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"
School friend of Emily Brown
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