Character guide

Unknown Narrator

major

Also known as I, me, my, mine, myself, us, we, our

First-person narrator and focal character across multiple stories.

My Father

supporting

Also known as my father

Recurring paternal figure in several narratives.

Flora Mancini

major

Also known as Flora, Mancini, Florence

A beautiful and passionate Italian woman entangled in love and intrigue.

Viola Arnaldi

major

Also known as Viola, the unprotected Viola

A young woman whose innocence is threatened by political machinations.

Henry Vernon

supporting

Also known as Henry, Vernon

A gentleman involved in romantic and familial conflicts.

Prince Ludovico

major

Also known as Ludovico

A nobleman whose ambitions drive much of the political drama.

Fanny Chaumont

supporting

Also known as Fanny, little Fanny, fair Fanny, Chaumont

A spirited young woman caught between duty and desire.

Lawrence Cooper

supporting

Also known as Lorenzo, Lawrence, Cooper

An artist or intellectual figure with a complex personal life.

Count Ladislas

supporting

Also known as Ladislas, the happy Ladislas

A charismatic nobleman whose fortunes rise and fall.

Woodville

supporting

A mysterious or brooding figure central to a romantic plot.

Idalie

supporting

Also known as the senseless Idalie, the Signora Idalie

A beautiful but capricious woman who inspires obsession.

Messer Cincolo

minor

Also known as Cincolo, good Cincolo

A comic or wise figure offering counsel in the narrative.

Anina

minor

Also known as Anina mia

A beloved woman, often addressed with endearment.

Prince Fernando

supporting

Also known as Fernando

A royal figure whose actions affect the political landscape.

Count Fabian dei Tolomei

supporting

Also known as The Tolomei, Fabian, young Fabian, de' Tolomei

A young nobleman caught in a web of family honor and revenge.

Constance

supporting

A steadfast woman facing trials of love and loyalty.

Ferdinand

supporting

Also known as poor Ferdinand

A tragic figure whose misfortunes drive the plot.

Juliet

supporting

A young woman in a doomed or forbidden romance.

Sir Clinton

minor

Also known as Clinton

An English gentleman involved in international intrigue.

Ellen Burnet

supporting

Also known as Helena, Ellen, dear Ellen, fair Ellen

A virtuous woman whose beauty attracts suitors and danger.

Adalinda

minor

A mysterious or ethereal female figure in a romantic tale.

Burkhardt of Unspunnen

minor

Also known as Unspunnen, Burkhardt

A Swiss peasant or nobleman with a dramatic story.

Dmitri of the Evil Eye

supporting

Also known as Dmitri, the Arnaoot, Arnaoot

A feared Albanian warrior with a superstitious reputation.

Marietta

minor

Also known as dear Marietta

A beloved woman, often the object of a protagonist's affection.

Prince Corradino

supporting

Also known as Corradino, the young and daring Corradino

A bold young prince leading a rebellion.

Bertha

minor

Also known as poor Bertha

A woman whose youthful beauty fades into bitter old age.

Monna Gegia de' Becari

minor

Also known as Monna Gegia, Gegia

An older woman with a sharp tongue and local influence.

Sir Richard Gray

minor

Also known as Richard Gray

A knight or gentleman involved in a romantic subplot.

Zella

minor

Also known as fair Zella

A beautiful woman who captivates a male protagonist.

Louis Chaumont

minor

Also known as Louis, Chaumont

A male relative of Fanny Chaumont with his own agenda.

Ricciardo de' Rossini

minor

Also known as Ricciardo

An Italian nobleman or artist with a passionate nature.

Harry Valency

minor

Also known as Valency, Harry

A young man of fashion involved in social comedy.

Maria

minor

Also known as the Ave Maria, May

A religious or symbolic figure, possibly the Virgin Mary.

Rosina

minor

Also known as poor Rosina, the simple kindhearted Rosina

A simple, kind-hearted woman who suffers for love.

Sir Peter Vernon

minor

Also known as Sir Peter, Vernon

An older gentleman, possibly a father figure.

Despina

minor

Also known as eloquent Despina, Madonna Despina dei Elisei, the Elisei

An eloquent and influential Italian woman.

Messer Guielmo Lostendardo

minor

Also known as Lostendardo

A comic or grotesque character in an Italian setting.

Mary Shelley

minor

Also known as Marianne, Mary, Shelley

The author appears as a character or narrator in some stories.

The Fiend

minor

A supernatural or demonic antagonist in a Gothic tale.

Ferdinando Eboli

supporting

Also known as Count Eboli, the unhappy Eboli

A young count whose identity is questioned.

Ida

minor

Also known as the now breathless Ida

A woman in a state of extreme emotional or physical distress.

Clarice

minor

Also known as poor Clarice, little Clara, Clara

A pitiable young woman, possibly a victim of circumstance.

Cyril Ziani

minor

Also known as Cyril, Poor Cyril

A Venetian nobleman with a tragic fate.

Prince Mondolfo

supporting

Also known as Mondolfo

A powerful Italian prince, head of his family.

Giorgio

minor

Also known as the retiring Giorgio, Messer Giorgio

A retiring or modest character in an Italian story.

The Stranger

minor

A mysterious newcomer whose arrival changes the plot.

Domenico Baldi of Nemi

minor

Also known as Nemi, Domenico

A local man from Nemi involved in a romantic intrigue.

King Henry

minor

Also known as Henry

A historical monarch appearing in a narrative.

Cornelius Agrippa

minor

Also known as Cornelius, the dying Cornelius

A famed alchemist and magician in a supernatural tale.

Walter de Blumfeldt

minor

Also known as Walter

A German or Swiss knight with a role in a romantic plot.

Mathilda

major

Also known as my Mathilda

A deeply loved woman, central to a story of intense emotion.

Lewis Elmore

minor

Also known as Elmore

A gentleman involved in a domestic drama.

Our Young Hero

minor

A generic term for a youthful male protagonist.

Manfred

minor

Also known as the miscreant Manfred

A villainous or morally corrupt character.

Katusthius Ziani

minor

Also known as Katusthius, Ziani

A Venetian nobleman, possibly a rival or ally.

Diana

minor

A woman, possibly a huntress or goddess figure.

Euphrasia

minor

A female character in a story of love and madness.

Madame de Marville

minor

Also known as Madame

A French noblewoman with a role in a social drama.

Lord Reginald Desborough

minor

Also known as Lord Reginald

An English lord involved in a romantic or political plot.

Constantine

minor

A historical or legendary figure mentioned in a story.

Ludovico Mondolfo

minor

Also known as Mondolfo

A member of the Mondolfo family, possibly the heir.

Constans

minor

Also known as little Constans

A child character in a narrative.

Elinor

minor

A woman of sensibility in a romantic story.

Gaspar de Vaudemont

minor

Also known as Gaspar, Vaudemont

A French nobleman with a role in a historical tale.

Ugo Mancini

minor

Also known as Ugo, Mancini

A male relative of Flora Mancini.

The Marchese Torella

minor

Also known as Torella

An Italian marchese involved in a romantic intrigue.

Lord Byron

minor

Also known as The Moreot, Byron

The poet appears as a character in a story set in Greece.

Horace Neville

minor

Also known as Neville

An English gentleman with a role in a social comedy.

Charles d'Anjou

minor

Also known as Charles, Charles the Sixth

A historical French king appearing in a narrative.

The Mainote

minor

Also known as the Mainote Capitano, the Capitano

A Greek captain from the Mani Peninsula.

Francis

minor

A male character, possibly a saint or nobleman.

Queen Margaret

minor

Also known as Margaret

A historical queen appearing in a narrative.

Emilie de Lagny

minor

Also known as Emilie

A French woman in a romantic story.

Messer Buzeccha

minor

Also known as Buzeccha

A comic or minor Italian character.

Old Camaraz

minor

Also known as Camaraz

An elderly character in an Italian setting.

Conrad of Wädischwyl

minor

Also known as Conrad, Wädischwyl

A Swiss character in a historical tale.

Manon

minor

A French woman, possibly a servant or lover.

Susan

minor

A female character, possibly a servant or friend.

The Princess Dashkhoff

minor

A Russian princess appearing in a narrative.

Count Gherardo Doneratico

minor

Also known as Count Gherardo, Gherardo

An Italian count with a role in a political story.