The Travels of Marco Polo · Character
Major R. M. Smith
Also known as Major Smith, R. M. Smith, Smith
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 51
He is a traveler measured by roads and distances, his name associated with the long passage between Persian towns. There is an appealing plainness to the record: a man on the move, attentive to the ground beneath him and the country unfolding around him.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- Middle-aged adult
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 51
- Books
- 1
Major R. M. Smith appears as a European traveler and explorer whose journeys through Persia are cited as evidence about the routes. The account notes his passage from Kerman to Bander Abbasi, including the dates of departure and arrival, and his description of the way between them. Beyond his travels and observations, the text provides no personal history or character arc.
Description
Smith is identified as a middle-aged European traveler and explorer, but the account does not describe his precise appearance. It gives no height, build, skin tone, hair or eye color, facial details, or signature accessories. His clothing can be suggested only in broad, period-appropriate terms: practical travel wear for a 19th-century journey through Persia, without unsupported embellishment.
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BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1
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