# Mr. Pearson — Heretics character guide

> Mr. Pearson in Heretics by G. K. Chesterton.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Pearson, Mr. C. Arthur Pearson, Arthur

**First appearance:** 0009-viii-the-mildness-of-the-yellow-press

## Who they are

A newspaper proprietor criticized for sensationalist journalism.

## In the story

### [VIII: The Mildness of the Yellow Press](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/heretics_se/chapters/viii-the-mildness-of-the-yellow-press)

Attacked for his 'enormous banality' and infantile cunning, exemplified by his hypocritical clamor for home trades while employing foreign printers.

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