# Henry B. Allen — The Humbugs of the World character guide

> Henry B. Allen in The Humbugs of the World by P. T. Barnum.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Allen, Harry, Mr. B.

**First appearance:** 0008-iv

## Who they are

A young man who helped Barnum with a humbug about a petrified man.

## Relationships

### [Monsieur Mangin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_humbugs_of_the_world_se/characters/monsieur_mangin)

_professional_

Henry B. Allen and Monsieur Mangin are colleagues or partners in a business or performance venture.

### [Monsieur Mangin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_humbugs_of_the_world_se/characters/monsieur_mangin)

_professional_

Henry B. Allen and Monsieur Mangin are colleagues or partners in a business or performance venture.

## In the story

### [Chapter XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_humbugs_of_the_world_se/chapters/xvii)

A thirteen-year-old 'boy medium' who performed fraudulent physical manifestations, exposed by the lampblack test and later by Mr. Hall.

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