# Captain Poul — Travel Essays character guide

> Captain Poul in Travel Essays by Robert Louis Stevenson.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Poul

**First appearance:** 0000-an-inland-voyage

## Who they are

A ship captain or nautical figure.

## Relationships

### [Alick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/travel_essays_se/characters/alick)

_professional_

Alick and Captain Poul have a seafaring professional relationship, likely as crew and captain.

### [Alick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/travel_essays_se/characters/alick)

_professional_

Alick and Captain Poul have a seafaring professional relationship, likely as crew and captain.

## In the story

### [Pont de Montvert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/travel_essays_se/chapters/pont-de-montvert)

A famous soldier of fortune who captured Séguier after his brief and bloody career.

### [In the Valley of the Tarn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/travel_essays_se/chapters/in-the-valley-of-the-tarn)

Mentioned as a soldier feared by the Camisards, in a comparison to the narrator's fear of peasants.

## Links

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