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Mr. Beales

A political reformer mentioned in the context of liberal movements.

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Also known as Mr. Beales

First appearance: culture and anarchy

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Cited as an example of treating the right of meeting in Hyde Park as a mechanical, absolute law.
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With Narrator (rivalry): Mr. Beales, a reform leader, represents the working-class political movement the narrator critiques for its lack of cultural depth.

In Porro Unum Est Necessarium: Cited as an example of treating the right of meeting in Hyde Park as a mechanical, absolute law.

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NANarratorMSMr. SpurgeonMBMr. BradlaughMBMr. Beales

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