# Captain Cloudesley Wriothesley — The Purple Land character guide

> Captain Cloudesley Wriothesley in The Purple Land by W. H. Hudson.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Captain Wriothesley

**First appearance:** 0030-xxix-back-to-buenos-aires

## Who they are

English naval officer with a colorful name.

## In the story

### [A Colony of English Gentlemen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_purple_land_se/chapters/v-a-colony-of-english-gentlemen)

A drunken English captain, part of the colony of gentlemen; lives from house to house and is often incapacitated by drink.

### [VI: The Colony Under a Cloud](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_purple_land_se/chapters/vi-the-colony-under-a-cloud)

Drunk and nearly shot by the colonists; wakes entangled in gear, dismisses the chaos as revolution, and later accuses Lamb of interfering.

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