Short Fiction · Character
Captain Pratt
Ship captain in 'The Oblong Box'.
minor
Also known as Pratt
First appearance: the oblong box
Captain Pratt shows up with force in Three Sundays in a Week. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A naval acquaintance of Kate who has just returned from a year-long voyage around Cape Horn.
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In Three Sundays in a Week: A naval acquaintance of Kate who has just returned from a year-long voyage around Cape Horn. He insists that…
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