Lost Face · Characters
Character guide
Key figures in Lost Face by Jack London.
The Man
major
Also known as himself
A solitary prospector who battles the extreme cold of the Yukon.
El-Soo
major
Also known as thy, thee
A Native woman caught between two cultures and two men.
Fred Churchill
major
Also known as Churchill
A man who trusts a friend with his savings, with dire consequences.
Old Porportuk
major
Also known as Porportuk
A wealthy and stubborn Native chief who values his word.
Marcus O'Brien
major
Also known as Judge Marcus O'Brien, O'Brien, the reluctant O'Brien
A judge who reluctantly presides over a tense mining claim dispute.
Dave Walsh
supporting
Also known as Dave, Big Dave Walsh, Dave Walsh—Big Dave Walsh
A big, good-natured miner who discovers a rich claim.
Subienkow
major
A Polish prisoner of the Nulato Indians who uses cunning to survive.
Akoon
supporting
A young Native man who loves El-Soo and defies Porportuk.
Klakee-Nah
supporting
Also known as Nah
A Native woman who becomes Subienkow's wife in captivity.
Stephen Mackaye
major
Also known as Steve
A bitter man who recounts his partnership with a treacherous friend.
Makamuk
supporting
Also known as O Makamuk
A fierce Nulato chief who tortures prisoners.
Spot
major
Also known as That Spot, that Spot
A troublesome dog that brings bad luck to his owners.
Lon McFane
major
Also known as Flush of Gold Lon McFane, Lon, Flush of Gold
An Irish miner who discovers a fortune and a beautiful woman.
Big Ivan
minor
Also known as Big Ivan—Big Ivan the giant, Ivan
A giant Russian miner who challenges Dave Walsh.
Curly Jim
minor
Also known as Curly
A miner who partners with Spot's owner.
Tommy
minor
A young boy who helps Lon McFane.
Yakaga
minor
A Nulato Indian who participates in the torture of Subienkow.
Mucluc Charley
minor
Also known as Charley
A miner who testifies in the claim dispute.
Arizona Jack
minor
Also known as Jack
A miner who appears in the claim dispute.
Louis Bondell
minor
Also known as Bondell
A friend of Stephen Mackaye who is trusted with money.
Nick Antonsen
minor
Also known as Antonsen
A miner who stakes a claim near Dave Walsh.
Victor Chauvet
minor
Also known as Chauvet, old Victor Chauvet, Old Victor Chauvet, old Victor
An old French miner who owns a cabin.
Leclaire
minor
Also known as Percy Leclaire, Percy
A young man who courts the woman Lon McFane loves.
The Captain
minor
The captain of a ship who encounters the man in the cold.
Ferguson
minor
A miner who appears in the claim dispute.
Sister Alberta
minor
A nun who nurses the man back to health.
Siskiyou Pearly
minor
Also known as Pearly
A miner who appears in the claim dispute.
Captain Scott
minor
A captain who hires the man for a journey.
Flora
minor
Also known as the waiting Flora, the Flora
The woman Lon McFane loves and returns to.
Macdonald
minor
A miner who appears in the claim dispute.
W. H. Willis
minor
Also known as the W. H. Willis
A man who owns a boat on the Yukon.
Jack Burns
minor
Also known as Burns, Dusky Burns, Jack
A miner who appears in the claim dispute.
Major Dinwiddie
minor
A major who appears in the claim dispute.
The Cossack
minor
Also known as the big Cossack
A Cossack who tortures Subienkow.
Marie Chauvet
minor
Also known as Marie
Victor Chauvet's daughter, who helps Lon McFane.
Mr. Indian
minor
Also known as the Indian
A Native man who helps the man in the cold.
Malakoff
minor
A miner who appears in the claim dispute.
The Athenian
minor
A ship that appears in the story.
Red Cow
minor
Also known as all Red Cow
A Native woman who is part of the Nulato tribe.
Lost Face
minor
The title character, a mask worn by Subienkow.
Bright
minor
A dog that appears in the story.
