The Innocents Abroad · Character
Colonel J. Heron Foster
A military officer or journalist on the trip.
minor
Also known as Colonel J. Heron Foster
First appearance: iv
Colonel J. Heron Foster shows up with force in XLVII. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Implied as the Colonel who claimed the land flowed with milk and honey and that turtles sing.
Colonel J. Heron Foster first appears in 0006 iv.
In XLVII: Implied as the Colonel who claimed the land flowed with milk and honey and that turtles sing.
Later, in Endnotes: Noted as a most estimable gentleman; the author expresses pain at learning of his decease shortly after his return home.
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- Protagonist
- Core Travel Companions
- Minor Characters & Cameos
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