# Captain Harris — The Master of Ballantrae character guide

> Captain Harris in The Master of Ballantrae by Robert Louis Stevenson.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Harris, Mr. Harris, this Harris

**First appearance:** 0005-iii-the-master-s-wanderings

## Who they are

A ruthless pirate captain who captures the Master and Burke at sea.

## In the story

### [XI: The Journey in the Wilderness](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_master_of_ballantrae_se/chapters/xi-the-journey-in-the-wilderness)

Leader of the conspirators; orchestrates the surveillance and recapture of the Master, but fails to extract the treasure's secret.

### [Narrative of the Trader, Mountain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_master_of_ballantrae_se/chapters/narrative-of-the-trader-mountain)

Harris is the joint commander of the expedition and a key conspirator. He is a proficient speaker of Indian languages and overhears Secundra's spying, confirming the Master's knowledge of the plot.

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