The Pickwick Papers · Character
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.
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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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- Minor characters and witnesses
- Protagonist
- Pickwickians and associates
- Pickwick Club and Weller family
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See John Smauker in xxv