# Mr. Burns — The Shadow Line character guide

> Mr. Burns in The Shadow Line by Joseph Conrad.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Burns, poor Burns

**First appearance:** 0005-i

## Who they are

The chief mate of the narrator's ship, who falls gravely ill during the voyage.

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