# William Dorrit — Little Dorrit character guide

> William Dorrit in Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Mr. Dorrit, the Father of the Marshalsea, Edward Dorrit

**First appearance:** 0008-vi-the-father-of-the-marshalsea

## Who they are

The proud, long-term inmate of the Marshalsea who becomes wealthy late in life.

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