# Folger — The Humbugs of the World character guide

> Folger in The Humbugs of the World by P. T. Barnum.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. Folger, poor Folger

**First appearance:** 0008-iv

## Who they are

A man who was swindled by a humbug about a petrified man.

## Relationships

### [Matthias](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_humbugs_of_the_world_se/characters/matthias)

_psychological_

Folger appears to be deeply entangled with Matthias in a manipulative or obsessive dynamic, possibly as a follower or victim.

### [Pierson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_humbugs_of_the_world_se/characters/pierson)

_psychological_

Folger and Pierson share a tense, possibly manipulative relationship, with Folger exerting influence over Pierson.

## In the story

### [XLIV Diamond cut diamond; or, yankee superstitions—Matthias the impostor—New York follies thirty years ago.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_humbugs_of_the_world_se/chapters/xliv)

Benjamin H. Folger, a wealthy merchant and disciple who housed Matthias and briefly regained his senses.

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