Mary Hood: Short Stories Characters

Mary Hood: Short Stories Character List

Elizabeth Inglish- “A Country Girl”

Elizabeth Inglish is the ‘country girl.’ She serenades her audience, encompassing pilgrims and family, by way of her pacifying voice and guitar.

Horace-“A Country Girl”

Horace gives directions to wayfarers who are fascinated with viewing Mrs. Harris’ grave and studio after the publication of content, in Sunday Magazine, relating to her life.

Sophie-“A Country Girl”

Sophie is a kid in the Inglish family who regards Paul Montgomery an eerie person due to his red hair.

Bremen-”A Country Girl”

A member of the Inglish family who chimes the dinner bell.

Uncle billy-“A Country Girl”

He is Elizabeth Inglish’s uncle who has an affinity for shooting crows and spinning jokes.

Uncle Cleveland-“A Country Girl”

He is Elizabeth Inglish’s ninety-year old uncle. He officiates the family reunions through the years. Also, he is the late Mrs. Harris’ ex-employee.

May Inglish-“A Country Girl”

May is Elizabeth Inglish’s mother. She is engrossed, in the kitchen, in the preparation for the reunion.

Paul Montgomery-“A Country Girl”

He is a journalist, from Sunday Magazine, intent on writing about Mrs. Harris. His tools of trade encompass a camera and a notebook.

Johnny Calhoun-“A Country Girl”

Johnny Calhoun is “ a Chenille manufacturer” who is present at the Inglish family’s reunion even though he is not part of the family.

Bliss Sisters-“A Country Girl”

The sisters offer direction to explorers such as Paul Montgomery. The sisters draw map that steers the journalist’s movements in Rydal that culminate in tracing Cleveland Inglish.

Mrs. Corra Harris-“A Country Girl”

Mrs. Harris is a deceased author who Paul Montgomery is researching about. Paul Montgomery writes about her in the Sunday magazine resulting in an upsurge of tourists at her grave.

The granny-“How Far She Went”

She is the girl’s maternal grandmother. She bears up against her granddaughter’s unruliness stolidly. She goes the extra mile to drown her dog to protect the granddaughter from the menacing riders.

The girl-“How Far She Went”

She is a boisterous girl who wrangles recurrently with her grandmother.

Sylvie-“How Far She Went”

She is the granny’s deceased daughter. Sylvie gave birth to her daughter outside wedlock.

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