# Captain Harville — Persuasion character guide

> Captain Harville in Persuasion by Jane Austen.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Harville, Captain, Poor Harville

**First appearance:** 0011-xii

## Who they are

A naval officer and friend of Wentworth, living in Lyme with his family.

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