Travel Essays · Character
Captain Poul
A ship captain or nautical figure.
minor
Also known as Poul
First appearance: an inland voyage
Captain Poul's tie to Alick is one of the pressures that moves Travel Essays—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
A famous soldier of fortune who captured Séguier after his brief and bloody career.
Captain Poul first appears in 0000 an inland voyage.
With Alick (professional): Alick and Captain Poul have a seafaring professional relationship, likely as crew and captain. With Alick (professional): Alick and Captain Poul have a seafaring professional relationship, likely as crew and captain.
In Pont de Montvert: A famous soldier of fortune who captured Séguier after his brief and bloody career.
Later, in In the Valley of the Tarn: Mentioned as a soldier feared by the Camisards, in a comparison to the narrator's fear of peasants.
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Relationship types
- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Scottish and French Figures
- Camisard and Religious Figures
- Miscellaneous Travel Acquaintances
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Story tension across the book.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Alick
professional · ambivalent
Alick and Captain Poul have a seafaring professional relationship, likely as crew and… How this plays out →
- Alick
professional · ambivalent
Alick and Captain Poul have a seafaring professional relationship, likely as crew and… How this plays out →
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