# Short Fiction — Character guide

> Key figures in Short Fiction by Saki.

- [Clovis Sangrail](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/clovis_sangrail.md): A witty, mischievous young man who often manipulates social situations for his own amusement.
- [Reginald](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/reginald.md): A dandy and social commentator whose sharp observations drive many early stories.
- [Bertie van Tahn](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/bertie_van_tahn.md): A recurring young man about town, often involved in Clovis's schemes.
- [Groby Lington](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/groby_lington.md): A man whose life is remoulded by a series of unexpected events.
- [Martin Stoner](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/martin_stoner.md): A young man who finds himself in peculiar and often compromising situations.
- [Kenelm Jerton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/kenelm_jerton.md): A man tasked with a holiday assignment that leads to unexpected consequences.
- [Mona](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/mona.md): A woman whose presence at a pond stirs romantic and social complications.
- [The Chaplain](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/the_chaplain.md): A clergyman who appears in various social settings, often with dry wit.
- [Sylvia Seltoun](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/sylvia_seltoun.md): A woman whose romantic entanglements drive several plotlines.
- [Vera Durmot](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/vera_durmot.md): A young woman known for her vivid imagination and storytelling.
- [Octavian Ruttle](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/octavian_ruttle.md): A man who becomes entangled in domestic and social predicaments.
- [Richard Duncombe](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/richard_duncombe.md): A character involved in romantic and social misadventures.
- [Lena Strudwarden](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/lena_strudwarden.md): A woman whose actions have significant social repercussions.
- [Conradin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/conradin.md): A young boy who worships a polecat-ferret in secret.
- [Nicholas Herison](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/nicholas_herison.md): A man whose plans are often thwarted by unforeseen circumstances.
- [Sophie Chattel-Monkheim](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/sophie_chattel_monkheim.md): A wealthy woman whose culinary preferences cause a diplomatic incident.
- [Ulrich von Gradwitz](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/ulrich_von_gradwitz.md): A landowner locked in a generations-old blood feud.
- [Theodoric Voler](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/theodoric_voler.md): A man whose train journey is disrupted by a mouse.
- [Barton Crefton Lockyer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/barton_crefton_lockyer.md): A man whose name becomes a point of social contention.
- [Philip Sletherby](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/philip_sletherby.md): A young man whose ambitions are tested by a social encounter.
- [Bertie Thropplestance](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/bertie_thropplestance.md): A man whose marital situation is a subject of family discussion.
- [Alethia Debchance](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/alethia_debchance.md): A woman who is forewarned about a potential suitor's past.
- [John Blenkinthrope](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/john_blenkinthrope.md): A man whose name is frequently misremembered.
- [John James Abbleway](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/john_james_abbleway.md): A character involved in a complicated social scheme.
- [Lady Drakmanton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/lady_drakmanton.md): A society woman known for her sharp tongue and social maneuvering.
- [Norah](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/norah.md): A woman whose romantic choices are influenced by family pressure.
- [Mark Augustus Mellowkent](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/mark_augustus_mellowkent.md): A poet whose work is the subject of critical debate.
- [Leonard Bilsiter](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/leonard_bilsiter.md): A man who claims to be able to turn people into wolves.
- [Lady Anne Egbert](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/lady_anne_egbert.md): A woman whose reticence causes social complications.
- [Norman Gortsby](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/norman_gortsby.md): A man who is cynical about a stranger's story in a park.
- [Rollo](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/rollo.md): A young man whose name is a source of social awkwardness.
- [Belturbet](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/belturbet.md): A character who appears in a story about a lost sanjak.
- [Amanda Smithly-Dubb](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/amanda_smithly_dubb.md): One of the three Miss Smithly-Dubbs, involved in a social drama.
- [Sir Lulworth Quayne](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/sir_lulworth_quayne.md): A baronet whose death leads to a family dispute.
- [Rex Dillot](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/rex_dillot.md): A man whose fate is the subject of a story.
- [Susan Mebberley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/susan_mebberley.md): A woman whose name is frequently mispronounced.
- [Rupert](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/rupert.md): A young man who is the subject of a social bet.
- [Jocantha Bessbury](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/jocantha_bessbury.md): A woman whose cat brings her unexpected happiness.
- [James Cushat-Prinkly](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/james_cushat_prinkly.md): A man whose tea party is disrupted by an unexpected guest.
- [Artemus Gibbon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/artemus_gibbon.md): A man who is overwhelmed by a series of social demands.
- [Tobermory](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/tobermory.md): A cat who learns to speak and reveals society's secrets.
- [Mrs. Peter Pigeoncote](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/mrs_peter_pigeoncote.md): A woman whose husband's name causes confusion.
- [Emily](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/emily_fate.md): A woman whose fate is intertwined with a series of events.
- [Lucien Wattleskeat](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/lucien_wattleskeat.md): A man whose name is a source of social amusement.
- [Alaric Clyde](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/alaric_clyde.md): A man who is the victim of a practical joke.
- [Laploshka](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/laploshka.md): A man whose debt from beyond the grave haunts a friend.
- [Prince Vespaluus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/prince_vespaluus.md): A young prince whose education is a matter of state.
- [Jane Martlet](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/jane_martlet.md): A woman whose name is used in a social deception.
- [Beryl Pevenly](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/beryl_pevenly.md): A woman whose social standing is a topic of conversation.
- [Cousin Teresa](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/cousin_teresa.md): A cousin whose presence at a house party causes tension.
- [Van Cheele](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/van_cheele.md): A woman who encounters a mysterious creature in her garden.
- [Mrs. Packletide](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/mrs_packletide.md): A woman who hunts a tiger to outdo a rival.
- [Septimus Brope](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/septimus_brope.md): A man whose name is a source of social awkwardness.
- [Lola Pevensey](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/lola_pevensey.md): A woman whose name is frequently misremembered.
- [Ronald](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/ronald.md): A young man known for his insouciant attitude.
- [Latimer Springfield](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/latimer_springfield.md): A man whose political career is affected by a social gaffe.
- [Sir Wilfrid Pigeoncote](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/sir_wilfrid_pigeoncote.md): A baronet whose name is a source of family confusion.
- [Laura Lipping](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/laura_lipping.md): A woman whose name is used in a social deception.
- [Matilda Cuvering](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/matilda_cuvering.md): A woman whose name is a source of social amusement.
- [Crispina Umberleigh](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/crispina_umberleigh.md): A woman whose past is revealed through a series of letters.
- [Emma Ladbruk](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/emma_ladbruk.md): A woman whose name is a source of social confusion.
- [Treddleford](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/treddleford.md): A man who plays a defensive game of bridge.
- [Waldo Plubley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/waldo_plubley.md): A man whose name is a source of social awkwardness.
- [Cyprian](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/cyprian.md): A young man who is the subject of a social bet.
- [Mrs. Attray](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/mrs_attray.md): A woman whose name is a source of social confusion.
- [Sir Laurence](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/sir_laurence.md): A baronet who is the subject of a social bet.
- [Vanessa Pennington](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/vanessa_pennington.md): A woman whose name is a source of social amusement.
- [Jan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/jan_janetta.md): A character whose name is a source of social confusion.
- [Elinor Rapsley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/elinor_rapsley.md): A woman whose name is a source of social awkwardness.
- [Luke Steffink](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/luke_steffink.md): A man whose name is a source of social confusion.
- [Robert Bludward](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/robert_bludward.md): A man whose name is a source of social amusement.
- [Betsy Mullen](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/betsy_mullen.md): An old woman whose name is a source of social confusion.
- [Georg Znaeym](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/georg_znaeym.md): A man locked in a blood feud with Ulrich von Gradwitz.
- [Mrs. Pallitson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/mrs_pallitson.md): A woman whose name is a source of social awkwardness.
- [Adela Pingsford](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/adela_pingsford.md): A woman whose name is a source of social confusion.
- [Harvey Bope](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/harvey_bope.md): A man whose name is a source of social amusement.
- [Mrs. Pentherby](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/mrs_pentherby.md): A woman whose name is a source of social confusion.
- [Mrs. Duff-Chubleigh](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/mrs_duff_chubleigh.md): A woman whose name is a source of social awkwardness.
- [Theophil Eshley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/theophil_eshley.md): An artist whose painting causes a social stir.
- [Mrs. Riversedge](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/mrs_riversedge.md): A woman whose name is a source of social confusion.
- [Mrs. Pevenly](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/mrs_pevenly.md): A woman whose name is a source of social awkwardness.
- [Framton Nuttel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_49_se/characters/framton_nuttel.md): A nervous man who visits the Sappleton family.

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