# Howards End — Character guide

> Key figures in Howards End by E. M. Forster.

- [Margaret Schlegel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/howards_end_se/characters/margaret_schlegel.md): One of the Schlegel sisters, a thoughtful and independent woman who becomes entangled with the Wilcox family.
- [Helen Schlegel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/howards_end_se/characters/helen_schlegel.md): The impulsive younger Schlegel sister, whose idealism drives much of the plot.
- [Henry Wilcox](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/howards_end_se/characters/henry_wilcox.md): A wealthy businessman and patriarch of the Wilcox family, later Margaret's husband.
- [Charles Wilcox](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/howards_end_se/characters/charles_wilcox.md): Henry's eldest son, practical and conventional, who clashes with the Schlegels.
- [Ruth Wilcox](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/howards_end_se/characters/ruth_wilcox.md): Henry's first wife, a quiet and intuitive woman who befriends Margaret.
- [Leonard Bast](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/howards_end_se/characters/leonard_bast.md): A poor clerk with aspirations of culture, whose life becomes tragically linked to the Schlegels.
- [Tibby Schlegel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/howards_end_se/characters/tibby_schlegel.md): The Schlegels' younger brother, a studious and somewhat detached young man.
- [Dolly Fussell](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/howards_end_se/characters/dolly_fussell.md): Charles Wilcox's wife, a cheerful but somewhat silly young woman.
- [Evie Wilcox](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/howards_end_se/characters/evie_wilcox.md): Henry and Ruth's daughter, a breezy and conventional young woman.
- [Paul Wilcox](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/howards_end_se/characters/paul_wilcox.md): Henry's younger son, who has a brief romantic entanglement with Helen.
- [Miss Avery](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/howards_end_se/characters/miss_avery.md): An eccentric old woman who lives near the Wilcoxes' country house.
- [Jacky Bast](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/howards_end_se/characters/jacky_bast.md): Leonard Bast's wife, a faded and somewhat vulgar woman.
- [Aunt Juley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/howards_end_se/characters/aunt_juley.md): The Schlegel sisters' well-meaning but meddlesome aunt.
- [Frieda Mosebach](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/howards_end_se/characters/frieda_mosebach.md): A German cousin of the Schlegels, visiting from Germany.
- [Crane](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/howards_end_se/characters/crane.md): A servant at the Wilcoxes' country house, Howards End.
- [Tom Howard](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/howards_end_se/characters/tom_howard.md): A young boy living at Howards End, possibly a relative of Miss Avery.
- [Percy Cahill](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/howards_end_se/characters/percy_cahill.md): A young man who becomes engaged to Evie Wilcox.
- [Lady Edser](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/howards_end_se/characters/lady_edser.md): A local aristocratic woman who appears at a social gathering.
- [Mr. Vyse](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/howards_end_se/characters/mr_vyse.md): A friend of the Schlegels, mentioned in conversation.

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