# Princess Cariboo — The Humbugs of the World character guide

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

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Princess Cariboo

**First appearance:** 0010-vi

## Who they are

A woman who posed as a foreign princess and was exhibited by Barnum.

## In the story

### [The Princess Cariboo; or, The Queen Of The Isles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_humbugs_of_the_world_se/chapters/xxxix)

The mysterious and beautiful princess who arrives in Bristol in 1812, claiming to be from a wealthy Eastern island. She speaks no English, is attended by an exotic retinue, and becomes the center of a massive hoax, disappearing after extracting lavish gifts and money.

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