# Thomas Bob — Short Fiction character guide

> Thomas Bob in Short Fiction by Edgar Allan Poe.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Thomas Bob, Esq., Tom, Bob

**First appearance:** 0054-the-literary-life-of-thingum-bob-esq

## Who they are

Literary figure and rival of Thingum Bob.

## Relationships

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_14_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_friendship_

Thomas Bob is a friend and companion of the narrator, often involved in shared adventures or conversations.

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_14_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_friendship_

Thomas Bob is a friend and companion of the narrator, often involved in shared adventures or conversations.

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_14_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_friendship_

Thomas Bob is a friend and companion of the narrator, often involved in shared adventures or conversations.

## 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)

Thingum's father, a merchant-barber in Smug, who encourages his son's literary ambitions.

### [X-ing a Paragrab](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_14_se/chapters/x-ing-a-paragrab)

The devil (printer's devil) who sets the type and discovers the missing 'o' letters, leading to the substitution of 'X'.

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