Mr Guppy
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Mr Guppy is a somewhat comic, socially ambitious law clerk in Charles Dickens’s novel "Bleak House," known for his awkward courtship of Esther Summerson and involvement in the story’s legal intrigues.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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law clerk ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Bleak House
NERFINISHED
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serialized publication of Bleak House (1852–1853) ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bleak House (household)
NERFINISHED
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Chancery NERFINISHED ⓘ Jarndyce and Jarndyce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
John Jarndyce
NERFINISHED
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Lady Dedlock NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr Tulkinghorn NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Jobling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| courts | Esther Summerson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Charles Dickens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Kenge and Carboy
NERFINISHED
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Kenge and Carboy, solicitors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Bleak House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
awkward
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comic ⓘ obsequious ⓘ romantically inept ⓘ self-important ⓘ socially ambitious ⓘ |
| hasFullName | William Guppy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedIn | legal intrigues in Bleak House ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Esther Summerson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
comic relief
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minor character ⓘ plot catalyst ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| occupation | law clerk ⓘ |
| proposesMarriageTo | Esther Summerson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipTo | clerk to Kenge and Carboy ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| setIn |
London legal world
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Victorian England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workOfFiction | Bleak House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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