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Mr. Lowten

Mr. Perker's clerk, who assists with legal matters.

minor

Also known as Mr. Lowten, Lowten

First appearance: xiv

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In Chapter XL: Mr. Pickwick is Arrested and Taken to the Fleet Prison: Perker's clerk, comments on Pickwick's character. Later, in XLIV:…

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ASAugustus Snodg…CSCount SmorltorkMTMr. TrundleSBSerjeant BuzfuzSPSamuel PickwickMLMr. Lowten

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  • Minor characters and witnesses
  • Pickwickians and associates
  • Eatanswill party guests
  • Trial legal figures
  • Protagonist

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See Mr. Lowten in xiv