The Travels of Marco Polo · Character

Captain Smith

Also known as Smith

  • Minor
  • First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 91

He enters the account as a name attached to an officer’s passage through Western Tibet, a faint human trace amid distant mountains and measured observations. The text leaves his presence almost entirely to the imagination.

Gender
male
Age
Unknown
First appears
Book 1 · Ch. 91
Books
1

Captain Smith is briefly mentioned as a British Army officer who traveled in Western Tibet. The account gives no further personal history, relationships, or character arc.

Description

The text identifies Captain Smith as a British Army officer but provides no description of his face, hair, eyes, complexion, age, height, or build. His clothing and any distinctive features are not recorded. Any visual depiction beyond his role as an officer would be conjectural.

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  1. BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1

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