cruel and selfish since she knew him. Scrooge had forgotten about her until reminded by the Ghost of Christmas Past in A Christmas Carol.Fezziwig, Mr hosts a Christmas party that Scrooge visits with the Ghost of Christmas past in A Christmas Carol. Scrooge is reminded of what a kind, generous man 'Old Fezziwig' was. Fezziwig was a very happy man with three daughters. Fezziwig wore a powdered wig and a waistcoat. Mendelsohn, Ezra (1996). Literary Strategies: Jewish Texts and Contexts. Studies in Contemporary Jewry. Vol.12. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-511203-0. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015 . Retrieved 2 July 2015.

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Bud, Rosa Betrothed to Edwin Drood in childhood, they later agree that they cannot marry. Edwin disappears and John Jasper declares his love for Rosa. In terror she flees to London to her guardian, Grewgious. "The pet pupil of the Nuns' House is Miss Rosa Bud, of course called Rosebud; wonderfully pretty, wonderfully childish, wonderfully whimsical. An awkward interest (awkward because romantic) attaches to Miss Bud in the minds of the young ladies, on account of its being known to them that a husband has been chosen for her by will and bequest, and that her guardian is bound down to bestow her on that husband when he comes of age" in The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Heep, Mrs Widowed mother of Uriah Heep in David Copperfield, "dead image of Uriah, only short". She is as "'umble" as her son, whom she dotes on.Luke Fildes". TheFamousArtists.com. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012 . Retrieved 9 March 2012. Boffin, Noddy John Harmon's servant. When John's son is supposed drowned, Boffin and his wife inherit the Harmon fortune, in Our Mutual Friend. As the great-great-great-granddaughter of Catherine and Charles, I’ve done my own share of research on the couple and their family. And I’ve come up with my own conclusions as to who Catherine really was – and what happened between her and Charles. Hutton, Ronald (2001). The Stations of the Sun: A History of the Ritual Year in Britain. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-285448-3. Archived from the original on 22 September 2015 . Retrieved 2 July 2015.

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After the rebirth of Louisa the evil Gradgrind machine imploded. With Louisa increasing individual perspective on life she soon realised her marriage was not worth suffering for and confesses her depression her father. Gradgrind becomes conscious that his system of facts was in fact a failure. Confirmed by the learning of Tom robbing the bank Gradgrind admits “The ground on which I stand has ceased to be solid under my feet.” His children have taught him something. Following my decision the facts equalled men, I believe this system symbolises the inequality of men vs women. The destruction of this system resulted in Gradgrind recognizing the potential of women; ultimately “making his facts and figures subservient to Faith, Hope and Charity.” Gargery, Pip young son of Joe and Biddy Gargery at the end of Great Expectations. He is named for Philip Pirrip. Louisa is Grandgrind’s daughter, later becoming Bounderby’s wife. Confused by her cold-hearted childhood, Louisa feels detached from her emotions and alienated from other people. Louisa becomes the primary female character, however does not embody the Victorian feminine characteristics as Sissy does. Instead Louisa has become cold and lifeless through the life of her father. While at first Louisa unable to comprehend and function within the grey matter of emotions, she can at least recognise their existence and are more influential within society than her father or Bounderby lead her to believe, even without any factual basis. With the help of Sissy and Rachel, Louisa grows and progresses, blooming into a model woman. She defines the story. As she grows and changes as does the story, she is the timeline of feminism and her breakthrough symbolises the start of female equality. Dorrit, Fanny Sister of Amy. A dancer with social aspirations, Fanny marries Edmund Sparkler, Stepson of Mr Merdle. Fanny and Sparkler lose everything in the Merdle banking scam in Little Dorrit.Shinn, Matt (31 January 2004). "Stage frights". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 4 November 2019 . Retrieved 12 September 2019. Flintwinch, Affery servant in the Clennam household and wife of Jeremiah Flintwinch in Little Dorrit.

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David Copperfield ( The Personal History, Adventures, Experience and Observation of David Copperfield the Younger of Blunderstone Rookery [Which He Never Meant to Publish on Any Account]; monthly serial, May 1849 to November 1850). Novel. ministrations in Chapter 46 of the Household Edition (1872). Related Materials: Other Illustrations Martin Chuzzlewit ( The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit; monthly serial, January 1843 to July 1844). Novel. Landless, Helena Twin sister of Neville who, as the story ends prematurely, is falling in love with Canon Chrisparkle in The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Betsy (alias Bet), Prostitute and friend of Nancy. Goes mad after identifying Nancy's body in Oliver Twist.The discussion following actor Janet Suzmann's assertion that women get less opportunities in the theatre is something Margolyes can identify with. "There have always been fewer roles for women," she states, simply. "Nothing has changed." novel (literature)". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 30 April 2015 . Retrieved 7 July 2013. Levine, Gary Martin (2003). The merchant of modernism: the economic Jew in Anglo-American Literature, 1864–1939. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-94109-9. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015 . Retrieved 2 July 2015. Bounderby, Josiah Coketown Banker, mill owner, and ' self-made man' proud that he raised himself in the streets after being abandoned as a child. His story is exposed as a sham when Mrs Pegler, his loving mother whom he has discarded, is found. Bounderby marries his friend Gradgrind's daughter, Louisa, and later discards her in Hard Times.