Mr. Gum

Mr. Gum and the Biscuit Billionaire by Andy Stanton Not in US, though the title will probably have to be changed to “Mr. Gum and the Cookie Capitalist”

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Mr. Gum and the Biscuit Billionaire by Andy Stanton Not in US, though the title will probably have to be changed to “Mr. Gum and the Cookie Capitalist”

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Hence jealousies between him and Mr. Gum; and battles, in which they both practised the noble art of boxing and butting, which they had learned at Marybone Gardens and

The Virginians 2006

Mr. Gum kept them until a few years ago, when he presented the instruments to the

McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 3, February 1896 Various

But to witness unreasonably violent grief in others always has a counteracting effect on our own, and Mr. Gum soothed his sorrow and brought philosophy to his aid.

Elster's Folly Henry Wood 1850

It is a term chiefly applied to ghosts; but Mr. Gum was a great deal more like a ghost than like a man.

Elster's Folly Henry Wood 1850

Mr. Gum -- more often called Clerk Gum in the village -- had never done a wrong thing in his life, or fallen into a scrape.

Elster's Folly Henry Wood 1850

A most respectable man was Mr. Gum, and he prided himself upon it.

Elster's Folly Henry Wood 1850

With other people he was Gum, or Mr. Gum, or Clerk

Elster's Folly Henry Wood 1850

Mr. Gum directed her attention to the church clock.

Elster's Folly Henry Wood 1850