# Captain Brown — Cranford character guide

> Captain Brown in Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Captain, The Captain, poor dear Captain Brown

**First appearance:** 0001-ii-the-captain

## Who they are

A kind, literary-minded retired captain who befriends the Cranford ladies.

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