Mrs Poyser, wife of Hetty Sorrel's farmer uncle, Martin Poyser, with Squire Donnithorne, whose son Arthur seduced Hetty. Mrs Poyser is possibly George Eliot's most successful comic character. 'Adam Bede' by George Eliot, first published 1859. Illustration by William Small (1843-1929) from an edition published c1885.

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Mrs Poyser, wife of Hetty Sorrel's farmer uncle, Martin Poyser, with Squire Donnithorne, whose son Arthur seduced Hetty. Mrs Poyser is possibly George Eliot's most successful comic character. 'Adam Bede' by George Eliot, first published 1859. Illustration by William Small (1843-1929) from an edition published c1885.

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