The Old Nurse’s Story
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All Characters Hester Miss Rosamond Miss Grace Furnivall Miss Maude Furnivall The Old Lord The Little Girl The Foreigner Miss Rosamond’s Mother Lord Furnivall Mrs. Stark Dorothy James Agnes
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All Terms The Fells
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All Symbols The East Wing The Organ Heat and Cold
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The Old Nurse’s Story

by Elizabeth Gaskell
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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
Themes
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  • Mistakes and Regret Theme Icon
    Mistakes and Regret
  • Wealth and Happiness Theme Icon
    Wealth and Happiness
  • Gender Theme Icon
    Gender
  • Pride Theme Icon
    Pride
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Hester
  • Miss Rosamond
  • Miss Grace Furnivall
  • Miss Maude Furnivall
  • The Old Lord
  • The Little Girl
  • The Foreigner
  • Miss Rosamond’s Mother
  • Lord Furnivall
  • Mrs. Stark
  • Dorothy
  • James
  • Agnes
Terms
  • All Terms
  • The Fells
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • The East Wing Symbol Icon
    The East Wing
  • The Organ Symbol Icon
    The Organ
  • Heat and Cold Symbol Icon
    Heat and Cold
Lit Devices
  • All Literary Devices
  • Allusions
  • Foil
  • Foreshadowing
  • Frame Story
  • Genre
  • Hyperbole
  • Imagery
  • Mood
  • Setting
  • Similes
  • Style
  • Tone
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Fells are mountainous, barren terrains in the countryside. “The Fells” referenced in “The Old Nurse’s Story” most often refer to the Cumberland Fells, though Hester also mentions that Miss Rosamond’s father’s parish is scattered… read analysis of The Fells
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