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Colonel Diver

An American newspaper editor.

minor

Also known as Colonel

First appearance: xxxi

Colonel Diver shows up with force in Chapter XVI. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A bombastic editor of the Rowdy Journal who defends the paper's personal attacks and forged letters as 'smartness'.
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MTMrs. TodgersGCGeorge Chuzzle…MMMr. MouldMWMr. WolfMBMr. BuffumCDColonel Diver

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  • Central Chuzzlewit Circle
  • Minor London Figures
  • American Hucksters

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See Colonel Diver in xxxi