Inspector Bucket

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Inspector Bucket is a pioneering fictional detective in Charles Dickens's novel "Bleak House," often regarded as one of the first professional investigators in English literature.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
fictional detective
literary character
police inspector
appearsIn Bleak House NERFINISHED
serial publication of Bleak House (1852–1853)
associatedWith London NERFINISHED
characterTrait methodical
observant
persistent
characterType professional investigator
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
createdBy Charles Dickens NERFINISHED
describedAs one of the first professional detectives in English literature
employerInFiction Metropolitan Police NERFINISHED
firstAppearance Bleak House NERFINISHED
genre detective fiction
hasAuthor Charles Dickens NERFINISHED
hasCanonicalName Inspector Bucket NERFINISHED
influenced later fictional detectives in English literature
languageOfWorkOrName English
medium novel
narrativeFunction pioneering example of a professional investigator in the novel
occupation detective
police officer
partOf the cast of characters in Bleak House
roleInWork investigates the murder of Tulkinghorn
investigates the mystery surrounding Lady Dedlock
workLocationInFiction London NERFINISHED

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Bleak House majorCharacter Inspector Bucket