The Humbugs of the World · Character
Mr. Theodore Tilton
A man who was involved in a humbug about a spiritualist.
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Also known as Mr. Tilton
First appearance: xi
Mr. Theodore Tilton shows up with force in XXXIII. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Delivered a discourse at Cooper Institute that inspired the hoax; later suspected the pamphlet was a hoax and wrote a critical article in the Independent.
Mr. Theodore Tilton first appears in 0016 xi.
In XXXIII: Delivered a discourse at Cooper Institute that inspired the hoax; later suspected the pamphlet was a hoax and wrote a critical article in the Independent.
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