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Word: marcellus (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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Christian Buddenbrook. The brother of Thomas. At the age of seven a skillful mimic of Marcellus Stengel, his schoolmaster, he is pronounced "witty and brilliant" by Jean Jacques Hoffstede, the poet. He continues a skillful mimic to the end. But beyond that he accomplishes nothing?except to spend Buddenbrook money and to irritate the steadier Thomas...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Buddenbrooks* | 2/25/1924 | See Source »

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