# Hugh Tarpaulin — Short Fiction character guide

> Hugh Tarpaulin in Short Fiction by Edgar Allan Poe.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Tarpaulin, the acute Tarpaulin

**First appearance:** 0014-the-unparalleled-adventure-of-one-hans-pfaall

## Who they are

Companion of Hans Pfaall on his lunar voyage.

## In the story

### [King Pest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_14_se/chapters/king-pest)

A short, stout seaman who accompanies Legs into the plague district and the undertaker's shop.

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