The Autobiography of Mark Twain · Character
Charles L. Webster
Mark Twain's nephew and business partner.
minor
Also known as Webster, Charley, Charles
First appearance: About General Grant's "Memoirs"
Charles L. Webster shows up with force in About General Grant's "Memoirs". The page is where that presence becomes real.
Twain's business partner; signs the contract and provides the $1,000 advance to Grant's family.
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In About General Grant's "Memoirs": Twain's business partner; signs the contract and provides the $1,000 advance to Grant's family. Later, in The Machine Episode: Twain's partner, involved in the project and…
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- Other
Character groups
- Extended Acquaintances and Cultural Figures
- Family and Household
- Literary and Social Circle
- Historical and Fictional Figures
- Protagonist
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- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because it marks the emotional and psychological peak of Twain's moral out…
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- About General Grant's "Memoirs"
- The Machine Episode
- Henry H. Rogers
- Thursday, April 5, 1906
- Orion Clemens Resumed
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