A character in Cranford
Cranford by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
Miss Matty's faithful, blunt country maidservant, whose loyalty and marriage to Jem Hearn help rescue Miss Matty after her financial ruin.
Inside the story
Martha is Miss Matty’s faithful country maidservant in the small, tradition minded town of Cranford. Plain spoken and practical, she serves Miss Matty with steady loyalty and knows the household and its troubles better than most.
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