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Augustus Snodgrass

The club's resident poet, swathed in a mysterious blue cloak, whose literary pretensions and romantic hopes quietly shape the Pickwickians' sentimental side.

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Also known as Snodgrass, Mr. Snodgrass, Mr. Augustus Snodgrass, Augustus

First appearance: The Pickwick Papers

As a supporting figure in The Pickwick Papers, Augustus Snodgrass is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

A poetic member of the Pickwick Club who accompanies the group on their travels.
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Snodgrass sits to Pickwick's left, poetically enveloped in a blue cloak with a canine-skin collar, and is named in the club's founding resolutions as one of the four Corresponding Society members. Pickwick's oration…

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MLMr. LowtenDUDubbleyMSMr. SkimpinSPSamuel PickwickMWMr. Winkle Sr.ASAugustus Snodgrass

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  • Friendship
  • Other

Character groups

  • Pickwickians and associates
  • Minor characters and witnesses
  • Ipswich law enforcement
  • Trial legal figures
  • Protagonist

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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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