The Pickwick Papers · Character
Smangle
A flashy and unscrupulous debtor in the Fleet Prison.
minor
Also known as Smangle, Mr. Smangle, the dashing Mr. Smangle
First appearance: xiii
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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 rakish prisoner with long dark hair and bushy whiskers, who orchestrates the evening's entertainment.
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- Other
Character groups
- Fleet Prison inmates
- Protagonist
- Pickwickians and associates
- Ipswich and Bath characters
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- Breaking point
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- Closing
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- What befell Mr. Pickwick when he got into the Fleet; what prisoners he saw there, and how he passed the night.
- XLII
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