Little Dorrit · Character
Mr. Tite Barnacle
A senior Barnacle at the Circumlocution Office.
minor
Also known as Mr. Tite Barnacle
First appearance: xxxiv a shoal of barnacles
Mr. Tite Barnacle shows up with force in Containing the Whole Science of Government. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The oppressive and impracticable head of the Circumlocution Office, who refuses to give Arthur a straightforward answer.
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In Containing the Whole Science of Government: The oppressive and impracticable head of the Circumlocution Office, who refuses to give Arthur a straightforward answer. Later, in In Which a Great Patriotic Conference Is…
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