# Mr. Mell — David Copperfield character guide

> Mr. Mell in David Copperfield by Charles Dickens.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Doctor Mell

**First appearance:** 0010-vii-my-first-half-at-salem-house

## Who they are

A poor, kind usher at Salem House who is dismissed by Steerforth.

## In the story

### [I Am Sent Away from Home](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_copperfield_se/chapters/v-i-am-sent-away-from-home)

Mr. Mell escorts David to Salem House and is his companion during the empty days before school starts. He is kind but peculiar, playing the flute and muttering to himself.

### [VI: I Enlarge My Circle of Acquaintance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/david_copperfield_se/chapters/vi-i-enlarge-my-circle-of-acquaintance)

A poor schoolmaster who takes meals with the boys and is later revealed to have a struggling mother.

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