Tattycoram

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Tattycoram

fictional character

Also known as: Harriet Beadle

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Article History

Nickname of:: Harriet Beadle

Tattycoram, fictional character, the Meagles family’s maid in the novel Little Dorrit (1855–57) by Charles Dickens.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Kathleen Kuiper.