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Widow Wakefield as Enigma in Hilltop Town
Hooper ville's Widow Wakefield, once a mistreated wife, inherits a fortune and uses it to rebuke residents of Hooperville. She enforces old ordinances, condemns a faulty bridge, and rents out mills and stores, then leaves the town after a dramatic display. The tale centers on her calculated acts and the townspeople’s reactions.
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Andrew Wakefield
Hooperville
Mr. Wakefield
Wakefield
Deacon Peters
Moses
Paris