The Travels of Marco Polo · Character
Lieutenant Samuel Turner
Also known as Samuel Turner, S. Turner
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 91
Samuel Turner is felt at a distance, as a traveler whose written observations help bring an unfamiliar landscape into focus. The account gives him no personal portrait, making his presence more like a clear note in a traveler's record than a fully seen figure.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- Unknown
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 91
- Books
- 1
Lieutenant Samuel Turner is referenced as a British officer who traveled in Tibet and described the yak. His account is invoked as a source of observation, but this volume supplies no fuller biography, relationships, or personal development. He remains a concise but useful witness in the book's wider record of travel and natural history.
Description
The text does not describe Turner's appearance. His height, build, age, coloring, hair, eyes, facial features, and clothing are unspecified; even his officer's uniform is not detailed. A faithful visual portrayal should avoid adding distinctive traits.
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BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1
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