The Travels of Marco Polo · Character
Hugh Murray
Also known as Mr. Hugh Murray
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 13
Hugh Murray arrives as a Scottish editor and geographer, a reader of other people’s journeys with a critic’s eye. There is an appealing tension in that role: the careful mind weighing distant wonders against the page before him.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- Adult
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 13
- Books
- 1
Hugh Murray appears as an editor and geographer who considers Marco Polo’s travels from the perspective of a later reader. His contribution is that of critic and interpreter rather than traveler; the text provides no further account of his personal history or relationships.
Description
The text identifies Hugh Murray as an adult Scottish editor and geographer but gives no concrete details of his appearance. His height, build, complexion, hair, eyes, facial features, clothing, and distinguishing marks are unspecified, so a visual portrait should avoid assigning them.
Story so far
BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1
Appearances
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