# James Crawley — Vanity Fair character guide

> James Crawley in Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Jim, James, Mr. James Crawley, young James

**First appearance:** 0034-xxxiv-james-crawley-s-pipe-is-put-out

## Who they are

Younger son of Bute Crawley, a good-natured but reckless young man who disappoints his family.

## In the story

### [James Crawley's Pipe Is Put Out](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/vanity_fair_se/chapters/xxxiv-james-crawley-s-pipe-is-put-out)

Sent by his mother to charm Miss Crawley, but his drunkenness and coarse talk ruin his mission.

### [A Cynical Chapter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/vanity_fair_se/chapters/xxxix-a-cynical-chapter)

Son of Bute and Mrs. Bute, present at the Hall during the confrontation with Betsy Horrocks.

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