The Pickwick Papers · Character
Tracy Tupman
The club's 'too susceptible' romantic, a portly gentleman of mature years whose boyish ardour for the fair sex survives every expansion of his waistcoat.
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Also known as Tupman, Mr. Tupman, Mr. Tracy Tupman, old Tupman
First appearance: The Pickwick Papers
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A member of the Pickwick Club, known for his romantic inclinations and involvement in the elopement attempt.
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Tupman sits at Pickwick's right hand, described as adding the enthusiasm of a boy to the wisdom of maturer years in the most pardonable of human weaknesses — love. Time and feeding have rounded his form and buried his…
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- Pickwickians and associates
- Fleet Prison inmates
- Trial legal figures
- Eatanswill party guests
- Protagonist
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Tracy Tupman is a fellow Pickwick Club member and friend, often involved in romantic… How this plays out →
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friendship · positive
Tracy Tupman is a fellow Pickwick Club member and friend, often involved in romantic… How this plays out →
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Tracy Tupman appears across 19 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
- The Pickwick Papers
- The Pickwickians
- The First Day's Journey, and the First Evening's Adventures; with Their Consequences
- A New Acquaintance—The Stroller's Tale—A Disagreeable Interruption, and an Unpleasant Encounter
- A Field Day and Bivouac—More New Friends—An Invitation to the Country
- A Short One — Showing How Mr. Pickwick Undertook to Drive, and Mr. Winkle to Ride, and How They Both Did It
- An Old-Fashioned Card-Party—The Clergyman's Verses—The Story of the Convict's Return
- How Mr. Winkle, instead of shooting at the pigeon and killing the crow, shot at the crow and wounded the pigeon; how the Dingley Dell cricket club played All-Muggleton, and how All-Muggleton dined at the Dingley Dell expense; with other interesting and instructive matters.
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