# Mr. Slum — The Old Curiosity Shop character guide

> Mr. Slum in The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Slum

**First appearance:** 0027-xxv

## Who they are

A poet who writes advertising verses for Mrs. Jarley's waxworks.

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