Barnaby Rudge

Barnaby Rudge, fictional character, the developmentally disabled protagonist of Charles Dickens’s historical novel Barnaby Rudge (1841).

This article was most recently revised and updated by Kathleen Kuiper.
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Article Title: Barnaby Rudge
Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published: 17 February 2011
Access Date: February 22, 2025