Inside the story
Meet Benjamin Allen
Benjamin Allen, also known as Armitage, is a member of the Pickwick Club. At the story’s outset, he is often seen with the traveling group as it sets out on its shared adventures.
On the page
A coarse, stout, thick-set young man with black hair cut rather short and a white face cut rather long, wearing spectacles and a white neckerchief, in a single-breasted black surtout buttoned to the chin, with a generally mildewy appearance.
