# The Lodger — Character guide

> Key figures in The Lodger by Marie Belloc Lowndes.

- [Mrs. Bunting](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_lodger_se/characters/mrs_bunting.md): The landlady of the lodging house, increasingly suspicious of her mysterious lodger.
- [Mr. Sleuth](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_lodger_se/characters/mr_sleuth.md): The strange, religious lodger whose nocturnal habits alarm Mrs. Bunting.
- [Daisy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_lodger_se/characters/daisy.md): The Buntings' young daughter, who works as a servant and visits home.
- [Joe Chandler](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_lodger_se/characters/joe_chandler.md): A young police constable and friend of the Bunting family, interested in Daisy.
- [Mr. Bunting](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_lodger_se/characters/mr_bunting.md): Mrs. Bunting's husband, a former butler now living off savings.
- [The Avenger](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_lodger_se/characters/the_avenger.md): The nickname given to the serial killer terrorizing London, whom Sleuth may be.
- [Aunt Margaret](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_lodger_se/characters/aunt_margaret.md): Daisy's aunt, who occasionally appears in family discussions.
- [Charles Peace](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_lodger_se/characters/charles_peace.md): A historical murderer mentioned as a comparison to the Avenger.
- [Sir John Burney](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_lodger_se/characters/sir_john_burney.md): A police official involved in the Avenger investigation.
- [Mr. Hopkins](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_lodger_se/characters/mr_hopkins.md): A local tradesman or acquaintance of the Buntings.
- [Dr. Gaunt](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_lodger_se/characters/dr_gaunt.md): A doctor consulted by Mrs. Bunting about her lodger.
- [Mrs. Crowley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_lodger_se/characters/mrs_crowley.md): A neighbor or acquaintance of the Bunting family.
- [Lizzie Cole](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_lodger_se/characters/lizzie_cole.md): A former servant or acquaintance mentioned in passing.
- [Madame Tussaud](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_lodger_se/characters/madame_tussaud.md): Referenced in relation to the wax museum and the Avenger.

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