# Manalive — Character guide

> Key figures in Manalive by G. K. Chesterton.

- [Michael Moon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/manalive_se/characters/michael_moon.md): A melancholy young man who becomes a central figure in the strange events at Beacon House.
- [Innocent Smith](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/manalive_se/characters/innocent_smith.md): A mysterious, exuberant man whose arrival upends life at Beacon House and leads to multiple charges.
- [Arthur Inglewood](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/manalive_se/characters/arthur_inglewood.md): A bashful young man caught up in the chaos and romance surrounding Smith's arrival.
- [Dr. Cyrus Pym](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/manalive_se/characters/dr_cyrus_pym.md): A celebrated doctor who investigates the strange events and charges against Smith.
- [Rosamund Hunt](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/manalive_se/characters/rosamund_hunt.md): A spirited young woman who becomes a romantic interest in the unfolding drama.
- [Warner](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/manalive_se/characters/warner.md): A doctor and friend of Inglewood, often bewildered by the events at Beacon House.
- [Moses Gould](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/manalive_se/characters/moses_gould.md): A small, excitable man who comments on the strange happenings at Beacon House.
- [Dr. Emerson Eames](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/manalive_se/characters/dr_emerson_eames.md): A doctor who participates in the discussions and judgments about Smith's actions.
- [Mary Gray](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/manalive_se/characters/mary_gray.md): A quiet young woman who becomes a key figure in Smith's romantic entanglements.
- [Diana Duke](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/manalive_se/characters/diana_duke.md): A strong-willed woman who becomes a central figure in the polygamy charge against Smith.
- [Canon Hawkins](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/manalive_se/characters/canon_hawkins.md): A clergyman who appears in the legal proceedings against Smith.
- [Mrs. Duke](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/manalive_se/characters/mrs_duke.md): The mother of Diana Duke, present at Beacon House.
- [Lady Bullingdon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/manalive_se/characters/lady_bullingdon.md): An elderly aristocrat who appears in the narrative.
- [Raymond Percy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/manalive_se/characters/raymond_percy.md): A curate involved in the burglary charge against Smith.
- [Mrs. Smith](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/manalive_se/characters/mrs_smith.md): A woman who claims to be Smith's wife, central to the desertion charge.
- [Santa Claus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/manalive_se/characters/santa_claus.md): A figure invoked in Smith's allegorical explanations.
- [Mr. Trip](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/manalive_se/characters/mr_trip.md): A minor character mentioned in the narrative.
- [Auntie](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/manalive_se/characters/auntie.md): A relative mentioned in passing by one of the characters.
- [Warden](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/manalive_se/characters/warden.md): The warden of a college, mentioned in the story.
- [Sir Charles Grandison](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/manalive_se/characters/sir_charles_grandison.md): A literary character referenced in the narrative.
- [Dick Turpin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/manalive_se/characters/dick_turpin.md): A historical highwayman mentioned in the story.
- [Harris](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/manalive_se/characters/harris.md): A relative mentioned by one of the characters.
- [Miss Gridley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/manalive_se/characters/miss_gridley.md): A minor character mentioned in the narrative.
- [Louis Hara](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/manalive_se/characters/louis_hara.md): A minor character mentioned in the story.
- [Bernard Shaw](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/manalive_se/characters/bernard_shaw.md): A real-life playwright referenced in the narrative.

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