The Innocents Abroad · Character

Young George

A young traveler in the party whose name gets borrowed for the book's retelling of the Abelard and Heloise scandal, complete with seduction, secret marriage, and hired ruffians.

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Also known as young George, George, Fulbert, George W. Fulbert, himself

First appearance: iii

As a supporting figure in The Innocents Abroad, Young George is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Young George is mentioned as part of the group during the visit to the Morgue.

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Young George moves through the tour as one of the narrator's young companions, but his real work in the text is as the vessel for a lurid medieval set piece: the letter boasting of Fulbert's simplicity, the stolen lessons, the secret marriage, the vengeance. The tale's Abelard is a cold-hearted villain who trades on hospitality, and Heloise a self-sacrificing fool for love, and the whole affair is narrated with mock-historical relish. He matters because he shows how the pilgrims' sightseeing keeps collapsing into anecdote — every ruin wants a scandal attached.

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Young George appears across 12 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

XIV
Young George is mentioned as part of the group during the visit to the Morgue.
XV
Mentioned as George W. Fulbert, the uncle of Heloise, in the story of Abelard and Heloise.
XVI
Implied as part of the group touring Versailles.
XXII
Not directly mentioned in this chapter.
XXXIX
Possibly among the travelers mentioned in the chapter's activities.
XLII
Implied as part of the group.
Dan, Bashan, and the Waters of Merom
Implied as part of the traveling group.
XLIX
Implied as part of the group; the narrator refers to 'eight armed Christians' including himself and presumably Young George.
Chapter L
Implied as part of the pilgrim group, though not directly named in excerpts.
LII
Implied as part of the group; not directly referenced.
LIV
Young George is among the pilgrims, though not directly mentioned in the excerpts.
LVI
Mentioned as Moult, caught and bruised alongside Dan.

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