# Grandma Scrimser — Hudson River Bracketed character guide

> Grandma Scrimser in Hudson River Bracketed by Edith Wharton.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Grandma

**First appearance:** 0004-i

## Who they are

Vance's great-grandmother, a very old and frail woman.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/i)

Vance's maternal grandmother, a magnificent-looking woman obsessed with reforming the world and pursuing Perfection.

### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/xvii)

Living with the Westons, reading Spirit Light, and asking about the letter.

### [XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/xxiii)

Sends a touching letter to Vance, the only one at Euphoria who dimly understands his spiritual and artistic quest.

### [XXXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/chapters/xxxix)

Vance is determined to stop her lecturing tour and refuses to live on her earnings.

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