# The Little Demon — Character guide

> Key figures in The Little Demon by Fyodor Sologub.

- [Peredonov](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_little_demon_se/characters/peredonov.md): A paranoid schoolteacher whose delusions drive the plot.
- [Sasha Pilnikov](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_little_demon_se/characters/sasha_pilnikov.md): A young student who becomes the object of affection and intrigue.
- [Pavel Volodin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_little_demon_se/characters/pavel_volodin.md): Peredonov's friend and frequent foil, often mocked.
- [Liudmilla](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_little_demon_se/characters/liudmilla.md): A flirtatious young woman who pursues Sasha.
- [Varvara](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_little_demon_se/characters/varvara.md): Peredonov's wife, scheming and discontented.
- [Marta](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_little_demon_se/characters/marta.md): A young woman involved in local social circles.
- [Valeria Routilov](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_little_demon_se/characters/valeria_routilov.md): One of the Routilov sisters, known for her cunning.
- [Ardalyon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_little_demon_se/characters/ardalyon.md): A local landowner and friend of Peredonov.
- [Olga Kokovkina](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_little_demon_se/characters/olga_kokovkina.md): A respectable woman in town, mother of a student.
- [Nikolai Khripatch](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_little_demon_se/characters/nikolai_khripatch.md): A local official and father of a student.
- [The Headmaster](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_little_demon_se/characters/headmaster.md): The school headmaster, a figure of authority.
- [Vladya](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_little_demon_se/characters/vladya.md): A young boy, often seen with other children.
- [Skouchayev](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_little_demon_se/characters/skouchayev.md): A local merchant and acquaintance of Peredonov.
- [Mourin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_little_demon_se/characters/mouring.md): A mysterious figure who haunts Peredonov's thoughts.
- [Anna Mikhailovna](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_little_demon_se/characters/anna_mikhailovna.md): A local woman, possibly a relative of a character.

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