# Mr. Crab — Short Fiction character guide

> Mr. Crab in Short Fiction by Edgar Allan Poe.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the eminent Mr. Crab

**First appearance:** 0029-the-business-man

## Who they are

Eccentric businessman who appears in 'The Business Man'.

## In the story

### [The Literary Life of Thingum Bob, Esq.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_14_se/chapters/the-literary-life-of-thingum-bob-esq)

Editor of the Lollipop, who advises Thingum to 'play Thomas Hawk' by harshly criticizing other authors.

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