# John Faustus — The Cream of the Jest character guide

> John Faustus in The Cream of the Jest by James Branch Cabell.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0021-xvii-of-the-sigil-and-one-use-of-it

## Who they are

The legendary scholar, referenced as a character in the fictional world.

## In the story

### [XXI: In Pursuit of a Whisper](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cream_of_the_jest_se/chapters/xxi-in-pursuit-of-a-whisper)

Mentioned in Kennaston's reading as one who won the love of Helen of Troy through deep cogitations.

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