Elizabeth Bishop: Selected Prose Characters

Elizabeth Bishop: Selected Prose Character List

Mealy

Mealy's real name is Amelia. She runs a candy shop in the village.

Nate

Nate is the neighbor of the narrator. He works as a blacksmith.

Mrs.Gurley

Mrs. Gurley is an old lady who works as a dressmaker in the village. She's the old acquaintance of the narrator's grandmother.

Miss Spencer

Miss Spencer's lilac bush was ruined once by the narrator's cow Nelly, so she always stands by her door as Nelly passes by from her house.

Nelly

The narrator's cow.

Mr. Chisholm

The narrator's family has rented a pasture from Mr. Chisholm for the cow.

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