# Psmith, Journalist — Character guide

> Key figures in Psmith, Journalist by P. G. Wodehouse.

- [Psmith](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/characters/psmith.md): A suave, monocled Englishman who becomes editor of Cosy Moments and leads a crusade against slum landlords.
- [Billy Windsor](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/characters/billy_windsor.md): The earnest editor of Cosy Moments who teams up with Psmith to expose tenement abuses.
- [Bat Jarvis](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/characters/bat_jarvis.md): Leader of the Groome Street gang and a cat specialist who becomes an ally of Psmith.
- [Pugsy Maloney](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/characters/pugsy_maloney.md): A young newsboy and cat specialist who works for Psmith as an office boy.
- [Mr. J. Fillken Wilberfloss](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/characters/mr_wilberfloss.md): The pompous former editor of Cosy Moments who takes a vacation, allowing Psmith to take over.
- [Kid Brady](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/characters/kid_brady.md): A young boxer managed by Psmith who becomes a key figure in the fight against corruption.
- [Stewart Waring](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/characters/stewart_waring.md): A wealthy slum landlord and political boss who opposes Psmith's reform campaign.
- [Comrade Parker](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/characters/comrade_parker.md): A detective hired by Waring to infiltrate the Cosy Moments office.
- [Mike](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/characters/mike.md): Psmith's friend from England who visits New York and helps with the campaign.
- [Comrade Maloney](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/characters/comrade_maloney.md): Pugsy's father and a member of the Groome Street gang who assists Psmith.
- [Comrade Jackson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/characters/comrade_jackson.md): A reporter on the Cosy Moments staff who supports Psmith's reforms.
- [B. Henderson Asher](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/characters/b_henderson_asher.md): A lawyer who advises Psmith on legal matters regarding the tenement campaign.
- [Gooch](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/characters/gooch.md): The office boy at Cosy Moments who is replaced by Pugsy.
- [Mr. Robert Coston](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/characters/mr_coston.md): A boxer and friend of Kid Brady who helps in the fight against the gangs.
- [Comrade Repetto](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/characters/comrade_repetto.md): A member of the Groome Street gang who becomes a cat specialist ally.
- [Sam](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/characters/sam.md): A member of the Table Hill gang who opposes Psmith's group.
- [Mr. Dawson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/characters/mr_dawson.md): A detective hired by Waring to shadow Psmith.
- [Luella Granville Waterman](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/characters/luella_granville_waterman.md): A society woman who is secretly involved with Waring's political schemes.
- [Spider Reilly](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/characters/spider_reilly.md): Leader of the Table Hill gang who clashes with Bat Jarvis.
- [Wheeler](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/characters/wheeler.md): A reporter for a rival newspaper who covers the tenement story.
- [Dude Dawson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/characters/dude_dawson.md): A member of the Table Hill gang involved in the gang warfare.
- [Long Otto](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/characters/long_otto.md): A tall member of the Groome Street gang who becomes a cat specialist.
- [Mr. Smith](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/characters/mr_smith.md): A minor character who appears briefly at the Gardenia restaurant.
- [Mr. Wolmann](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/characters/mr_wolmann.md): A boxer and associate of Kid Brady who helps in the campaign.
- [Jimmy Garvin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/characters/jimmy_garvin.md): A member of the Groome Street gang who participates in the battles.
- [Mr. Benjamin White](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/characters/mr_benjamin_white.md): A reporter who joins the Cosy Moments staff briefly.
- [Battling Jack Benson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/characters/battling_jack_benson.md): A boxer who fights Kid Brady in a key match.
- [Gum](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/characters/gum.md): A member of the Groome Street gang who assists in the cat specialist gathering.
- [Eddie Wood](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/characters/eddie_wood.md): A friend of Psmith's from England who appears briefly in New York.
- [Mexican Joe](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/characters/mexican_joe.md): A member of the Table Hill gang mentioned in the gang conflicts.
- [Rev. Edwin T. Philpotts](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/characters/rev_philpotts.md): A clergyman who appears briefly in a social scene.
- [Mrs. Julia Burdett Parslow](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/characters/mrs_parslow.md): A society woman who hosts a party attended by Psmith.
- [Willie Harvey](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/characters/willie_harvey.md): A young newsboy and friend of Pugsy Maloney.
- [Comrade Spaghetti](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/characters/comrade_spaghetti.md): A member of the Groome Street gang with a distinctive nickname.
- [Swifty Bob](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/characters/swifty_bob.md): A member of the Table Hill gang involved in the street battles.
- [Pat Harrigan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/characters/pat_harrigan.md): A policeman who appears during the tenement disturbances.
- [Patsy Milligan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/characters/patsy_milligan.md): A member of the Groome Street gang who helps in the fight.
- [Tommy Goodley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/characters/tommy_goodley.md): A young man who appears briefly in the tenement district.
- [Martin Kelly](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_journalist_se/characters/martin_kelly.md): A resident of the tenements who speaks with Psmith.

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