# Captain the Honourable Edward Fairfax Vere — Short Fiction character guide

> Captain the Honourable Edward Fairfax Vere in Short Fiction by Herman Melville.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Captain Vere, Edward Fairfax Vere, Vere, Fairfax

**First appearance:** 0029-billy-budd-foretopman

## Who they are

Stoic captain of the HMS Indomitable who must judge Billy Budd after Claggart's death.

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