Characters from Three Men in a Boat: To Say Nothing of the Dog

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

J - This person is the narrator of the book and is a young, single, middle-class man living in London.

George - This character is a bank clerk who works on Saturdays. It is this person's idea to take the river trip.

Harris - This person is a young single character with a fondness for drink. At one point, this person manages to get fairly drunk one night and imagines being attacked by swans.

Montmorency - This character is another's rat terrier.

Mrs. Poppets - This character is the housekeeper for three...
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