# Wm. C. Grimes — The Innocents Abroad character guide

> Wm. C. Grimes in The Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Wm . C. Grimes, Grimes, myself

**First appearance:** 0006-iv

## Who they are

A fellow traveler, possibly a writer or journalist on the excursion.

## In the story

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_innocents_abroad_se/chapters/vii)

Implied as the poet who distributes verses and is referred to as the 'Laureate of the Ship'.

### [XXXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_innocents_abroad_se/chapters/xxxviii)

Implied as a member of the committee that framed the Address, as the narrator mentions being a member.

### [Dan, Bashan, and the Waters of Merom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_innocents_abroad_se/chapters/xlvi)

Mentioned for his exaggerated accounts of Bedouin encounters.

### [XLVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_innocents_abroad_se/chapters/xlviii)

Quoted for his description of the Sea of Galilee; the narrator corrects his statements about the water color.

### [Chapter L](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_innocents_abroad_se/chapters/l)

Author of 'Nomadic Life in Palestine,' criticized for his theatrical and hypocritical descriptions.

### [LI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_innocents_abroad_se/chapters/li)

Mentioned as influencing the pilgrims' melodramatic behavior with his writings.

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