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A Prudent Mother and a Tragic Family Tale
A lengthy domestic tale recounts Bridget Goodman and her son Nicholas Goodman, their strained marriage, a mother’s strict control over finances and marriage, and the son’s despair leading to his death. It contrasts maternal hardness with her favored daughter Patty, who remains under rigid parental rule as the family faces ruin and social judgment.
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Bridget Grasp
About
Zool
Nicholas Goodman
Grasp
Goodman
Patty
Miss Goodman
Julia
Miss Parry
Francfort
Duke de ‘Broglio
Ekerdinand
Westerwald
Broglio
M. Maubert
Pomerania
Brandenbourg
Berlin
Prince Henry
Unkersdorft
Golfen
Barlut
Dresden
Laudohn
Silesia
Neus
Spain
Prague
Genera Baron Laudohn
Jagerndorff
Goltz
Neifs
Saxony
Gorlitz
Meiffen
Bohemia
Paris
Council of State
Germany
M. Broglio