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S — Sponge to Squeers (Part 4 of 4)

The person who suggested the character of Squeers was a Mr. Shaw of Bowes. He married a Miss Laidman. The satire ruined the school, and was the death both of Mr. and Mrs. Shaw.—Notes and Queries, October 25, 1873.