The Travels of Marco Polo · Character
Dr. Clarke
Also known as Clarke
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 98
Dr. Clarke enters the account as a quiet scholarly voice, attached to the name of a familiar instrument. His presence is more like a note in the margin than a figure brought fully into view.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- Not specified
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 98
- Books
- 1
Dr. Clarke is cited for identifying a two-stringed Tartar instrument as the balalaika, or two-stringed lyre, and noting its popularity among the Kalmaks. The text offers no further account of his life, relationships, or personal history.
Description
The text provides no physical description of Dr. Clarke. His height, build, coloring, hair, eyes, facial features, clothing, and distinguishing marks are unspecified; no visual particulars can be established.
Story so far
BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1
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