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Comedy literature characters

  • Touchstone (As You Like It)Touchstone stands in the court of Duke Frederick, a usurper who seized power from his brother. He wears the motley cap and bells that mark him as a licensed…
  • Sam Weller (character)In 1836, the monthly parts of The Pickwick Papers sold only about 1,000 copies. Sales figures remained flat and the book faced commercial failure until a new…