Character guide

Frau Frohmann

major

Also known as IV, The Frau Frohmann, the Frau, The Frau

A strong-willed innkeeper who raises prices and navigates family and village conflicts.

Alice Dugdale

major

Also known as Alice

A young woman navigating love and social expectations in a rural setting.

Fred Pickering

major

Also known as Fred, young Pickering, Pickering, poor Fred

An ambitious young man whose adventures lead him through trials and romance.

Bessy Pryor

major

Also known as Bessy, Pryor, X How Bessy Pryor

A young lady of importance who falls in love with the heir of Launay.

Mrs. Miles

supporting

Also known as poor Mrs. Miles, Mrs. Miles Madam, Dear Mrs. Miles, Bessy Mrs. Miles

A maternal figure involved in Bessy Pryor's life and decisions.

Mr. Greenmantle

major

Also known as these Mr. Greenmantle, III Mr. Greenmantle, Greenmantle, Here Mr. Greenmantle

A perplexed father of two daughters, central to the Plumplington story.

Jack Hollycombe

supporting

Also known as Jack, Mr. Peppercorn, Peppercorn, IV Jack Hollycombe Mr. Peppercorn, One Mr. Peppercorn

A suitor and young man involved in the Plumplington romance plot.

Mally Trenglos

major

Also known as Mally, Trenglos, Poor Mally

A strong-willed Cornish girl who defies convention for love.

Lucy Graham

major

Also known as Lucy, poor Lucy

A telegraph girl whose story intertwines with love and duty.

Emily Greenmantle

supporting

Also known as Miss Greenmantle, Emily, Poor Emmy, the Miss Greenmantle, poor Emily Greenmantle, Miss Emily, Miss Emily Greenmantle

One of Mr. Greenmantle's daughters, central to the Plumplington romance.

Aaron Dunn

major

Also known as Aaron, Dunn, Byron

A man involved in a dramatic and violent story on a remote island.

Polly Peppercorn

supporting

Also known as Polly, Peppercorn, Mary, old Peppercorn

A young woman courted by Jack Hollycombe in the Plumplington tale.

Miss Susan

major

Also known as Susan, Poor Susan

A woman whose romantic fortunes are explored in a courtship story.

Mr. Brown

supporting

Also known as Brown, Dear Mr. Brown, Nevertheless Mr. Brown, Mrs. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Brown, Here Mr. Brown

A hairdresser whose marriage plans drive a comedic plot.

The Major

supporting

Also known as the Major, him—would, The Major, him—and

A military man involved in the Alice Dugdale story.

Maurice Archer

major

Also known as Maurice, Archer

A young man who speaks about Christmas and faces romantic trials.

Isa Heine

supporting

Also known as Isa, mamma Heine, dear Isa, Miss Isa

A member of the Heine family in Munich, involved in family drama.

Julius Mackenzie

supporting

Also known as Mr. Julius Mackenzie, Mr. Mackenzie, Mackenzie, poor Mackenzie

A man whose financial troubles and family life are explored.

Marie Clavert

major

Also known as Marie, poor Marie, Marie Campan, no Marie

A young woman caught in a tragic love story in France.

Maurice Cumming

supporting

Also known as Maurice, Poor Maurice, poor Maurice, subjects Maurice Cumming, young Cumming, Dear Maurice

A young man involved in a romantic subplot.

Isabel Lownd

major

Also known as Isabel, poor Isabel, Bell, Miss Isabel

A young woman who tells a lie and must face its consequences.

Nora Field

supporting

Also known as Nora

A young woman in a story of love and family expectations.

Mrs. Thompson

supporting

Also known as Thompson

A matriarch presiding over Christmas at Thompson Hall.

Captain Broughton

supporting

Also known as Captain John Broughton, John, John Broughton, Broughton

A military man involved in a romantic entanglement.

Bessy Garrow

major

Also known as Bessy, Now Bessy Garrow, poor Bessy, Miss Bessy

A young woman whose love story is central to a Cornish tale.

Tom Reckenthorpe

supporting

Also known as Tom, General Reckenthorpe, General Tom, General Tom Reckenthorpe

A military man and father involved in family and romantic plots.

Mrs. Brumby

supporting

A woman whose story involves social maneuvering and romance.

Lotta Schmidt

major

Also known as Lo, Lotta, regarded Lotta Schmidt

A young woman in Vienna whose life takes a dramatic turn.

Churchill Smith

minor

Also known as Mr. Smith, Churchill, Mr. Churchill Smith, Smith, Even Churchill Smith

A man whose name and identity cause confusion and humor.

Marian Leslie

supporting

Also known as Marian, Leslie

A young woman courted by multiple suitors in a romantic tale.

Herbert Onslow

minor

Also known as Herbert, young Onslow, Onslow

A young man involved in a romantic subplot.

Miss Ophelia Gledd

major

Also known as Miss Ophelia, Ophelia Gledd, Miss Gledd, Ophelia

An American woman traveling in Europe with strong opinions.

Anastasia Bergen

supporting

Also known as Anastasia

A young woman whose love story unfolds in a dramatic setting.

M. Lacordaire

minor

Also known as Lacordaire

A Frenchman involved in a story of love and intrigue.

John Rossiter

supporting

Also known as John, Major Rossiter, Rossiter, Our Major, Major John Rossiter, The Major, the Major

A major who is a central figure in the Alice Dugdale story.

Adolphe Bauche

major

Also known as Adolphe Bauche—and, Adolphe, Adolphe Bauche—was

A young man in a tragic love story set in France.

Sophy Wilson

supporting

Also known as Sophy, Wilson, For Sophy, poor Sophy, Sophia, Sophie

A telegraph girl whose story parallels Lucy Graham's.

Sir Walter Wanless

supporting

Also known as Sir Walter, Lady Wanless, Lady Wanless Sir Walter Wanless, Wanless, Walter

A baronet involved in the Alice Dugdale story.

Miss Dawkins

minor

Also known as Miss Dawkins—Sabrina Dawkins, income Miss Dawkins, Whereupon Miss Dawkins, Dawkins

A woman whose financial independence is a plot point.

Miss Sarah Jack

major

Also known as Miss Sarah, Miss Jack, aunt Sarah

An American woman traveling in Europe with strong opinions.

Herr Crippel

minor

Also known as Crippel

A German character in the Frau Frohmann story.

Patrick Regan

supporting

Also known as Pat Regan, Pat, poor Pat, Regan

An Irishman involved in a story of love and hardship.

Caleb Morton

supporting

Also known as Caleb, Morton

A young man who becomes entangled in a dramatic island story.

Aaron Trow

major

Also known as Trow, Aaron Trow—for, Byron

A dangerous escaped convict on a remote island.

Philip Hughes

supporting

Also known as Mr. Philip, Philip, Mr. Philip Hughes, young Hughes, Mr. Hughes, Hughes, poor young Philip Hughes

A young man in love, central to the Plumplington story.

Mary Crofts

major

Also known as Mary, Molly, Mary Tomkins John Thomas, Mary Tomkins, John Thomas, John

A young woman whose love story is told in multiple volumes.

Walter Watt

minor

Also known as young Watt, Walter, Watt, poor Watt

A young man involved in a romantic subplot.

Barty Gunliffe

supporting

Also known as Barty, Bartholomew Gunliffe, Gunliffe, old Gunliffe

A farmer involved in a story of love and land.

Madame Bauche

supporting

Also known as Madame

The mother of Adolphe Bauche, central to the tragic love story.

Frederic Frew

supporting

Also known as Frederic F. Frew, young Frew, Mr. Frederic F. Frew, Frew, Mr. Frew, Frederic, dear Fred, Fred

A young man whose romantic adventures are chronicled.

Mr. Barnaby Jones

minor

Also known as Mr. Jones, Barnaby, Jones, Barnaby Jones

A man involved in a story of mistaken identity and humor.

John Smith

minor

Also known as Mr. Smith, Smith, Mr. John Smith, “ Smith, Master John, John

A common name used for a character in a humorous tale.

Jack O'Conor

supporting

Also known as Poor Jack, Jack, Presently Jack, Jack Hallam, Hallam

An Irishman involved in family and romantic stories.

Philip Launay

major

Also known as Launay, Mrs. Launay, Philip, Mrs. Philip Launay, Mrs. Philip

The heir of Launay, central to Bessy Pryor's story.

Mr. Grimes

minor

Also known as Mrs. Grimes, Grimes, Mr. and Mrs. Grimes

A couple involved in a story of social climbing.

Miss Viner

minor

A young woman whose romantic fate is explored.

Nina Pepé

supporting

Also known as April Nina Pepé, Nina, April, Nina Pepé, Anne

A young woman in an Italian love story.

Dr. Freeborn

supporting

Also known as old Dr. Freeborn, V Dr. Freeborn, Dr.

A doctor involved in the Plumplington story.

Greene

minor

Also known as Mr. Greene, old Greene, the Greene

A character involved in a story of family and romance.

Mrs. St. Quinten

minor

Also known as Mrs. St. Quinten Lydia, Lydia, the unfortunate Lydia, Once Mrs. St. Quinten

A woman whose unfortunate story is told.

Fritz Planken

minor

Also known as Fritz, Planken

A German character in the Frau Frohmann story.

Hannibal Hoskins

minor

Also known as young Mr. Hannibal H. Hoskins, Hannibal Hoskins, young Hoskins, Hoskins, Mr. Hoskins, Hannibal H. Hoskins, Hannibal

A young man involved in a humorous romantic subplot.

Ada Forster

minor

Also known as Ada

A young woman in a story of love and loss.

Mrs. Greene

minor

Also known as Greene, mamma Greene

A mother figure in a rural romance.

Carlo Pepé

minor

Also known as Carlo, young Pepé, Pepé

A young Italian man in a love story.

Jefferson Ingram

supporting

Also known as Mr. Jefferson Ingram, Mr. Ingram, Ingram, Jefferson

An American traveler who becomes a suitor.

Mr. Damer

minor

Also known as Damer fille, Damer

A father involved in his daughter's romantic story.

Frank Reckenthorpe

supporting

Also known as Frank

A young man involved in a story of war and love.

Miss Wanless

supporting

Also known as Miss Georgiana Wanless, Georgiana Wanless, Georgiana, the second Miss Wanless, the Wanless pale, the Wanless

A young woman courted in the Alice Dugdale story.

Mrs. Mackinnon

minor

Also known as Mackinnon, Mr. Mackinnon, poor Mrs. Mackinnon, Mr. and Mrs. Mackinnon

A couple involved in a story of travel and romance.

Patience Woolsworthy

major

Also known as Patience, Patience German

A parson's daughter whose love story is central.

Mrs. Arkwright

minor

Also known as Arkwright, Poor Mrs. Arkwright

A woman involved in a story of family and loss.

Mr. Forrest

minor

Also known as Forrest, unmarried Mr. Forrest

An unmarried man whose romantic prospects are explored.

Mabel

minor

Also known as Mab, Miss Mab

A young woman in a romantic subplot.

Mary Gresley

major

Also known as Miss Marian, Marian, Mary, poor Mary, Miss Mary Gresley, Miss Gresley, Gresley, Miss Mary

A young woman whose love story is told.

Malchen

minor

Also known as This Malchen

A young woman in the Frau Frohmann story.

Miss Le Smyrger

minor

A woman involved in a story of inheritance and romance.

Fanny Damer

minor

Also known as Fanny, Fanny O'Conor, poor Fanny Damer

A young woman whose romantic story is told.

Hetta

minor

Also known as Miss Hetta

A young woman in a story of love and family.

Charles Burnaby Jones

minor

Also known as Mr. Jones, Jones, Charley, Charles, Mr. Burnaby, Burnaby, Mr. Charles Burnaby Jones, Mr. Burnaby Jones

A man involved in a humorous story of mistaken identity.

Larry Kirwan

minor

Also known as Larry

An Irish character in a story of love and conflict.

Fritz Schlessen

minor

Also known as Fritz, Schlessen, young Fritz Schlessen, Here Schlessen

A German character in the Frau Frohmann story.