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- n. A diminutive of the female given name Elizabeth; today more often spelled Bessie.
Examples
“Bessy is very much larger than life, leaps off the page and her honest and hilarious turn of phrase is priceless and carries the whole.”
“Bessy is an unforgettable character .. her observations bring extraordinary verve and veracity to the novel ..”
The Observations: Summary and book reviews of The Observations by Jane Harris.
“Bessy is intrigued by her new employer but puzzled by her increasingly strange requests and her insistence that Bessy keep a journal of her mundane chores and most intimate thoughts.”
The Observations: Summary and book reviews of The Observations by Jane Harris.
“One of the struggles between Bessy and Arabella takes place over who will have the right to explain who Bessy is and, thereby, determine her identity.”
“In her relationship with her mistress Arabella, Bessy is almost simultaneously rebellious and anxious to please.”
“Bessy is a poor girl who finds it best to deny that she has a family.”
“Bessy is likewise tormented by the memory of her mother, Bridget, whose mistreatment of her only child beggars description.”
“Early in the novel, Bessy is resistant to Arabella's command that she write about everything that befalls her.”
“There was nothing in his calling her Bessy, for it had become a habit with him since they were children; and they had formerly agreed that everything between them should be as it had been before that foolish whisper of love had been spoken and received.”
“I offended her by taking in Bessy Barnet in the teeth of her vehement admonitions; and now I suppose she is again offended that I should receive a discharged servant of her”
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