# Tom — Three Men in a Boat character guide

> Tom in Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mrs. Thomas

**First appearance:** 0004-iii

## Who they are

A friend or acquaintance mentioned in anecdotes.

## Relationships

### [George](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/three_men_in_a_boat_se/characters/george)

_friendship_

George and Tom are mutual friends who appear together in stories of youthful escapades and humorous incidents.

### [Montmorency](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/three_men_in_a_boat_se/characters/montmorency)

_friendship_

Montmorency and Tom have a playful but chaotic dynamic, with the dog often disrupting Tom's activities.

### [Uncle Podger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/three_men_in_a_boat_se/characters/uncle_podger)

_social_

Tom and Uncle Podger are acquaintances, with Tom often being an exasperated witness to Podger's incompetence.

### [Jack](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/three_men_in_a_boat_se/characters/jack)

_friendship_

Jack and Tom are mutual friends who share in the group's adventures and comic mishaps.

### [Uncle Podger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/three_men_in_a_boat_se/characters/uncle_podger)

_social_

Tom and Uncle Podger are acquaintances, with Tom often being an exasperated witness to Podger's incompetence.

### [Montmorency](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/three_men_in_a_boat_se/characters/montmorency)

_friendship_

Montmorency and Tom have a playful but chaotic dynamic, with the dog often disrupting Tom's activities.

### [Jack](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/three_men_in_a_boat_se/characters/jack)

_friendship_

Jack and Tom are mutual friends who share in the group's adventures and comic mishaps.

## In the story

### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/three_men_in_a_boat_se/chapters/xv)

Tom is another old river hand in the narrator's story, who boasts about pulling from Marlow to Goring and then falls asleep.

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