The Humbugs of the World · Character
Sir John Blunt
A director of the South Sea Company, involved in the bubble.
minor
Also known as Blunt, John, the speculative Blunt
First appearance: xxv
Sir John Blunt shows up with force in Part III: Trade and Business Impositions. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Associated with speculative financial schemes.
Sir John Blunt first appears in 0032 xxv.
In Part III: Trade and Business Impositions: Associated with speculative financial schemes.
Later, in Part IV: Money Manias: Speculative figure associated with financial manias.
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- Other
Character groups
- Miscellaneous Humbugs and Dupes
- Barnum's Associates and Hoaxers
- Fake Mermaid Exhibitors
- Moon Hoax and Barnum Dupes
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Part III: Trade and Business Impositions
- Part IV: Money Manias
- John Bull's Great Money Humbug: The South Sea Bubble in 1720
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See Sir John Blunt in xxv