# Mr. Douglas — Sailing Alone Around the World character guide

> Mr. Douglas in Sailing Alone Around the World by Joshua Slocum.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0007-vi

## Who they are

A person met by the narrator in port.

## Relationships

### [Spray](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sailing_alone_around_the_world_se/characters/spray)

_professional_

Mr. Douglas interacts with the Spray in a professional capacity, likely as a port official or supplier.

## In the story

### [Chapter XV: The Arafura Sea and the Voyage to Keeling Cocos](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sailing_alone_around_the_world_se/chapters/xv)

Resident magistrate at Thursday Island, invites Slocum on a scientific cruise and gives him a flag as he departs.

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