The Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. · Character
Roscoe
A historian and author admired by the narrator in Liverpool.
minor
Also known as Mr. Roscoe
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The historian and poet encountered at the Athenaeum; a figure of literary genius who rose from humble beginnings and later faced financial ruin, losing his library.
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In Roscoe: The historian and poet encountered at the Athenaeum; a figure of literary genius who rose from humble beginnings and later faced financial ruin, losing his library.
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