CHARACTER
BOOK OR STORY
ROLE Ablewhite, Godfrey
The Moonstone
Rachel Verinder's villainous cousin Aimata
Iolani
Courageous young friend of Idia Aldersley, Frank
The Frozen Deep
Naval officer engaged to Clara Burnham Antonina
Antonina
Daughter of Numerian, captured by Hermanric Ariel
The Law and The Lady
Miserrimus Dexter's devoted cousin Armadale, Allan
Armadale
Naive hero, unaware of his ancestry Bartrum, Admiral No Name
George Bartram's uncle Bartrum, George
No Name
Noel Vanstone's cousin Bashwood, Felix
Armadale
Armadale's steward spying for Miss Gwilt Basil
Basil
Hero who marries a linen-draper's daughter Benjamin
The Law and The Lady
Valeria's
faithful friend,her father's former clerk Benjulia, Dr Nathan
Heart and Science
Brain specialist and vivisectionist Bennydeck, Captain
The Evil Genius
Religious friend of Sydney Westerfield's father Benwell, Father Ambrose
The Black Robe
Jesuit priest scheming to recover Vange Abbey Betteredge, Gabriel
The Moonstone
Verinder house-steward and chief narrator Betteredge, Penelope
The Moonstone
Betteredge's daughter; Rachel Verinder's maid Bishopriggs Man and Wife
Waiter at Craig Fernie inn Blake, Franklin
The Moonstone
Rachel Verinder's cousin Blanchard, Jane
Armadale
Allan Armadale's mother Blunt, Martin
Mr Wray's Cash-Box
Mr Wray's clumsy assistant Blythe, Mrs Lavinia
Hide and Seek
Disabled wife of Valentine
Blythe Blyth, Valentine
Hide and Seek
Artist friend of Zachary
Thorpe Brinkworth, Arnold
Man and Wife
Delamayn's friend, engaged to
Blanche Lundie Brock, Reverend Decimus
Armadale
Allan Armadale's tutor and
guardian Brown, Emily
"I Say No"
Orphan investigating her
father's death Bruff, Mr
The Moonstone
Verinder family lawyer Burnham, Clara
The Frozen Deep
Fiancee to Frank Aldersley Buschmann, Uncle Joseph
The Dead Secret
Sarah Leeson's Mozart playing
uncle Candy, Dr
The Moonstone
Verinder family doctor Catherick, Anne
The Woman in White
Mysterious woman in white,
Laura's double Catherick, Mrs
The Woman in White
Rigidly respectable mother of Anne Catherick Chennery, Dr
The Dead
Secret
Clergyman friend of the Treverton family Clack, Drusilla
The Moonstone
Rachel Verinder's aunt; interfering evangelist Clara
Basil
Basil's devoted sister Clare, Frank
No Name
Good-for-nothing fiancee to Magdalen Vanstone Colebatch, Matthew
Mr Wray's Cash-Box
Squire of Tidbury-on-the-Marsh Crayford, Lucy
The Frozen Deep
Clara Burnham's best friend Cuff, Sergeant
The Moonstone
Celebrated rose-growing detective Darch, Mr
Armadale
Blanchard family lawyer de Sor, Francine
"I Say
No"
Spiteful school friend of Emily Brown Delamayn, Geoffrey
Man and Wife
Villain reneging on marriage to Anne Silvester Delamayn, Julius
Man and Wife
Geoffrey Delamayn's older brother Dermody, Mary (Van Brandt)
The Two Destinies
Childhood sweetheart of George Germaine Dethridge, Hester
Man and Wife
Lady Lundie's mute and eccentric cook Dexter, Miserrimus
The Law and The Lady
Legless eccentric, friend of Eustace Macallan Dingwell, Rufus
The Fallen Leaves
American who befriends Amelius Goldenheart Downward, Dr (Dr le Doux)
Armadale
Dubious doctor; accomplice of Mrs Oldershaw Dubourg, Nugent
Poor Miss Finch
Deceitful twin trying to steal Lucilla Finch Dubourg, Oscar
Poor Miss Finch
'Blue' twin in love with Lucilla Finch Dulcifer, Alicia
A Rogue's Life
Daughter of Dr Dulcifer Dulcifer, Dr
A Rogue's
Life
A forger Dunboyne, Philip
The Legacy of Cain
In love alternately with the Gracedieu sisters Dunross, Miss
The Two Destinies
Mysterious
young woman on the Shetlands Engelman, Herr
Jezebel's Daughter
German partner to Keller and Mrs Wagner Eyrecourt, Stella
The Black Robe
Friend of
Lady Loring; marries Lewis Romayne Eyrecourt, Mrs
The Black Robe
Stella
Eyrecourt's mother Fairlie, Frederick.
The Woman in White
Valetudinarian uncle of Laura Fairlie Fairlie, Laura (Lady Glyde)
The Woman in White
Heiress married by Sir Perceval Glyde for money Farnaby, Emma(nee Ronald) The Fallen Leaves
Farnaby's wife, searching for her lost daughter Farnaby, John
The Fallen Leaves
Villain and dishonest businessman Farnaby, Regina
The Fallen Leaves
John Farnaby's daughter, engaged to Goldenheart Ferrari
The
Haunted Hotel
Courier to Lord Montbarry and Countess Narona Finch, Lucilla
Poor Miss Finch
Blind heroine in love with Oscar Dubourg Finch, Reverend
Poor Miss Finch
Lucilla Finch's
pompous father Fitz-David, Major
The Law and The Lady
'Don Juan' friend of Eustace Macallan Fontaine, Madame
Jezebel's Daughter
Embezzler and poisoner Fontaine, Minna
Jezebel's
Daughter
Mrs
Fontaine's daughter, engaged to Fritz Keller Fosco,Count Isidor Ottavio Baldassare
The Woman in White
Archetypal 'fat man' villain, conspiring with Glyde Fosco, Eleanor
The Woman in White
Fosco's wife; Laura Lairlie's aunt Frankland, Leonard
The Dead Secret
Blind husband of
Rosamond Treverton
Gallilee, Mrs
Heart and Science
Ovid Vere's formidable mother Garth, Miss
No Name
Vanstone
family governess and friend Germaine, George
The Two Destinies
Childhood sweetheart of Mary Dermody Glenarm, Mrs
Man and Wife
Rich
widow set to marry Geoffrey Delamayn Glenney, David
Jezebel's Daughter
Narrator and Mrs Wagner's English representative Gloody
The Guilty River
Servant to the Lodger Glyde, Sir Perceval
The Woman in White Friend of Laura's father, marrying
her for money Goisvintha
Antonina
Sister of Hermanric, determined to kill Antonina Goldenheart, Amelius
The Fallen Leaves
Christian socialist hero;
rescues Simple Sally Gracedieu, Reverend Abel
The Legacy of Cain
Retired prison chaplain Gracedieu, Eunice
The Legacy of Cain
Good-natured daughter of Reverend Gracedieu Gracedieu, Helena
The Legacy of Cain
Spiteful daughter of Reverend Gracedieu Gray, Julian
The New Magdalen
Curate nephew of Lady Roy Graybrook, Sir Joseph
Miss
or Mrs?
Father
of Natalie Graybrook Graybrook, Natalie
Miss or Mrs?
Heiress
in love with Launcelot Linzie Graywell, Carmina
Heart and Science
Mrs Gallilee's niece from
Italy; in love with Vere Grice, Joanna
Hide and Seek
Mat's
self-righteous aunt Grice, Mary
Hide
and Seek
See Madonna Grosse, Herr
Poor Miss Finch
Eccentric German oculist Gwilt, Lydia
Armadale
Villainess after Allan Armadale's money Halcombe, Marian
The Woman in White
Resolute heroine; Laura Fairlie's half-sister Hartright, Walter
The Woman in White
Drawing-master hero in love with Laura Fairlie Henley, Iris
Blind Love
Wife
of Lord Harry Hermanric
Antonina
Chieftain under Alaric the Goth Holchester, Lord
Man and Wife
Geoffrey
Delamayn's father Holmcroft, Horace
The New Magdalen
War correspondent, friend
of Lady Roy Hynd, Major John Philip
The Black Robe
Old friend of Lewis Romayne Idia
Iolani
Mother of Iolani's child Iolani
Iolani
Evil high priest of Oro Jennings, Ezra
The Moonstone
Opium-taking
assistant of Dr Candy Jervis (Jervy)
The Fallen Leaves
Fraudster, extorting money from Mrs Farnaby Jethro, Sarah
"I Say No"
Teacher dismissed from Emily Brown's school Jicks (Selina Finch)
Poor Miss Finch
Lucilla Finch's
three year old half-sister Kerby, Leah
After Dark
William Kerby's wife and amanuensis Kerby, William
After Dark
Portrait painter and story-teller Keller, Fritz
Jezebel's Daughter
Keller's son Keller, Herr
Jezebel's Daughter
Business partner of Mrs Wagner Kirk, Captain
No Name
Sea-captain in love with Magdalen Vanstone Le Frank, Mr
Heart and Science
Music master to the Gallilee family Lecount, Mrs
No Name
Noel Vanstone's formidable housekeeper Leeson, Sarah (Mrs Jazeph) The Dead Secret
Mrs Treverton's maid Limping Lucy
The Moonstone
Fisherman's daughter;
friend to Rosanna Spearman Linley, Catherine (Mrs
Norman) The Evil
Genius
Herbert's wife, divorcing over Sydney Westerfield Linley, Herbert
The Evil Genius
In love with Sydney
Westerfield Linley, Kitty
The Evil Genius
Five year old daughter of Herbert and Catherine Linley, Randal
The Evil Genius
Herbert Linley's brother Linzie, Launcelot Miss or Mrs?
Young
cousin in love with Natalie Graybrook Lockwood, Agnes The Haunted Hotel
Jilted fiancee of Lord Montbarry Lodger, the
The Guilty River
Gerard Roylake's rival for Cristel Toller Lord Harry (Norland) Blind
Love
Irish revolutionary; insurance fraudster Loring, Lord and Lady The
Black Robe
Catholic
friends of Lewis Romayne Louisa
No Name
Magdalen Vanstone's maid Luker, Septimus The Moonstone
Dubious
moneylender Lundie, Blanche Man and Wife
Sisterly
friend of Anne Silvester Lundie, Lady Julia Man and Wife
Overbearing
guardian to Blanche Lundie Lundie, Sir Patrick Man and Wife
Retired
lawyer; head of the Lundie family Lydiard, Lady
My Lady's Money Owner of a missing £500 note Macallan, Eustace The Law and The Lady Victim of Not Proven verdict Macallan, Mrs
The Law and The Lady
Valeria's affectionate mother-in-law Macallan, Valeria The Law and The Lady
Detective wife of Eustace Madonna (Mary Grice) Hide and Seek
Adopted
daughter of Valentine and Lavinia Blythe Mahine
Iolani
Tahitian Chieftain Mannion
Basil
Assumed name of Sherwin's confidential clerk Marksman, Mat Hide and Seek
Outlandish
friend of Zack Melton, Mr
The Fallen Leaves
Older suitor for Regina Farnaby Mere, Fanny
Blind Love
Loyal maid to Iris Henley Merrick, Mercy The New Magdalen
Reformed prostitute posing as Grace Roseberry Midwinter, Ozias Armadale
Hero whose father murdered Armadale's father Miller, Isabel
My Lady's Money
Adopted daughter of Lady Lydiard Milroy, Anne
Armadale
Jealous wife of Major Milroy; Eleanor's mother Milroy, Major David Armadale
Armadale's tenant; Eleanor's father Milroy, Eleanor (Neelie) Armadale
The Milroys' daughter, in love with Armadale Minerva, Miss
Heart and Science
Governess to the Gallilee girls, Zo and Maria Mirabel, Miles
"I
Say No"
Charismatic preacher in love with Emily Brown Montbarry, Lord The Haunted Hotel
Husband of Countess Narona Moody, Robert
My Lady's Money Lady Lydiard's steward, in love with Isabel Miller Mool, Mr
Heart and Science Family solicitor to the Gallilees Morris, Alban
"I Say No"
Drawing master in love with Emily Brown Mountjoy, Arthur
Blind Love
Hugh's
brother; killed by Irish revolutionaries Mountjoy, Hugh
Blind Love
In love with Iris Henley Murthwaite, Mr
The
Moonstone, The Black Robe
Renowned explorer and foreign traveller Narona, Countess
The
Haunted Hotel
Wife of Lord Montbarry Numerian
Antonina Father of Antonina; Christian zealot Old Sharon
My Lady's Money
Slovenly pipe-smoking detective Oldershaw, Mrs Maria
Armadale Shady beauty shop owner; Lydia Gwilt's mentor Oxbye
Blind Love Danish victim of the insurance fraud Peckover, Mrs Hide and Seek
Circus
woman who rescues Madonna Pedgift, Augustus Junior
Armadale
Lawyer son of Pedgift Senior Pedgift, Augustus Senior
Armadale
Lawyer to Allan Armadale Pendril, Mr
No Name
Vanstone
family solicitor Penrose, Arthur The Black Robe
Priest and
friend to Lewis Romayne Perry
Man and Wife
Geoffrey Delamayn's trainer Pesca, Professor
The Woman in White
Friend of Hartright; Italian political refugee Playmore, Mr The Law and The Lady
Scottish lawyer to Eustace Macallan Pratolungo, Madame
Poor Miss Finch
Narrator and
companion to Lucilla Finch Presty, Mrs
The Evil Genius
Catherine Linley's interfering mother Ralph
Basil
Basil's elder brother Rivar, Baron
The Haunted Hotel
Brother and co-conspirator of Countess Narona Romayne, Lewis The Black Robe
Owner of
Vange Abbey; converted by Father Benwell Rook, Mrs
"I Say No"
Former innkeeper of The Hand-in-Hand Roseberry, Grace The New Magdalen
Cousin by marriage to
Lady Roy Roy, Lady Janet The New Magdalen
Society Lady; Adopts Mercy Merrick as her daughter Roylake, Gerard The Guilty River
Owner of Trimley Deen; in love with Cristel Toller Sarrazin, Mr
The Evil Genius
Lawyer to Catherine Linley Sebright, Mr
Poor Miss Finch
Staid English oculist Sherwin, Margaret Basil
The Sherwins' daughter; marries Basil Sherwin, Mr Basil
Linen-draper, insisting on the secret marriage Sherwin Mrs Basil
Margaret's timid mother Shrowl
The Dead Secret
Misanthropic servant to Andrew Treverton Silvester, Anne Man and Wife
Heroine
compromised by Geoffrey Delamayn Simple Sally The Fallen Leaves
Long lost daughter of Mrs Farnaby Softly, Frank A Rogues's Life
Hero and narrator Spearman, Rosanna The Moonstone
Tragic
servant in love with Franklin Blake Straw, Jack (Hans Grimm)
Jezebel's Daughter
Inmate of Bedlam rescued by Mrs Wagner Sweetsir, Felix My Lady's Money
Nephew of Lady
Lydiard Tegenbruggen,Mrs(Elizabeth
Chance) The Legacy of Cain
Lover of Eunice Gracedieu's murdered father Teresa
Heart
and Science
Carmina Graywell's old nurse Theophile Leblond (Toff)
The Fallen Leaves
Eccentric French servant to Amelius Goldenheart Thorpe, Mr Hide and Seek
Zack's Father Thorpe, Mrs Hide and Seek
Zack's devoted mother Thorpe, Zachary (Zack) Hide and Seek
Wild friend of Blythe and Mat Marksman Toller, Cristel
The Guilty River
Miller's daughter Tommie
My Lady's Money
Lady Lydiard's Scotch terrier Treverton, Andrew The Dead Secret
Rosamond
Treverton's miserly uncle Treverton, Rosamond
The Dead Secret
Captain Treverton's
daughter; married to Frankland Turlington, Richard
Miss or Mrs?
Older
man marrying Natalie Graybrook for her money Ulpius
Antonina
Pagan priest; Numerian's steward Vanstone, Magdalen No Name
Actress heroine trying to recover family fortune Vanstone, Noel No Name
Cousin of Magdalen Vanstone Vanstone, Norah No Name
Passive sister of Magdalen Vanstone Vere, Ovid
Heart and Science
Brilliant young doctor; loves Carmina Graywell Verinder, Rachel The Moonstone
Recipient
of The Moonstone; in love with Blake Verinder, Lady Julia The Moonstone
Rachel
Verinder's mother Vetranio
Antonina
Wealthy Roman Vimpany, Dr Blind Love
Creator of the insurance fraud with Lord Harry Vimpany, Mrs Blind Love
Clever wife of Dr Vimpany Wagner, Mrs Jezebel's Daughter
Widow of Ephraim Wagner and social reformer Wardour, Richard The Frozen Deep
Frank Aldersley's
rival for Clara Burnham Westerfield, Sydney The Evil Genius
Governess to Kitty
Linley; Herbert Linley's lover Westwick, Henry The Haunted Hotel
Lord Montbarry's brother Wigger, Miss
The Evil Genius Sydney Westerfield's brutal schoolmistress aunt Wildfang, Thomas Miss or Mrs?
Turlington's
murderous accomplice Winterfield, Bernard The Black Robe
Bigamous
first husband to Stella Eyrecourt Wragge, Captain
No Name
Likeable rogue who assists Magdalen Vanstone Wragge, Mrs
No Name
Simple-minded wife of Captain Wragge Wray, Annie
Mr Wray's Cash-Box
Mr Wray's daughter Wray, Reuben Mr Wray's Cash-Box
Retired actor obsessed with Shakespeare Wybrow, Dr Joseph
Haunted Hotel, Black Robe
Eminent Harley
street physician Wyvil, Cecilia
"I Say No"
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