# Bessy — The Mill on the Floss character guide

> Bessy in The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Poor Bessy, poor Bessy

**First appearance:** 0002-ii-mr-tulliver-of-dorlcote-mill-declares-his-resolution-about-tom

## Who they are

Mrs. Tulliver's maiden name; used affectionately by her husband.

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