# Mr. Fearn — Table-Talk character guide

> Mr. Fearn in Table-Talk by William Hazlitt.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. Fearn, himself

**First appearance:** 0030-volume-ii-on-the-knowledge-of-character

## Who they are

An acquaintance discussed in relation to character and philosophy.

## In the story

### [On People with One Idea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/table_talk_se/chapters/volume-i-on-people-with-one-idea)

A metaphysician who developed original ideas about the human mind while in Indostan, but whose work was largely ignored; Hazlitt uses him as a prime example of a person with a single, consuming idea.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/table_talk_se/characters/mr_fearn
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/table_talk_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/table_talk_se/characters