The Pickwick Papers · Character
Mr. Blotton
A member of the Pickwick Club who questions Mr. Pickwick's authorship.
minor
Also known as Mr. Blotton, Blotton, the presumptuous Blotton
First appearance: xxviii
Mr. Blotton shows up with force in The Pickwickians. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Engages in a heated exchange with Pickwick, calling him a 'humbug' in the Pickwickian sense, which is resolved amicably.
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See Mr. Blotton in xxviii