# Jacob's Room — Character guide

> Key figures in Jacob's Room by Virginia Woolf.

- [Jacob Flanders](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jacobs_room_se/characters/jacob_flanders.md): The central character, a young man from Cornwall whose life and relationships are traced from childhood to adulthood.
- [Betty Flanders](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jacobs_room_se/characters/betty_flanders.md): Jacob's widowed mother, who lives in Cornwall and corresponds with her sons.
- [Clara Durrant](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jacobs_room_se/characters/clara_durrant.md): A refined young woman from a wealthy family, a friend and romantic interest of Jacob.
- [Fanny Elmer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jacobs_room_se/characters/fanny_elmer.md): An artist's model who becomes Jacob's lover in London.
- [Florinda](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jacobs_room_se/characters/florinda.md): A young woman with whom Jacob has a passionate but brief affair in London.
- [Richard Bonamy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jacobs_room_se/characters/richard_bonamy.md): Jacob's close friend and fellow Cambridge graduate, who later shares a London flat with him.
- [Timmy Durrant](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jacobs_room_se/characters/timmy_durrant.md): Clara's brother and Jacob's friend from Cambridge.
- [Sandra Wentworth Williams](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jacobs_room_se/characters/sandra_wentworth_williams.md): A sophisticated married woman who has an affair with Jacob during his travels in Greece.
- [Mrs. Durrant](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jacobs_room_se/characters/mrs_durrant.md): Clara and Timmy's mother, a society hostess in London.
- [Evan Williams](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jacobs_room_se/characters/evan_williams.md): A friend of Jacob's from Cambridge, who later travels abroad.
- [Julia Eliot](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jacobs_room_se/characters/julia_eliot.md): An elderly family friend of the Flanders and Durrants.
- [Mrs. Wentworth Williams](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jacobs_room_se/characters/mrs_wentworth_williams.md): Sandra's mother-in-law, who travels with the couple.
- [Mr. Floyd](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jacobs_room_se/characters/mr_floyd.md): A clergyman who tutors Jacob and later proposes to Betty Flanders.
- [Cruttendon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jacobs_room_se/characters/cruttendon.md): An artist friend of Jacob's in London and Paris.
- [Mrs. Jarvis](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jacobs_room_se/characters/mrs_jarvis.md): A neighbor of the Flanders family in Cornwall.
- [Captain Barfoot](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jacobs_room_se/characters/captain_barfoot.md): A retired sea captain and friend of the Flanders family.
- [Nick Bramham](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jacobs_room_se/characters/nick_bramham.md): A friend of Jacob's from Cambridge, later a barrister.
- [Jinny Carslake](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jacobs_room_se/characters/jinny_carslake.md): An acquaintance of Jacob's in London society.
- [Mrs. Pascoe](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jacobs_room_se/characters/mrs_pascoe.md): A woman who keeps a lodging house in Cornwall.
- [Mr. Bowley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jacobs_room_se/characters/mr_bowley.md): An elderly gentleman who visits the Flanders family.
- [Mrs. Norman](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jacobs_room_se/characters/mrs_norman.md): A woman who meets Jacob on a train journey.
- [Miss Marchmont](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jacobs_room_se/characters/miss_marchmont.md): An elderly lady who lives in the same boarding house as Jacob in London.
- [Charlotte Wilding](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jacobs_room_se/characters/charlotte_wilding.md): A young woman who attends a party with Jacob and his friends.
- [Mrs. Papworth](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jacobs_room_se/characters/mrs_papworth.md): The landlady of Jacob's London lodgings.
- [Julia Hedge](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jacobs_room_se/characters/julia_hedge.md): A feminist scholar Jacob encounters at the British Museum.
- [Charles Steele](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jacobs_room_se/characters/charles_steele.md): An artist who paints a portrait of Betty Flanders.
- [Elsbeth Siddons](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jacobs_room_se/characters/elsbeth_siddons.md): A young woman Jacob meets at a party in London.
- [Mr. Wortley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jacobs_room_se/characters/mr_wortley.md): A gentleman who attends social gatherings with the Durrants.
- [Seabrook Flanders](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jacobs_room_se/characters/seabrook_flanders.md): Jacob's deceased father, mentioned in memories.
- [Sopwith](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jacobs_room_se/characters/sopwith.md): A Cambridge don who hosts gatherings for students.
- [Miss Rosseter](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jacobs_room_se/characters/miss_rosseter.md): A woman who attends a dinner party with Jacob.
- [Curnow](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jacobs_room_se/characters/curnow.md): A local boy who works for the Flanders family in Cornwall.
- [Mr. Calthorp](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jacobs_room_se/characters/mr_calthorp.md): A young man who attends parties with Jacob.
- [Mrs. Plumer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jacobs_room_se/characters/mrs_plumer.md): A woman who keeps a boarding house in London.
- [Magdalen](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jacobs_room_se/characters/magdalen.md): A woman mentioned in passing at Cambridge.
- [Andrew Floyd](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jacobs_room_se/characters/andrew_floyd.md): A clergyman, possibly related to Mr. Floyd.
- [Captain Boase](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jacobs_room_se/characters/captain_boase.md): A sea captain known to the Flanders family.

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