CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this
Post-Effective Amendment No. 93 to the registration statement on Form
N-1A (File No. 2-10816) ("Registration Statement") of our report dated
September 11, 2003, relating to the financial statements and financial
highlights appearing in the July 31, 2003, Annual Report of The George
Putnam Fund of Boston, which are also incorporated by reference into the
Registration Statement.  We also consent to the references to us under
the headings "Financial highlights" and "Independent Auditors and
Financial Statements" in the Prospectus and Statement of Additional
Information incorporated by reference into such Registration Statement.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
April 8, 2004