# Mackay — The Purple Cloud character guide

> Mackay in The Purple Cloud by M. P. Shiel.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-the-purple-cloud

## Who they are

A crew member on the expedition.

## Relationships

### [John Mew](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_purple_cloud_se/characters/john_mew)

_professional_

John Mew and Mackay have a professional relationship, likely as colleagues or in a work setting.

## In the story

### [The Purple Cloud](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_purple_cloud_se/chapters/the-purple-cloud)

Scottish preacher who denounced the Boreal expedition; compared to John the Baptist Redivivus.

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