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John Smauker

A servant to a gentleman in Bath, who befriends Sam Weller.

minor

Also known as John, Mr. John Smauker, John Smauker, Mr. Smauker, Smauker

First appearance: xxv

John Smauker shows up with force in Honourably accounts for Mr. Weller's absence, by describing a soiree to which he was invited and went; also relates how he was entrusted by Mr. Pickwick with a private mission of delicacy and importance.. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A Bath footman who invites Sam to the soiree and introduces him to the company.
In the storyHonourably accounts for Mr. Weller's absence, by describing a soiree to which he was invited and went; also relates how he was entrusted by Mr. Pickwick with a private mission of delicacy and importance.Open this moment free

In Honourably accounts for Mr. Weller's absence, by describing a soiree to which he was invited and went; also relates how he was entrusted by Mr. Pickwick with a private mission of delicacy and importance.: A Bath…

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SPSamuel PickwickACAngelo Cyrus B…TTTracy TupmanMWMr. WhiffersTWTony WellerJSJohn Smauker

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  • Minor characters and witnesses
  • Protagonist
  • Pickwickians and associates
  • Pickwick Club and Weller family

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