Lord Tony’s Wife · Characters
Character guide
Key figures in Lord Tony’s Wife by Baroness Orczy.
Yvonne de Kernogan
major
Also known as Yvonne Dewhurst, Yvonne Lady Dewhurst, Mademoiselle de Kernogan, Lady Anthony Dewhurst
A proud Breton aristocrat who becomes Lady Anthony Dewhurst, torn between love and family loyalty.
Sir Percy Blakeney
major
Also known as The Scarlet Pimpernel, Blakeney, Percy
The enigmatic English hero known as the Scarlet Pimpernel, master of disguise and daring rescues.
Citizen Chauvelin
major
Also known as Marquis de Chauvelin, Chauvelin
A relentless agent of the French Revolutionary government, obsessed with capturing the Scarlet Pimpernel.
Martin-Roget
major
Also known as M. le duc de Kernogan, de Kernogan, citizen Roget
A Breton nobleman and royalist conspirator, father of Yvonne, who adopts a false identity.
Lord Tony Dewhurst
major
Also known as Tony, Lord Anthony Dewhurst, Anthony Dewhurst, milor Anthony Dewhurst
A young English aristocrat who marries Yvonne, caught between love and revolutionary intrigue.
Jean Baptiste Carrier
major
Also known as Carrier, citizen Carrier, Proconsul Carrier
The brutal revolutionary proconsul of Nantes, orchestrating mass executions and drownings.
Marguerite Blakeney
supporting
Also known as Lady Blakeney, Marguerite
Sir Percy's wife, a former French actress with a complex past and loyal heart.
Pierre Adet
supporting
Also known as Pierre, Adet, Pierre-Adet
A miller and secret royalist sympathizer in Nantes, father of Louise.
Louise Adet
supporting
Also known as citizeness Adet, Louise
Pierre Adet's daughter, a kind-hearted young woman caught in the revolution.
Fleury
supporting
Also known as Commandant Fleury, citizen Fleury, Captain Fleury
A revolutionary commandant in Nantes, often conflicted about Carrier's methods.
Paul Friche
supporting
Also known as Friche, citizen Friche, Corporal Friche
A brutish revolutionary soldier and informer in Carrier's service.
Jacques Lalouët
supporting
Also known as Lalouët, young Lalouët, Jacques
A young Breton royalist and friend of the Kernogan family.
Sir Andrew Ffoulkes
supporting
Also known as Sir Andrew, Ffoulkes, Andrew Ffoulkes
A loyal friend of Sir Percy and fellow member of the League of the Scarlet Pimpernel.
Lady Ffoulkes
minor
Also known as Ffoulkes
Wife of Sir Andrew Ffoulkes, a supportive member of the English circle.
George Lemoine
minor
Also known as Lemoine, citizen Lemoine, George Amédé Lemoine
A blundering revolutionary official in Nantes, often outwitted.
Maman Lemoine
minor
Also known as maman Lemoine, Lemoine
George Lemoine's mother, a shrewd and talkative old woman.
Jean Adet
minor
Also known as old Jean Adet, Jean Adet the miller
Pierre Adet's father, an elderly miller loyal to the royalist cause.
Jean-Marie
minor
Also known as poor Jean-Marie, Jean
A young Breton peasant boy, victim of revolutionary violence.
Robespierre
minor
Also known as citizen Robespierre
The powerful revolutionary leader, mentioned as Carrier's superior.
Antoine Melun
minor
Also known as Antoine
A young royalist prisoner in Nantes, friend of the Kernogans.
Juliette Déroulède
minor
A young woman caught in the revolutionary terror in Nantes.
Paul Déroulède
minor
Also known as M. Paul Déroulède
A royalist sympathizer in Nantes, father of Juliette.
Jacques Labrunière
minor
Also known as Labrunière
A revolutionary agent in Nantes.
Lamberty
minor
Also known as Citizen Lamberty
A revolutionary official in Nantes.
Foucaud
minor
A revolutionary officer in Nantes.
Baudet
minor
A revolutionary soldier in Nantes.
Jacques Leroux
minor
A revolutionary agent in Nantes.
Vailly
minor
A revolutionary official in Nantes.
Fouquet
minor
A revolutionary agent in Nantes.
Grace the Duke
minor
Also known as Grace
A servant in the Kernogan household.
Mr. Frederick
minor
An English gentleman, friend of Lord Tony.
Lady Betty Draitune
minor
An English society lady in Bath.
Comtesse de Tournai
minor
A French émigrée aristocrat in England.
Hastings
minor
An English gentleman, friend of Sir Percy.
Chelwood
minor
An English gentleman, friend of Sir Percy.
