# Hudson River Bracketed — Character guide

> Key figures in Hudson River Bracketed by Edith Wharton.

- [Vance Weston](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/characters/vance_weston.md): A young writer from Euphoria, Illinois, who moves East and becomes the novel's central figure.
- [Laura Lou](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/characters/laura_lou.md): Vance's first wife, a gentle and devoted woman from his hometown.
- [Halo Tarrant](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/characters/halo_tarrant.md): A sophisticated, intelligent woman who becomes Vance's muse and later his lover.
- [George Frenside](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/characters/george_frenside.md): A sharp-tongued literary critic and friend to the Tarrants.
- [Bunty Hayes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/characters/bunty_hayes.md): A brash, ambitious young man from Euphoria who becomes a journalist.
- [Lewis Tarrant](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/characters/lewis_tarrant.md): Halo's husband, a wealthy and controlling magazine editor.
- [Miss Spear](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/characters/miss_spear.md): Halo's younger sister, a lively and artistic young woman.
- [Upton Tracy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/characters/upton_tracy.md): A wealthy, charming young man from a prominent New York family.
- [Miss Elinor Lorburn](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/characters/miss_lorburn.md): An elderly, reclusive heiress who owns the Willows and befriends Vance.
- [Mrs. Scrimser](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/characters/mrs_scrimser.md): Vance's maternal grandmother, a strong-willed matriarch in Euphoria.
- [Mrs. Spear](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/characters/mrs_spear.md): Halo's mother, a domineering and intellectually pretentious woman.
- [Mrs. Tracy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/characters/mrs_tracy.md): Upton's mother, a socially ambitious New York society matron.
- [Mrs. Pulsifer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/characters/old_pulsifer.md): An eccentric, wealthy widow who hosts literary salons.
- [Vanny](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/characters/vanny.md): An elderly, eccentric servant at the Willows.
- [Eric Rauch](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/characters/eric_rauch.md): A German-American composer and friend of the Tarrants.
- [Lorburn Tracy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/characters/lorburn_tracy.md): Upton's sister, a quiet and observant young woman.
- [Mr. Spear](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/characters/mr_spear.md): Halo's father, a mild-mannered and scholarly man.
- [Tom Lorburn](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/characters/old_tom_lorburn.md): Miss Lorburn's nephew, a kindly but ineffectual man.
- [Mrs. Lorin Weston](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/characters/mrs_weston.md): Vance's mother, a quiet and religious woman.
- [Grandma Scrimser](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/characters/grandma_scrimser.md): Vance's great-grandmother, a very old and frail woman.
- [Mrs. Tarrant](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/characters/mrs_tarrant.md): Lewis Tarrant's mother, a conventional society woman.
- [Myra Larcom](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/characters/myra_larcom.md): A young woman from Euphoria who briefly attracts Vance.
- [Jacob](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/characters/jacob.md): An elderly black servant at the Willows.
- [Rebecca Stram](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/characters/rebecca_stram.md): A pretty, flirtatious girl from Euphoria.
- [Harrison Delaney](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/characters/harrison_delaney.md): A slick, unscrupulous businessman from Euphoria.
- [Alida Thorpe](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/characters/alida_thorpe.md): A sophisticated New York socialite and friend of Halo.
- [Ben Purchase](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/characters/ben_purchase.md): A local handyman and friend to Vance at the Willows.
- [Gratz Blemer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/characters/gratz_blemer.md): A pretentious poet and acquaintance of the Tarrants.
- [Jet Pulsifer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/characters/jet_pulsifer.md): Mrs. Pulsifer's flighty, modern daughter.
- [Tristram Fynes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/characters/tristram_fynes.md): A British literary agent who visits New York.
- [Lorburn Spear](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/characters/lorburn_spear.md): Halo's brother, a young man studying law.
- [Mrs. Lotus Mennenkoop](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/characters/mrs_mennenkoop.md): A wealthy, eccentric widow who collects artists.
- [Mr. Hayes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudson_river_bracketed_se/characters/mr_hayes.md): Bunty's father, a storekeeper in Euphoria.

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