# Mr. Barnaby Jones — Short Fiction character guide

> Mr. Barnaby Jones in Short Fiction by Anthony Trollope.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. Jones, Barnaby, Jones, Barnaby Jones

**First appearance:** 0006-john-bull-on-the-guadalquivir

## Who they are

A man involved in a story of mistaken identity and humor.

## In the story

### [The Adventures of Fred Pickering](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_4_se/chapters/the-adventures-of-fred-pickering)

A kind and wealthy man who offers Fred a ten-pound note out of charity and advises him to reconcile with his father.

### [Mrs. Brown Does Escape](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_4_se/chapters/iv-mrs-brown-does-escape)

The gentleman whose throat was injured by the mustard plaster; he is stiff and dignified, skeptical of the mistake.

### [Jack Hollycombe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_4_se/chapters/iv-jack-hollycombe)

Referred to as Mr. Peppercorn, the brewer who opposes Jack's suit due to his lack of education and money.

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