The Travels of Marco Polo · Character
Sir Bartle Frere
Also known as Frere, Bartle Frere, Sir B. F.
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 53
Sir Bartle Frere is present as a name trusted for knowledge, a scholar whose observations help bring distant customs into focus. His reputation suggests the patient authority of someone accustomed to weighing evidence rather than spectacle.
- Gender
- male
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 53
- Books
- 1
Sir Bartle Frere is cited as a British administrator and scholar, including as a source of information about the Naḳḳárah. His function in the account is that of a later authority whose learning helps interpret details from the world Marco Polo describes. No personal episodes, relationships, or transformation are narrated.
Description
The text supplies no physical description of Sir Bartle Frere. His height, build, coloring, hair, eyes, facial features, and distinguishing marks are not stated. Although he is identified as a British administrator and scholar, his clothing and characteristic manner are not described.
Story so far
BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1
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