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Joseph Smiggers

The secretary of the Pickwick Club.

minor

Also known as Joseph Smiggers, Esq, Joe, Joseph

First appearance: xxviii

Joseph Smiggers shows up with force in The Pickwickians. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Presides over the meeting as P.V.P.M.P.C.
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DLDowager Lady S…RWRachael WardleIWIsabella WardleDODowlerACAngelo Cyrus B…JSJoseph Smiggers

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  • Other

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  • Pickwick Club and Weller family
  • Ipswich and Bath characters
  • Jingle and romantic interests
  • Minor characters and witnesses

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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Joseph Smiggers in xxviii