# The Doctor — Travel Essays character guide

> The Doctor in Travel Essays by Robert Louis Stevenson.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Doctor, the doctor

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

## Who they are

A medical professional encountered during travels.

## Relationships

### [The Officer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/travel_essays_se/characters/the_officer)

_professional_

The Doctor and The Officer interact in a military or institutional setting, likely as medical and command personnel.

## In the story

### [The Sick Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/travel_essays_se/chapters/the-sick-man)

Sought for the sick man but not found in his cabin; later said to be in the smoking-room.

### [Personal Experience and Review](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/travel_essays_se/chapters/personal-experience-and-review)

One of the officers aware of the narrator's true identity, treating him as a joke.

### [A Pleasure-Party](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/travel_essays_se/chapters/a-pleasure-party)

Wheels and bribes the sentry to allow the party to pass the military checkpoint, using his diplomatic skills and multilingual ability.

## Links

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