A character in Great Expectations
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Herbert's father and Pip's amiable, harried London tutor, a well-meaning but perpetually distracted scholar.
Also known as: Mr. Pocket
Inside the story
Matthew Pocket is a well-meaning but perpetually distracted scholar who teaches Pip in London. He is Herbert Pocket’s father and serves as Pip’s amiable tutor, trying to guide his young student while managing the demands of his own busy household.
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