The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn · Character
Stephen Dowling Bots
A young man whose death is commemorated in Emmeline Grangerford's poetry.
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Also known as young Stephen, Young Stephen Dowling Bots
First appearance: Chapter XVII
Stephen Dowling Bots shows up with force in Chapter XVII. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Subject of Emmeline's poem 'Ode to Stephen Dowling Bots, Dec’d,' who died by falling down a well.
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