# Archie Ruthvel — Lord Jim character guide

> Archie Ruthvel in Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Ruthvel, Archie

**First appearance:** 0008-vii

## Who they are

The principal shipping-master who interviews Jim after the Patna incident.

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