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Bartleby, the Scrivener · Character

Nippers

A young, ambitious scrivener who suffers from indigestion and irritability in the mornings, but is calm and useful in the afternoons.

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First appearance: chapter_1

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In Bartleby, The Scrivener: A young, ambitious scrivener plagued by indigestion and nervous irritability in the mornings, which smooths out…

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TUTurkeyBABartlebyGNGinger NutNINippers

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Character groups

  • The Office Staff
  • Protagonist

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