# Rachel Ray — Character guide

> Key figures in Rachel Ray by Anthony Trollope.

- [Rachel Ray](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/rachel_ray_se/characters/rachel_ray.md): Young woman at the center of the story, courted by Luke Rowan.
- [Luke Rowan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/rachel_ray_se/characters/luke_rowan.md): Ambitious young brewer who falls in love with Rachel Ray.
- [Mrs. Ray](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/rachel_ray_se/characters/mrs_ray.md): Rachel's widowed mother, protective and anxious about her daughter's future.
- [Mrs. Prime](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/rachel_ray_se/characters/mrs_prime.md): Elder sister of Rachel, strict and religious, disapproves of Luke.
- [Mr. Tappitt](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/rachel_ray_se/characters/mr_tappitt.md): Brewery owner who opposes Luke Rowan's plans for the business.
- [Mrs. Tappitt](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/rachel_ray_se/characters/mrs_tappitt.md): Wife of Mr. Tappitt, social climber who hosts a ball.
- [Mr. Comfort](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/rachel_ray_se/characters/mr_comfort.md): Local clergyman who advises the Ray family.
- [Butler Cornbury](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/rachel_ray_se/characters/butler_cornbury.md): Local landowner and political figure involved in the election.
- [Mr. Prong](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/rachel_ray_se/characters/mr_prong.md): Dissenting minister who courts Mrs. Prime.
- [Dorothea Ray](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/rachel_ray_se/characters/dorothea_ray.md): Younger sister of Rachel, cheerful and supportive.
- [Mrs. Rowan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/rachel_ray_se/characters/mrs_rowan.md): Luke Rowan's mother, who visits Baslehurst.
- [Mrs. Sturt](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/rachel_ray_se/characters/mrs_sturt.md): Wife of Farmer Sturt, a friend to the Ray family.
- [Cherry Tappitt](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/rachel_ray_se/characters/cherry_tappitt.md): One of the Tappitt daughters, less ambitious than her sister.
- [Augusta Tappitt](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/rachel_ray_se/characters/augusta_tappitt.md): Elder Tappitt daughter, hopes to marry Luke Rowan.
- [Miss Pucker](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/rachel_ray_se/characters/miss_pucker.md): Spinster friend of Mrs. Prime, gossipy and judgmental.
- [Walter Cornbury](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/rachel_ray_se/characters/walter_cornbury.md): Son of Butler Cornbury, a young gentleman.
- [Patty Comfort](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/rachel_ray_se/characters/patty_comfort.md): Daughter of Mr. Comfort, marries into the Tappitt family.
- [Mr. Griggs](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/rachel_ray_se/characters/mr_griggs.md): Unpleasant young man who courts Augusta Tappitt.
- [Captain Gordon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/rachel_ray_se/characters/captain_gordon.md): Military officer and acquaintance of the Cornburys.
- [Mrs. Fawcett](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/rachel_ray_se/characters/mrs_fawcett.md): Local woman and mother of the Miss Fawcetts.
- [Mrs. Mudge](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/rachel_ray_se/characters/mrs_mudge.md): Woman who keeps a lodging house in Exeter.

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