# Short Fiction — Character guide

> Key figures in Short Fiction by J. Sheridan Le Fanu.

- [Captain Barton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/captain_barton.md): A retired army officer haunted by a mysterious, invisible stalker.
- [Judge Harbottle](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/the_judge.md): A corrupt and cruel judge who faces supernatural retribution for his crimes.
- [Carmilla](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/carmilla.md): A beautiful and mysterious young woman who is actually a vampire.
- [Sir Robert Ardagh](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/sir_robert_ardagh.md): A nobleman who makes a pact with a mysterious stranger.
- [Tom Chuff](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/tom_chuff.md): A poacher who experiences a prophetic vision of the future.
- [Mr. Jennings](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/mr_jennings.md): A tormented clergyman plagued by a demonic monkey.
- [Godfrey Schalken](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/schalken.md): A painter who loses his love to a supernatural bridegroom.
- [Sir Dominick Sarsfield](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/sir_dominick_sarsfield.md): A baronet who sells his soul to the devil for wealth.
- [Captain Jennings](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/captain_jennings.md): A faithless captain who abandons his lover, leading to tragedy.
- [Young O'Connor](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/young_oconnor.md): A young man who encounters a ghostly funeral procession.
- [Billy Malowney](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/billy_malowney.md): A young man who dreams of military glory and adventure.
- [Lord Glenfallen](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/lord_glenfallen.md): A nobleman involved in a dark family secret.
- [Hardress Fitzgerald](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/hardress_fitzgerald.md): A royalist captain who encounters a ghostly warning.
- [Ultor de Lacy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/ultor_de_lacy.md): A man who returns to his ancestral home with a dark purpose.
- [Spalatro](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/spalatro.md): A bandit who commits a terrible murder for a mysterious master.
- [Edward Dwyer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/edward_dwyer.md): A man caught in a web of love and supernatural intrigue.
- [Old Cooper](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/old_cooper.md): An old man who tells a story of a ghostly encounter.
- [Peter Brien](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/peter_brien.md): An honest man who witnesses a supernatural event.
- [Gerard Douw](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/gerard_douw.md): A painter and friend of Schalken who aids in a supernatural matter.
- [Bob Martin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/bob_martin.md): A villager who gets into a fight with the village bully.
- [Una](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/una.md): A young woman who is the object of a supernatural love.
- [Ally Moran](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/ally_moran.md): A woman who has a strange encounter in a haunted house.
- [Terence Mooney](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/terence_mooney.md): A man who tells a story about a ghostly gander.
- [Mary Chadleigh](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/mary_chadleigh.md): A young woman from a troubled family who experiences a haunting.
- [Mr. Watson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/mr_watson.md): A visitor to Wauling who experiences the haunting of Captain Walshawe.
- [Captain Oliver](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/captain_oliver.md): A captain who tells a story of a mysterious lodger.
- [Jim Sulivan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/jim_sulivan.md): A man who has strange adventures during a great snowstorm.
- [Nell Gorman](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/nell_gorman.md): A young woman courted by a mysterious stranger.
- [Doctor Robertson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/doctor_robertson.md): A doctor who investigates a strange case of haunting.
- [Mr. Purcell](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/mr_purcell.md): A clergyman who collects and narrates many of the ghost stories.
- [Ellen Heathcote](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/ellen_heathcote.md): A young woman who is the subject of a ghostly visitation.
- [General Montague](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/general_montague.md): A general who tells a story of a haunted house.
- [Jim Soolivan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/jim_soolivan.md): A man who has a terrifying encounter with a ghost.
- [Mrs. Molloy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/mrs_molloy.md): An old woman who tells stories of fairies and ghosts.
- [Lady Emily](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/lady_emily.md): A noblewoman who experiences a haunting.
- [Mr. Smith](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/mr_smith.md): A man who tells a story about a haunted house in Aungier Street.
- [Tom Teukesbury](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/tom_teukesbury.md): A man who tells a story about a ghostly sexton.
- [Con Donovan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/con_donovan.md): A young boy who has an encounter with the fairies.
- [Lady D⸺](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/lady_d.md): A noblewoman who tells a story of a haunted house.
- [Pat Connell](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/pat_connell.md): A man who tells a story about a banshee.
- [Colonel O'Mara](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/colonel_omara.md): A colonel involved in a family history of haunting.
- [Phaudhrig Crohoore](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/phaudhrig_crohoore.md): A bold character who tells a story of a ghostly encounter.
- [Sir Arthur Chadleigh](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/sir_arthur_chadleigh.md): The patriarch of the Chadleigh family, haunted by a family curse.
- [Tom Ludlow](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/tom_ludlow.md): A man who tells a story about a ghostly white cat.
- [Handsome Charlie](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/handsome_charlie.md): A charming but reckless young man who makes a dangerous bet.
- [Fanny](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/fanny.md): A young girl who is the subject of a ghostly story.
- [Tom Scales](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/tom_scales.md): An old man who tells a story about a ghostly gander.
- [Aunt Margaret](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/aunt_margaret.md): A woman who has a terrifying adventure on the road.
- [Little Molly Donovan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/little_molly_donovan.md): A young girl who is taken by the fairies.
- [Mrs. Pyneweck](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/mrs_pyneweck.md): The wife of a man wrongfully executed, seeking justice.
- [Rose Velderkaust](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/rose_velderkaust.md): A young woman who is courted by a mysterious painter.
- [Mall Carke](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/mall_carke.md): An old woman who tells stories and is associated with the fairies.
- [Sir Arthur T⸺n](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/sir_arthur_tn.md): A baronet who experiences a ghostly visitation.
- [Wicked Captain Walshawe](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/wicked_captain_walshawe.md): A wicked captain whose ghost haunts his former home.
- [Mr. Peters](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/mr_peters.md): A clerk who witnesses the judge's strange behavior.
- [Mr. McDonough](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/mr_mcdonough.md): A man who tells a story about a haunted house.
- [Mademoiselle De Lafontaine](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/mademoiselle_de_lafontaine.md): A vivacious governess in the Carmilla story.
- [Doctor Hesselius](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/doctor_hesselius.md): A metaphysical doctor who investigates supernatural cases.
- [Nelly Carwell](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/nelly_carwell.md): A servant girl who is a key figure in a haunting.
- [Scroope Marston](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/scroope_marston.md): A man who tells a story about a haunted house.
- [Lady Ardagh](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/lady_ardagh.md): The wife of Sir Robert Ardagh, concerned by his strange pact.
- [Mynher Vanderhausen](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/mynher_vanderhausen.md): A mysterious and grotesque bridegroom from a painting.
- [Lord Edward Fitzgerald](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/lord_edward_fitzgerald.md): A historical figure mentioned in a story of a haunted house.
- [Bully Larkin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/bully_larkin.md): The village bully who terrorizes the locals.
- [Winnie Dobbs](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/winnie_dobbs.md): A woman who tells a story about a ghostly child.
- [Laura Silver Bell](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/laura_silver_bell.md): A beautiful woman who is lured away by the fairies.
- [Dick Chadleigh](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/dick_chadleigh.md): A member of the Chadleigh family involved in the family curse.
- [Moll Rial](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/moll_rial.md): A woman who has a strange adventure with a fairy piper.
- [Tom Wyndsour](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/tom_wyndsour.md): A man who tells a story about a ghostly dog.
- [Toby Crooke](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/toby_crooke.md): A man who tells a story about a haunted house.
- [Mr. Toole](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/mr_toole.md): A man who tells a story about a ghostly encounter.
- [Mr. Scroope](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/mr_scroope.md): A man who tells a story about a haunted house.
- [Mr. Turnbull](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/mr_turnbull.md): A man who tells a story about a haunted house.
- [Terry Neil](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/terry_neil.md): A man who has an encounter with the fairies.
- [Michael Finley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/michael_finley.md): A man who tells a story about a ghostly encounter.
- [Andy Curtis](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/andy_curtis.md): A young man who has a ghostly encounter.
- [Mundy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_31_se/characters/mundy.md): A servant who tells a story about a haunted house.

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