The Innocents Abroad · Character
The Captain
The captain of the Quaker City ship.
minor
Also known as the captain, The Captain
First appearance: ii
The Captain shows up with force in III. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Referenced as Captain Bursley, the executive officer and sailing master, who warns the narrator about the spyglass.
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In III: Referenced as Captain Bursley, the executive officer and sailing master, who warns the narrator about the spyglass. Later, in III: Referenced as Captain L—, the owner of the ship, who scolds the narrator for…
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See The Captain in iiNarrative arc
Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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The Captain appears across 14 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
- III
- III
- III
- IV
- Summer in Mid-Atlantic—An eccentric moon—Mr. Blucher loses confidence—The mystery of 'ship time'—The denizens of the deep—'Land hoh'—The first landing on a foreign shore—Sensation among the natives—Something about the Azores Islands—Blucher's disastrous dinner—The happy result.
- IX
- Genoa the Superb
- XXXII
- +6 more
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See The Captain in ii