# Mr. Wells — The Humbugs of the World character guide

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

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0008-iv

## Who they are

A showman who exhibited a fake mermaid with Barnum.

## In the story

### [The Peter Funks and Their Functions](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_humbugs_of_the_world_se/chapters/xx)

The Yankee police officer who single-handedly dismantled the Peter Funk operation through months of persistent surveillance, warnings, and legal pressure, refusing bribes and threats.

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