# The Fur Country — Character guide

> Key figures in The Fur Country by Jules Verne.

- [Lieutenant Jaspar Hobson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_fur_country_se/characters/jaspar_hobson.md): Leader of the expedition to build Fort Hope on the Arctic coast.
- [Mrs. Paulina Barnett](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_fur_country_se/characters/paulina_barnett.md): A spirited traveler and writer who accompanies the expedition.
- [Sergeant Long](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_fur_country_se/characters/sergeant_long.md): A loyal and resourceful sergeant under Hobson's command.
- [Kalumah](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_fur_country_se/characters/kalumah.md): A young Eskimo woman who becomes a key helper and friend.
- [Thomas Black](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_fur_country_se/characters/thomas_black.md): An astronomer obsessed with observing a solar eclipse.
- [Madge](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_fur_country_se/characters/madge.md): Mrs. Barnett's devoted maid and companion.
- [Mac-Nab](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_fur_country_se/characters/mac_nab.md): The expedition's carpenter and his wife.
- [Corporal Joliffe](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_fur_country_se/characters/corporal_joliffe.md): A superstitious and talkative corporal in the party.
- [Mrs. Joliffe](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_fur_country_se/characters/mrs_joliffe.md): Corporal Joliffe's wife, a gossipy and anxious woman.
- [Captain Craventy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_fur_country_se/characters/captain_craventy.md): Commanding officer at Fort Reliance who dispatches the expedition.
- [Captain Kellet](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_fur_country_se/characters/kellet.md): A naval officer mentioned in the narrative.
- [Petersen](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_fur_country_se/characters/petersen.md): A Danish explorer mentioned in the narrative.
- [The Eskimo](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_fur_country_se/characters/the_eskimo.md): A generic Eskimo character encountered during the journey.
- [The Stranger](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_fur_country_se/characters/the_stranger.md): A mysterious figure who appears late in the story.

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