# Early Autumn — Character guide

> Key figures in Early Autumn by Louis Bromfield.

- [Olivia Pentland](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/early_autumn_se/characters/olivia_pentland.md): The central protagonist, a strong and handsome woman navigating family and personal conflicts.
- [Sabine Callendar](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/early_autumn_se/characters/sabine_callendar.md): A disturbing and unscrupulous woman who disrupts the Pentland family dynamics.
- [Aunt Cassie Struthers](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/early_autumn_se/characters/aunt_cassie_struthers.md): A formidable Pentland matriarch who exerts control over the family legacy.
- [Michael O'Hara](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/early_autumn_se/characters/michael_ohara.md): A passionate Irishman who becomes entangled with Olivia and the Pentlands.
- [Sybil Pentland](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/early_autumn_se/characters/sybil_pentland.md): A young Pentland daughter, caught between family duty and personal desires.
- [John Pentland](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/early_autumn_se/characters/john_pentland.md): The aging patriarch of the Pentland family, gaunt and commanding.
- [Anson Pentland](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/early_autumn_se/characters/anson_pentland.md): Olivia's husband, a Pentland son struggling with family expectations.
- [Horace Pentland](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/early_autumn_se/characters/horace_pentland.md): An exiled Pentland brother whose past haunts the family.
- [Jean de Cyon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/early_autumn_se/characters/jean_de_cyon.md): A sophisticated European visitor with ties to the Pentland circle.
- [Thérèse Callendar](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/early_autumn_se/characters/therese_callendar.md): A swarthy and passionate woman, part of the Callendar family.
- [Miss Peavey](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/early_autumn_se/characters/miss_peavey.md): A silly but harmless local woman who appears in social scenes.
- [Miss Egan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/early_autumn_se/characters/miss_egan.md): An efficient and red-faced woman serving the Pentland household.
- [Higgins](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/early_autumn_se/characters/higgins.md): A servant or employee in the Pentland orbit.
- [Mrs. Soames](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/early_autumn_se/characters/mrs_soames.md): A poor and battered elderly woman known to the Pentlands.
- [Jack](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/early_autumn_se/characters/jack.md): A young man with connections to the Pentland family.
- [Toby Cane](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/early_autumn_se/characters/toby_cane.md): A scamp who wrote passionate letters glorifying the flesh.
- [Mrs. Callendar](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/early_autumn_se/characters/mrs_callendar.md): A member of the Callendar family, mother or relative of Sabine.
- [Bishop Smallwood](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/early_autumn_se/characters/bishop_smallwood.md): A bishop who appears in the Pentland social circle.
- [Mr. Struthers](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/early_autumn_se/characters/mr_struthers.md): A relative or acquaintance of Aunt Cassie Struthers.
- [Mr. Gavin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/early_autumn_se/characters/mr_gavin.md): A man who appears briefly in the Pentland narrative.
- [Miss Haddon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/early_autumn_se/characters/miss_haddon.md): A queer old woman in Durham cared for by the Pentlands.
- [Mrs. Pulsifer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/early_autumn_se/characters/mrs_pulsifer.md): A woman mentioned in the Pentland social context.
- [Old Mrs. Pentland](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/early_autumn_se/characters/old_mrs_pentland.md): An elderly Pentland matriarch, possibly John's wife.
- [Mrs. Featherstone](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/early_autumn_se/characters/mrs_featherstone.md): A poor old woman known to the Pentland family.
- [Jared Pentland](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/early_autumn_se/characters/jared_pentland.md): A missing Pentland relative whose absence is noted.
- [Mr. Longfellow](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/early_autumn_se/characters/mr_longfellow.md): A kind man mentioned in the Pentland circle.
- [Lowell](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/early_autumn_se/characters/lowell.md): A man known to the Pentlands, possibly a friend.
- [black Hannah](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/early_autumn_se/characters/black_hannah.md): A servant or local woman in the Pentland story.
- [Savina Dalgedo](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/early_autumn_se/characters/savina_dalgedo.md): A historical figure referenced in the Pentland family lore.
- [Nannie](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/early_autumn_se/characters/nannie.md): An elderly nurse or servant in the Pentland household.
- [Peters](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/early_autumn_se/characters/peters.md): A servant or employee in the Pentland world.
- [Ingres](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/early_autumn_se/characters/ingres.md): An artist or historical figure referenced in conversation.
- [Rev. Josiah Milford](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/early_autumn_se/characters/rev_josiah_milford.md): A clergyman mentioned in the Pentland narrative.
- [Mama](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/early_autumn_se/characters/mama.md): A mother figure referred to by a character.

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