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Mrs. Joe Gargery: character portrait from Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)

A character in Great Expectations

Mrs. Joe Gargery

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

Pip's much older sister and Joe's wife, a harsh, quick-tempered woman who raised Pip 'by hand' and rules the household.

Also known as: Mrs. Joe, my sister, Georgiana Maria

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Meet Mrs. Joe Gargery

Mrs. Joe Gargery is Pip’s much older sister and Joe Gargery’s wife, keeping house in the village where Pip grows up. Harsh and quick-tempered, she rules the household and reminds Pip that she raised him “by hand,” while Joe is her quieter, kindly husband.

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