# Smethurst — Travel Essays character guide

> Smethurst in Travel Essays by Robert Louis Stevenson.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. Smethurst

**First appearance:** 0116-last-of-smethurst

## Who they are

A character encountered in the later essays, possibly an engineer.

## In the story

### [Cockermouth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/travel_essays_se/chapters/cockermouth)

Mentioned as the name on the signboard of 'Canadian Felt Hat Manufacturers' near the mill.

### [An Evangelist](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/travel_essays_se/chapters/an-evangelist)

The hatmaker who lends the narrator a raft and shares his philosophy of contentment.

### [Last of Smethurst](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/travel_essays_se/chapters/last-of-smethurst)

Seen briefly at the train station, handing clay pipes to the narrator's companion and calling farewells as the train departs.

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