# Captain Ellis — The Shadow Line character guide

> Captain Ellis in The Shadow Line by Joseph Conrad.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0004-the-shadow-line

## Who they are

A port official who appoints the narrator as captain of the ship.

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