# Mr. Bayham Badger — Bleak House character guide

> Mr. Bayham Badger in Bleak House by Charles Dickens.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. Badger, Badger

**First appearance:** 0013-xii-on-the-watch

## Who they are

A physician in Chelsea who employs Allan Woodcourt.

## In the story

### [XIII: Esther’s Narrative](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bleak_house_se/chapters/xiii-esther-s-narrative)

Agrees to take Richard as a student; proud of his wife's previous marriages.

### [XVII: Esther's Narrative](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bleak_house_se/chapters/xvii-esther-s-narrative)

Visits with her husband and speaks of Richard's place in their society, recounting her past with Captain Swosser and Professor Dingo.

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