The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman · Character
Didius
A scholarly church lawyer who debates with Walter and others.
minor
Also known as Brother Didius
First appearance: book iii
Didius shows up with force in Chapter VII. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Devises a neat formula for the midwife's license, inserting his own amendment.
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- Wide Cast of Digressions
- Protagonist
- Shandy Household Core
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See Didius in book iii