A character in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Twain, Mark
The proud town aristocrat who guns down the harmless drunkard Boggs in the street, then single-handedly faces down and shames the lynch mob that comes for him.
Also known as: Sherburn
Inside the story
Colonel Sherburn is a proud, powerful aristocrat in the Arkansas town where Huck and Jim encounter a tense public scene. He is a hard, commanding figure whose standing places him in conflict with Boggs, a harmless drunkard who causes trouble in the streets.
A big, fine-looking, well-dressed man of about fifty-five, calm and cold-eyed, who steps out coolly with a double-barrel gun in hand and never raises his voice.
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