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The Pickwick Papers · Character
Captain Boldwig
A irascible landowner who finds Mr. Pickwick asleep in a wheelbarrow.
minor
Also known as Captain Boldwig, little Captain Boldwig, the great Captain Boldwig, Boldwig
First appearance: xxii
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Character groups
- Minor characters and witnesses
- Ipswich law enforcement
- Protagonist
- Ipswich and Bath characters
- Pickwickians and associates
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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