# The King in Yellow — Character guide

> Key figures in The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers.

- [Hastings](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/hastings.md): A narrator and central character involved in mysterious events and the King in Yellow.
- [Clifford](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/clifford.md): An artist and friend of Hastings, entangled in the Yellow Sign's curse.
- [J. Trent](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/trent.md): A sculptor and friend of Hastings, obsessed with the King in Yellow.
- [the girl](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/the_girl.md): A mysterious woman central to the plot of The Yellow Sign.
- [Selby](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/selby.md): A young man involved in the events of The Repairer of Reputations.
- [Mr. Wilde](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/mr_wilde.md): A mysterious and influential figure in The Repairer of Reputations.
- [Tessie Reardon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/tessie.md): A model and love interest in The Yellow Sign.
- [Boris Yvain](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/boris_yvain.md): A painter and friend of the narrator in The Yellow Sign.
- [an old Breton woman](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/old_breton_woman.md): A mysterious old woman encountered in The Demoiselle d'Ys.
- [Louis de Calvados](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/louis_de_calvados.md): A friend and fellow artist in the Parisian stories.
- [Richard Osborne Elliott](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/elliott.md): A friend and confidant in The Repairer of Reputations.
- [Constance Hawberk](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/constance.md): Daughter of Hawberk and love interest in The Repairer of Reputations.
- [Geneviève](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/genevieve.md): A mysterious woman in The Demoiselle d'Ys.
- [Sylvia Elven](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/sylvia.md): A young girl and student in The Street of the Four Winds.
- [Rue Barrée](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/rue_barree.md): A woman living on Rue Barrée, central to that story.
- [Jack Scott](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/jack_scott.md): An artist and friend in the Parisian stories.
- [Severn](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/severn.md): A friend and fellow artist in The Yellow Sign.
- [II West](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/west.md): A character in The Repairer of Reputations.
- [Braith](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/braith.md): A friend in The Repairer of Reputations.
- [Fallowby](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/fallowby.md): An acquaintance in the Parisian stories.
- [Thomas Stainbridge](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/thomas_stainbridge.md): A character in The Repairer of Reputations.
- [Colette](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/colette.md): A young girl in The Street of the Four Winds.
- [Osgood Oswald Vance](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/vance.md): A poet and acquaintance in the Parisian stories.
- [Cécile](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/cecile.md): A woman in The Street of the Four Winds.
- [Dr. Archer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/dr_archer.md): A doctor in The Repairer of Reputations.
- [Hartman](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/hartman.md): A character in The Repairer of Reputations.
- [Susie Byng](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/susie_byng.md): A friend in The Repairer of Reputations.
- [Rowden](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/rowden.md): An acquaintance in the Parisian stories.
- [Alec](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/alec.md): A friend in The Repairer of Reputations.
- [Bowles](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/bowles.md): A servant in The Repairer of Reputations.
- [Hildred Castaigne](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/hildred_castaigne.md): A relative of the narrator in The Repairer of Reputations.
- [Moses](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/moses.md): A servant in The Repairer of Reputations.
- [Dr. Byram](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/dr_byram.md): A doctor in The Repairer of Reputations.
- [Mr. Bladen](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/mr_bladen.md): A character in The Repairer of Reputations.
- [Phantom of Truth](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/phantom_of_truth.md): An allegorical figure in The Phantom of Truth.
- [Mr. Castaigne](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/mr_castaigne.md): The narrator's father in The Repairer of Reputations.
- [Monsieur Julian](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/monsieur_julian.md): A father figure in The Street of the Four Winds.
- [Arnold Steylette](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/arnold_steylette.md): A friend in The Repairer of Reputations.
- [Laffat](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/laffat.md): A character in The Repairer of Reputations.
- [Edward Burkes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/edward_burkes.md): A friend in The Repairer of Reputations.
- [Philip](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/philip.md): A character in The Repairer of Reputations.
- [Thorne](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/thorne.md): A character in The Repairer of Reputations.
- [Alfred](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/alfred.md): A young boy in The Street of the Four Winds.
- [Hastur](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/hastur.md): A mysterious entity associated with the King in Yellow.
- [Mr. Scott](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/scott.md): A character in The Repairer of Reputations.
- [Monsieur René](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/monsieur_rene.md): A character in The Street of the Four Winds.
- [Joseph](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/joseph.md): A servant in The Repairer of Reputations.
- [Cassilda](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/cassilda.md): A character from the play The King in Yellow.
- [The King](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/the_king.md): The titular King in Yellow from the play.
- [Pinkie](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/pinkie.md): A character in The Repairer of Reputations.
- [Captain Southwark](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/southwark.md): A military officer in The Street of the First Shell.
- [Reverend Joel Byram](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/reverend_joel_byram.md): A clergyman in The Repairer of Reputations.
- [Mrs. Byng](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/mrs_byng.md): A character in The Repairer of Reputations.
- [Monsieur Bouguereau](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/bouguereau.md): A famous painter mentioned in the Parisian stories.
- [Camilla](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/camilla.md): A character from the play The King in Yellow.
- [Lizzie Burke](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/lizzie_burke.md): A woman in The Street of the Four Winds.
- [Randall](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/randall.md): A character in The Repairer of Reputations.
- [Eugene](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/eugene.md): A character in The Repairer of Reputations.

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