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Mivins

A friendly and eccentric fellow prisoner in the Fleet.

minor

Also known as Mivins, Mr. Mivins

First appearance: xiii

Mivins shows up with force in What befell Mr. Pickwick when he got into the Fleet; what prisoners he saw there, and how he passed the night.. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A fellow prisoner who performs a hornpipe and later fetches the sherry.
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In What befell Mr. Pickwick when he got into the Fleet; what prisoners he saw there, and how he passed the night.: A fellow prisoner who performs a hornpipe and later fetches the sherry. He goes to bed early, snoring…

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See Mivins in xiii

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Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Fleet Prison inmates
  • Pickwickians and associates
  • Ipswich and Bath characters
  • Protagonist
  • Dodson and Fogg clerks

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  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Mivins in xiii