Gulliver’s Travels · Character

Captain William Robinson

English captain who employs Gulliver on a voyage to the East Indies.

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First appearance: Chapter I

Captain William Robinson shows up with force in Chapter I. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Commander of the Hopewell; invites Gulliver to be surgeon on a voyage to the East Indies.

Captain William Robinson first appears in 0022 i.

In Chapter I: The Third Voyage Begins: Commander of the Hopewell; invites Gulliver to be surgeon on a voyage to the East Indies.

Later, in Part IV: A Voyage to the Country of the Houyhnhnms: The captain of the ship on which Gulliver serves as surgeon before the mutiny.

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Chapter I
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Chapter III
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Chapter I: The Third Voyage Begins
Commander of the Hopewell; invites Gulliver to be surgeon on a voyage to the East Indies.
Chapter XI
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Part IV: A Voyage to the Country of the Houyhnhnms
The captain of the ship on which Gulliver serves as surgeon before the mutiny.
Chapter III
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