# Billy Brown — Roughing It character guide

> Billy Brown in Roughing It by Mark Twain.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Brown, Willis

**First appearance:** 0001-roughing-it

## Who they are

A miner and acquaintance of the narrator.

## Relationships

### [The Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/narrator)

_social_

Billy Brown is a frontier character whose antics or stories provide the Narrator with local color.

### [The Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/narrator)

_social_

Billy Brown is a frontier character whose antics or stories provide the Narrator with local color.

## In the story

### [XLIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/roughing_it_se/chapters/xlix)

Man killed by Jack Williams in a previous affray; his death is referenced in the quarrel.

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