# The Last Post — Character guide

> Key figures in The Last Post by Ford Madox Ford.

- [Christopher Tietjens](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_last_post_se/characters/christopher_tietjens.md): The main protagonist, a stoic and principled English gentleman facing personal and societal collapse.
- [Sylvia Tietjens](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_last_post_se/characters/sylvia_tietjens.md): Christopher's beautiful, manipulative, and estranged wife who torments him.
- [Mark Tietjens](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_last_post_se/characters/mark_tietjens.md): Christopher's older brother, a paralyzed and silent former civil servant, the heir to Groby.
- [Valentine Wannop](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_last_post_se/characters/valentine_wannop.md): A young suffragist and Christopher's devoted companion, living with him in scandal.
- [Marie Léonie](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_last_post_se/characters/marie_leonie.md): Mark Tietjens' devoted French wife and former mistress, a practical and loyal woman.
- [Gunning](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_last_post_se/characters/gunning.md): A coarse, wealthy businessman and neighbor who antagonizes the Tietjens family.
- [Mrs. de Bray Pape](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_last_post_se/characters/mrs_de_bray_pape.md): An American social climber and Sylvia's ally, involved in the Groby estate affairs.
- [Father Consett](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_last_post_se/characters/father_consett.md): A Catholic priest and confidant to Sylvia, offering moral counsel.
- [Cammy Fittleworth](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_last_post_se/characters/cammy_fittleworth.md): A young, well-meaning but ineffectual aristocrat and friend of the Tietjens.
- [General Campion](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_last_post_se/characters/general_campion.md): A senior military officer and family friend, often mediating disputes.
- [Lady Macmaster](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_last_post_se/characters/macmaster.md): A socialite and former acquaintance of Christopher, now a widow.
- [Lord Fittleworth](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_last_post_se/characters/lord_fittleworth.md): Cammy's father, a powerful and traditional peer of the realm.
- [Sir John Robertson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_last_post_se/characters/sir_john_robertson.md): A Scottish lawyer and friend of Mark Tietjens, involved in estate matters.
- [Riotor](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_last_post_se/characters/riotors.md): Marie Léonie's brother, a Frenchman with a shady past.
- [Young Mark](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_last_post_se/characters/young_mark.md): Christopher and Sylvia's son, a young boy sent away to school.
- [Edith Ethel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_last_post_se/characters/edith_ethel.md): A former friend of Valentine, now a society hostess.
- [Helen Lowther](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_last_post_se/characters/helen_lowther.md): A local farmer's daughter, briefly involved with Christopher.
- [Cramp](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_last_post_se/characters/cramp.md): A local cabinetmaker and his wife, tenants on the Groby estate.
- [Mr. Schatzweiler](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_last_post_se/characters/schatzweiler.md): A Jewish antique dealer and moneylender in London.
- [Michael Tietjens](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_last_post_se/characters/michael_tietjens.md): Christopher's younger brother, a soldier killed in the war.
- [Mr. de Bray Pape](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_last_post_se/characters/mr_de_bray_pape.md): Mrs. Pape's husband, an American businessman.
- [Mr. Sylvian Hatt](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_last_post_se/characters/sylvian_hatt.md): A young man who escorts Sylvia, a minor social figure.
- [Professor Wannop](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_last_post_se/characters/professor_wannop.md): Valentine's deceased father, a noted classical scholar.
- [Teddy Hope](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_last_post_se/characters/teddy_hope.md): A young man who was once in love with Valentine.
- [Eleanor Dupont](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_last_post_se/characters/eleanor_dupont.md): Marie Léonie's sister, a Frenchwoman living in England.
- [Ruggles](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_last_post_se/characters/ruggles.md): A horse trainer employed by the Tietjens family.
- [Old Campion](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_last_post_se/characters/old_campion.md): General Campion's father, a former military man.
- [Lady Fittleworth](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_last_post_se/characters/lady_fittleworth.md): Lord Fittleworth's wife, a society matron.
- [Blum](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_last_post_se/characters/blum.md): A Jewish moneylender or dealer, mentioned in passing.
- [Grandfather Tietjens](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_last_post_se/characters/grandfather_tietjens.md): The deceased patriarch of the Tietjens family.

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