# New Grub Street — Character guide

> Key figures in New Grub Street by George Gissing.

- [Jasper Milvain](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/new_grub_street_se/characters/jasper_milvain.md): Ambitious young journalist and critic, central to the plot.
- [Marian Yule](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/new_grub_street_se/characters/marian_yule.md): Intelligent and sensitive daughter of Alfred Yule, in love with Jasper.
- [Edwin Reardon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/new_grub_street_se/characters/edwin_reardon.md): Struggling novelist whose marriage and career face crisis.
- [Amy Reardon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/new_grub_street_se/characters/amy_reardon.md): Edwin's wife, torn between loyalty and social ambition.
- [Dora Milvain](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/new_grub_street_se/characters/dora_milvain.md): Jasper's sister, kind-hearted and supportive.
- [Harold Biffen](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/new_grub_street_se/characters/harold_biffen.md): Impoverished writer and friend of Reardon, a realist author.
- [Alfred Yule](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/new_grub_street_se/characters/alfred_yule.md): Marian's father, a bitter and scholarly literary man.
- [John Yule](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/new_grub_street_se/characters/john_yule.md): Wealthy uncle of Marian, whose inheritance causes conflict.
- [Whelpdale](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/new_grub_street_se/characters/whelpdale.md): A struggling writer and friend of Jasper, later a publisher.
- [Maud Milvain](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/new_grub_street_se/characters/maud_milvain.md): Jasper's other sister, more pragmatic than Dora.
- [Edith Carter](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/new_grub_street_se/characters/edith_carter.md): A vivacious young woman who attracts Jasper's attention.
- [Mr. Carter](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/new_grub_street_se/characters/mr_carter.md): Edith's father, a cheerful and sociable gentleman.
- [Fadge](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/new_grub_street_se/characters/fadge.md): Editor of a literary journal, a rival to Alfred Yule.
- [Jedwood](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/new_grub_street_se/characters/jedwood.md): A publisher who deals with several of the writers.
- [Mrs. Milvain](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/new_grub_street_se/characters/mrs_milvain.md): Jasper's mother, living with her daughters in the country.
- [Mr. Hinks](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/new_grub_street_se/characters/mr_hinks.md): A struggling writer and acquaintance of the literary circle.
- [Mr. Quarmby](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/new_grub_street_se/characters/mr_quarmby.md): A literary man and friend of Alfred Yule.
- [Willie](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/new_grub_street_se/characters/willie.md): The young son of the Reardons, a sickly child.
- [Clement Fadge](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/new_grub_street_se/characters/clement_fadge.md): A critic and relative of the editor Fadge.
- [Miss Harrow](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/new_grub_street_se/characters/miss_harrow.md): A friend of the Yule family, companion to Mrs. Edmund Yule.
- [Miss Rupert](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/new_grub_street_se/characters/miss_rupert.md): A young woman who visits the Yule household.
- [Sykes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/new_grub_street_se/characters/sykes.md): A minor literary figure and acquaintance.
- [Mr. Bailey](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/new_grub_street_se/characters/mr_bailey.md): A publisher or bookseller known to the characters.
- [Mr. Dolomore](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/new_grub_street_se/characters/mr_dolomore.md): A wealthy man who shows interest in Amy Reardon.
- [Mr. Baker](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/new_grub_street_se/characters/mr_baker.md): A minor acquaintance in the literary world.
- [Horace Barlow](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/new_grub_street_se/characters/horace_barlow.md): An older literary man and friend of Alfred Yule.
- [Mrs. Boston Wright](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/new_grub_street_se/characters/mrs_boston_wright.md): A society woman who appears at gatherings.
- [Mortimer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/new_grub_street_se/characters/mortimer.md): A minor character in the literary scene.
- [Shadwell](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/new_grub_street_se/characters/shadwell.md): A minor literary figure mentioned in passing.
- [Mr. Briggs](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/new_grub_street_se/characters/mr_briggs.md): A minor acquaintance in the literary world.
- [William Milvain](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/new_grub_street_se/characters/william_milvain.md): Jasper's deceased father, mentioned in backstory.
- [Mr. Gorbutt](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/new_grub_street_se/characters/mr_gorbutt.md): A couple who are neighbors or acquaintances.
- [Albert Reed](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/new_grub_street_se/characters/albert_reed.md): A young man briefly associated with the story.
- [Mrs. Whelpdale](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/new_grub_street_se/characters/mrs_whelpdale.md): Whelpdale's mother, mentioned in passing.
- [Mr. Polo](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/new_grub_street_se/characters/mr_polo.md): A minor character, possibly a tradesman.
- [Mrs. Alfred](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/new_grub_street_se/characters/mrs_alfred.md): Alfred Yule's wife, Marian's mother, an invalid.
- [Culpepper](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/new_grub_street_se/characters/culpepper.md): A minor character, possibly a publisher.
- [Mr. Holden](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/new_grub_street_se/characters/mr_holden.md): A minor character in the literary world.

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