The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman · Character
Dick
A minor character mentioned in a comic anecdote.
minor
Also known as Dick Johnson
First appearance: book iii
Dick shows up with force in Chapter IV. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned as 'honest Dick Johnson' whose soul was scourged for another man's ducats.
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- Wide Cast of Digressions
- Narrative and Historical Figures
- Shandy Household Core
- Protagonist
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See Dick in book iii