Wilkins Micawber is a fictional character in Charles Dickens's 1850 novel David Copperfield. He is traditionally identified with the optimistic belief that "something will turn up." == His role in the story == Micawber was incarcerated in debtors' prison (the King's Bench Prison) after failing to meet his creditors' demands.
Wilkins Micawber is a fictional character in Charles Dickens's 1850 novel David Copperfield. He is traditionally identified with the optimistic belief that "something will turn up." == His role in the story == Micawber was incarcerated in debtors' prison (the King's Bench Prison) after failing to meet his creditors' demands.
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