# A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers — Character guide

> Key figures in A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers by Henry David Thoreau.

- [Narrator](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/narrator.md): The unnamed first-person narrator who travels the Concord and Merrimack rivers.
- [Chaucer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/chaucer.md): The English poet frequently quoted and discussed as a literary touchstone.
- [The Indians](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/the_indians.md): Native American groups referenced throughout the journey and historical accounts.
- [Rice](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/rice.md): A local figure or acquaintance mentioned in the narrative.
- [Goethe](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/goethe.md): The German writer and philosopher cited in reflections on nature and art.
- [Ossian](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/ossian.md): Legendary Gaelic bard whose poetry is invoked in the narrative.
- [Christ](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/christ.md): Central figure of Christianity referenced in moral and spiritual discussions.
- [Buttrick](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/buttrick.md): A historical or local person mentioned during the river journey.
- [Homer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/homer.md): Ancient Greek poet whose epics are frequently alluded to.
- [Jonathan Tyng](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/jonathan_tyng.md): A colonial figure associated with the Merrimack River region.
- [Hannah Dustan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/hannah_dustan.md): A colonial woman captured by Indians, whose story is recounted.
- [Sir Walter Raleigh](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/sir_walter_raleigh.md): Elizabethan explorer and writer mentioned in historical contexts.
- [Alexander Henry](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/alexander_henry.md): Fur trader and explorer whose adventures are referenced.
- [Anacreon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/anacreon.md): Ancient Greek lyric poet quoted in the text.
- [Oliver Cromwell](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/cromwell.md): English military and political leader mentioned in historical reflections.
- [Thoreau](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/thoreau.md): The author himself, occasionally referred to in the third person.
- [Columbus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/columbus.md): Explorer mentioned in discussions of discovery and history.
- [Shakespeare](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/shakespeare.md): The playwright frequently quoted and referenced.
- [Lieut. Farwell](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/lieut_farwell.md): A military officer mentioned in historical accounts.
- [Wawatam](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/wawatam.md): An Indian chief who aided Alexander Henry.
- [Brahma](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/brahma.md): Hindu deity referenced in philosophical passages.
- [Pan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/pan.md): Greek god of the wild, invoked in nature descriptions.
- [Eleazer Davis](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/eleazer_davis.md): A local person mentioned in the narrative.
- [Gookin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/gookin.md): Colonial historian cited regarding Indian affairs.
- [Mr. Eliot](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/mr_eliot.md): Missionary to the Indians mentioned in historical context.
- [Charon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/charon.md): Mythological ferryman of the dead, used as a metaphor.
- [Manu](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/manu.md): Hindu lawgiver and mythical figure referenced.
- [Captain Lovewell](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/captain_lovewell.md): Leader of a colonial military expedition.
- [Josiah Jones](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/josiah_jones.md): A local resident referenced in the narrative.
- [Krishna](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/krishna.md): Hindu deity and central figure in the Bhagavad Gita.
- [Belphoebe](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/belphoebe.md): Character from Spenser's Faerie Queene, alluded to.
- [John Stark](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/john_stark.md): Revolutionary War hero from New Hampshire.
- [Fingal](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/fingal.md): Legendary Scottish hero from Ossianic poetry.
- [Pythagoras](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/pythagoras.md): Ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician.
- [Milton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/milton.md): English poet, author of Paradise Lost, referenced.
- [Elisha](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/elisha.md): Biblical prophet mentioned in a religious context.
- [Dr. Johnson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/dr_johnson.md): Samuel Johnson, English writer and lexicographer.
- [Ephraim Wood](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/ephraim_wood.md): A local dignitary mentioned in the narrative.
- [Nestor](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/nestor.md): Greek mythological king known for wisdom.
- [John Tinker](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/john_tinker.md): A local person mentioned in the narrative.
- [Philip](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/philip.md): King Philip, Wampanoag leader in King Philip's War.
- [Robin Hood](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/robin_hood.md): Legendary English outlaw, referenced in ballads.
- [Arjuna](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/arjuna.md): Hindu warrior prince from the Mahabharata.
- [Ayer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/ayer.md): A local person mentioned in the narrative.
- [Jehovah](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/jehovah.md): Biblical name for God, used in religious references.
- [Virgil](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/virgil.md): Roman poet, author of the Aeneid, referenced.
- [Edmund Halley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/edmund_halley.md): English astronomer, mentioned in a scientific context.
- [Warren Hastings](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/warren_hastings.md): First Governor-General of India, referenced.
- [Robert Rogers](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/robert_rogers.md): Colonial frontier soldier and leader of Rogers' Rangers.
- [Evelyn](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/evelyn.md): Possibly a reference to John Evelyn, diarist.
- [Robinson Crusoe](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/robinson_crusoe.md): Fictional castaway, referenced as a literary figure.
- [Jove](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/jove.md): Roman king of the gods, used in classical allusions.
- [Jacob Shute](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/jacob_shute.md): A local person mentioned in the narrative.
- [Edwin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/edwin.md): Possibly a character from Ossian or local legend.
- [Euphemus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/euphemus.md): Figure from Greek mythology, an Argonaut.
- [Wyseman Clagett](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/wyseman_clagett.md): A colonial official mentioned in the narrative.
- [Newton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_week_on_the_concord_and_merrimack_rivers_se/characters/newton.md): Isaac Newton, referenced in scientific discussions.

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