The Travels of Marco Polo · Character
Lieutenant Kempthorne
Also known as Kempthorne
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 54
Kempthorne appears as a traveler attentive to place, leaving written impressions of a coast and a district far from home. There is a quiet curiosity in that role: a person looking closely enough to turn a landscape into words.
- Gender
- male
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 54
- Books
- 1
Lieutenant Kempthorne is mentioned as a traveler whose notes describe the coast near Hormuz, including the district of Minao, which he calls the Paradise of Persia. The text offers no account of his life beyond this act of observation and writing. He remains a brief but evocative witness to the landscapes recorded in the book.
Description
No physical description is given for Lieutenant Kempthorne. His age, build, complexion, hair, eyes, facial features, and any identifying marks are unspecified, and no particular clothing is recorded. A restrained traveler’s or officer’s outfit may indicate his context, while his appearance should otherwise remain unasserted.
Story so far
BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1
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