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Tom Thumb

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Tom Thumb

Tiny hero of English folk tale. His name has often been given to those of small stature, including Charles Sherwood Stratton (1838–1883), nicknamed General Tom Thumb by the circus proprietor P T Barnum.



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Then Tom Thumb, seeing his father, cried out, 'See, father, here I am with the cart, all right and safe
Fairy Tales by Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm View in context
"He seems to have a mania for diamonds," said Morcerf, smiling, "and I verily believe that, like Potemkin, he keeps his pockets filled, for the sake of strewing them along the road, as Tom Thumb did his flint stones.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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