# Monsieur Gosling — The Humbugs of the World character guide

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

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Gosling, the great Gosling

**First appearance:** 0006-ii

## Who they are

A French humbug who performed fake feats of strength and magic.

## In the story

### [Part III: Trade and Business Impositions](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_humbugs_of_the_world_se/chapters/part-iii-trade-and-business-impositions)

Referenced in relation to Gosling's Blacking advertising campaign.

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