# Anne of the Island — Character guide

> Key figures in Anne of the Island by L. M. Montgomery.

- [Anne Shirley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/anne_shirley.md): The imaginative, talkative orphan turned Redmond student, navigating love, friendship, and her future.
- [Davy Keith](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/davy_keith.md): Marilla's mischievous adopted son, known for his pranks and heartfelt letters to Anne.
- [Philippa Gordon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/philippa_gordon.md): Anne's flirty, fashionable college friend who struggles with choosing between suitors.
- [Gilbert Blythe](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/gilbert_blythe.md): Anne's childhood rival and friend, a medical student whose quiet devotion shapes their relationship.
- [Diana Barry](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/diana_barry.md): Anne's bosom friend from Avonlea, who marries and remains a loyal confidante.
- [Priscilla Grant](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/priscilla_grant.md): Anne's sensible and kind college roommate at Redmond.
- [Ruby Gillis](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/ruby_gillis.md): A pretty, frivolous friend of Anne's who dies young from consumption.
- [Aunt Jamesina](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/aunt_jamesina.md): The eccentric, wise old lady who chaperones Anne and her friends at Patty's Place.
- [Janet Sweet](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/janet_sweet.md): A kind spinster who finally marries John Douglas after years of patient waiting.
- [Mrs. Rachel Lynde](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/mrs_rachel_lynde.md): The gossipy but good-hearted neighbor who helps Marilla raise the children.
- [Marilla Cuthbert](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/marilla_cuthbert.md): Anne's stern but loving adoptive mother at Green Gables.
- [Roy Gardner](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/roy_gardner.md): A handsome, wealthy suitor of Anne's who proposes but is ultimately rejected.
- [Jane Andrews](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/jane_andrews.md): A practical friend of Anne's who becomes a teacher and marries a minister.
- [John Douglas](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/john_douglas.md): A shy, silent farmer who finally proposes to Janet Sweet after years of courtship.
- [Patty Spofford](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/patty_spofford.md): One of the elderly owners of Patty's Place, who rents it to Anne and her friends.
- [Stella Maynard](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/stella_maynard.md): A college friend of Anne's who later marries and moves away.
- [Dora Keith](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/dora_keith.md): Davy's quiet, well-behaved twin sister who lives at Green Gables.
- [Jonas Blake](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/jonas_blake.md): A serious theology student who falls in love with and marries Philippa Gordon.
- [Rusty](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/rusty.md): A stray orange cat adopted by Anne and her friends at Patty's Place.
- [Aunt Atossa](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/aunt_atossa.md): Marilla's cranky, critical aunt who visits Green Gables.
- [Billy Andrews](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/billy_andrews.md): A dull-witted Avonlea boy who once proposed to Anne.
- [Mr. Harrison](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/mr_harrison.md): Anne's irritable neighbor in Avonlea who keeps a parrot.
- [Paul](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/paul.md): A lonely little boy Anne meets who lives in a world of imagination.
- [Charlie Sloane](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/charlie_sloane.md): An Avonlea boy who carries a torch for Anne and later marries someone else.
- [Mrs. Douglas](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/mrs_douglas.md): John Douglas's talkative, domineering mother.
- [Alonzo](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/alonzo.md): A persistent but unwanted suitor of Philippa Gordon.
- [Joe Mosey](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/joe_mosey.md): An old Avonlea man known for his tall tales and eccentricities.
- [Robert Ray](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/robert_ray.md): A man who briefly courts Anne but is quickly forgotten.
- [Dorothy Gardner](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/dorothy_gardner.md): Roy Gardner's pretty, flirtatious sister.
- [Pacifique Buote](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/pacifique_buote.md): A French-Canadian man who works for the Douglas family.
- [Miss Maria Grimsby](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/miss_maria_grimsby.md): A prim, elderly woman who boards at Patty's Place.
- [Mrs. Skinner](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/mrs_skinner.md): A widow who tells Anne a romantic story from her youth.
- [Christine Stuart](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/christine_stuart.md): A beautiful girl from Gilbert's past who briefly causes Anne jealousy.
- [Milty Boulter](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/milty_boulter.md): A mischievous Avonlea boy who gets into trouble.
- [Moody Spurgeon MacPherson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/moody_spurgeon_macpherson.md): A studious Avonlea boy who becomes a minister.
- [Mrs. Samson Coates](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/mrs_samson_coates.md): A woman from Spencervale mentioned in local gossip.
- [Miss Lavendar](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/miss_lavendar.md): A gentle, whimsical old maid who lives in the past.
- [Averil Lester](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/averil_lester.md): A tragic figure in a story-within-the-story who dies for love.
- [Alexander Ross](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/alexander_ross.md): An Avonlea man who marries Jane Andrews.
- [Miss Ada Harvey](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/miss_ada_harvey.md): A shy, elderly woman who lives with her sister.
- [Maurice Lennox](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/maurice_lennox.md): A young man who flirts with Philippa Gordon.
- [Josie Pye](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/josie_pye.md): A spiteful Avonlea girl who is jealous of Anne.
- [Miss Josephine Barry](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/miss_josephine_barry.md): Diana's wealthy, eccentric great-aunt who adores Anne.
- [Albert Crawford](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/albert_crawford.md): A Redmond student who is a friend of Gilbert's.
- [Uncle Mark Miller](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/uncle_mark_miller.md): An elderly relative of the Cuthberts who visits.
- [Ludovic Speed](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/ludovic_speed.md): A notoriously slow-moving suitor who finally marries.
- [Mrs. Thomas](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/mrs_thomas.md): A woman Anne boarded with as a child, mentioned in backstory.
- [Mr. Douglas](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/mr_douglas.md): John Douglas's deceased father, mentioned in passing.
- [Mrs. Boulter](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/mrs_boulter.md): Milty Boulter's mother, a neighbor in Avonlea.
- [Nettie Blewett](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/nettie_blewett.md): A girl who once competed with Anne for a teaching position.
- [Esther Haythorne](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/esther_haythorne.md): A tragic figure in a story told by Mrs. Skinner.
- [Betty Baxter](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/betty_baxter.md): A girl from Avonlea who marries Charlie Sloane.
- [Alec Ward](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/alec_ward.md): A young man who courts Philippa Gordon briefly.
- [Mrs. Elisha Wright](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/mrs_elisha_wright.md): A neighbor in Avonlea known for her sharp tongue.
- [Honey](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/honey.md): A cat owned by the girls at Patty's Place.
- [Tommy Cotton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/tommy_cotton.md): A young boy from a poor family in Avonlea.
- [Herb Spencer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/herb_spencer.md): A Redmond student and friend of Gilbert's.
- [George Parker](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/george_parker.md): A young man who flirts with Philippa at a party.
- [Miss Hannah Harvey](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/miss_hannah_harvey.md): Ada Harvey's sister, also elderly and unmarried.
- [Jim Elwood](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/jim_elwood.md): A young man from Avonlea who goes out west.
- [Miss Carson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/miss_carson.md): A teacher at the Avonlea school before Anne.
- [Milton Edwards](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/milton_edwards.md): A Redmond student who is a friend of Gilbert's.
- [Mrs. Irving](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/mrs_irving.md): Paul's grandmother, who takes care of him.
- [Dan Winston](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/dan_winston.md): A young man who dies, mentioned in a letter from Davy.
- [Bertha Shirley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/bertha_shirley.md): Anne's deceased mother, mentioned in backstory.

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