The Pickwick Papers · Character
Gabriel Grub
A surly sexton who is reformed by a supernatural Christmas vision.
minor
Also known as old Gabriel Grub, Gabriel Grub, Gabriel
First appearance: xvi
Gabriel Grub shows up with force in The Story of the Goblins Who Stole a Sexton. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The surly, misanthropic sexton who takes pleasure in gloom and is punished by goblins for his cruelty.
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See Gabriel Grub in xvi