# Mr. Cobb — Barnaby Rudge character guide

> Mr. Cobb in Barnaby Rudge by Charles Dickens.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Cobb, Tom Cobb, Tommy Cobb

**First appearance:** 0002-chapter-1

## Who they are

Another regular at the Maypole Inn.

## In the story

### [Chapter 1](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-1)

A regular at the inn, the general chandler and post-office keeper, who whispers about the stranger being a highwayman.

### [Chapter 30](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-30)

Provokes Joe with taunts, leading to a physical assault.

### [Chapter 33](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barnaby_rudge_se/chapters/chapter-33)

Another regular, who urges Solomon to continue and shares in the general unease.

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