Short Fiction · Character
Mr. Kissam
Man who testifies about seeing Marie Rogêt after her disappearance.
minor
Also known as a Mr. Kissam
First appearance: the mystery of marie rog t
Mr. Kissam shows up with force in Von Kempelen and His Discovery. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Claimant to the discovery, from Brunswick, Maine; the narrator dismisses his story as apocryphal and moon-hoaxy.
Mr. Kissam first appears in 0041 the mystery of marie rog t.
In Von Kempelen and His Discovery: Claimant to the discovery, from Brunswick, Maine; the narrator dismisses his story as apocryphal and moon-hoaxy.
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- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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