# Captain Grimes — Decline and Fall character guide

> Captain Grimes in Decline and Fall by Evelyn Waugh.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Grimes, Poor old Grimes

**First appearance:** 0003-part-i-iii-captain-grimes

## Who they are

A disreputable but charming schoolmaster with a mysterious past.

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