# Mr. Campbell — Kidnapped character guide

> Mr. Campbell in Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Campbell

**First appearance:** 0002-i-i-set-off-upon-my-journey-to-the-house-of-shaws

## Who they are

Minister of Essendean who sends David to his uncle.

## Relationships

### [Alan Breck Stewart](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kidnapped_se/characters/alan_breck_stewart)

_social_

Brief, respectful interaction as the minister helps David before his journey.

### [David Balfour](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kidnapped_se/characters/david_balfour)

_social_

David's childhood minister who advises him and sends him off with a Bible.

### [Alan Breck Stewart](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kidnapped_se/characters/alan_breck_stewart)

_social_

Brief, respectful interaction as the minister helps David before his journey.

### [David Balfour](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kidnapped_se/characters/david_balfour)

_social_

David's childhood minister who advises him and sends him off with a Bible.

## In the story

### [Kidnapped](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kidnapped_se/chapters/kidnapped)

The minister of Essendean who gives David a letter of introduction and advice before his journey.

### [I Set Off Upon My Journey to the House of Shaws](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kidnapped_se/chapters/i-i-set-off-upon-my-journey-to-the-house-of-shaws)

The minister of Essendean, who gives David a letter from his father, offers advice, and provides parting gifts.

### [II: I Come to My Journey’s End](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kidnapped_se/chapters/ii-i-come-to-my-journey-s-end)

Mentioned as the minister David left behind in Essendean; David briefly considers returning to him.

### [The Lad with the Silver Button: Through the Isle of Mull](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kidnapped_se/chapters/xv-the-lad-with-the-silver-button-through-the-isle-of-mull)

Not directly present; the old gentleman who helps David is unnamed but serves as a kind host.

### [I Come to Mr. Rankeillor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kidnapped_se/chapters/xxvii-i-come-to-mr-rankeillor)

Mr. Campbell is mentioned as having sought David after his disappearance and confronted Ebenezer.

## Links

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