# The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes — Character guide

> Key figures in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle.

- [Sherlock Holmes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/sherlock_holmes.md): The brilliant consulting detective who solves complex cases using deduction.
- [Dr. Watson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/dr_watson.md): Holmes's loyal friend and chronicler, a former army doctor.
- [Mycroft Holmes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/mycroft_holmes.md): Sherlock's older brother, possessing even greater deductive skills but a sedentary lifestyle.
- [Professor Moriarty](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/professor_moriarty.md): The criminal mastermind and Holmes's ultimate nemesis.
- [Inspector Lestrade](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/inspector_lestrade.md): A Scotland Yard detective who often seeks Holmes's assistance.
- [Mrs. Hudson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/mrs_hudson.md): Holmes and Watson's long-suffering landlady at 221B Baker Street.
- [John Straker](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/john_straker.md): The murdered trainer of the racehorse Silver Blaze.
- [Colonel Ross](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/colonel_ross.md): The owner of the stolen racehorse Silver Blaze.
- [Silver Blaze](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/silver_blaze.md): The famous racehorse whose disappearance drives the first case.
- [Sarah Cushing](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/sarah_cushing.md): A woman who receives a gruesome package containing two human ears.
- [Jim Browner](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/jim_browner.md): A sailor and the murderer who sent the ears in a fit of jealous rage.
- [Mary Browner](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/mary_browner.md): Jim Browner's unfaithful wife, one of the victims whose ear was sent.
- [Alec Fairbairn](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/alec_fairbairn.md): Mary Browner's lover, murdered by Jim Browner.
- [Grant Munro](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/grant_munro.md): A worried husband who seeks Holmes's help about his wife's secretive behavior.
- [Effie Munro](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/effie_munro.md): Grant Munro's wife, hiding a secret from her past.
- [Hall Pycroft](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/hall_pycroft.md): A young clerk who suspects his new job is a trap.
- [Arthur Pinner](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/arthur_pinner.md): A criminal who impersonates a businessman to lure Pycroft into a scheme.
- [Victor Trevor](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/victor_trevor.md): Holmes's college friend who introduces him to a mystery involving his father.
- [Old Trevor](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/old_trevor.md): Victor's father, a magistrate with a dark secret from his past at sea.
- [Hudson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/hudson_head_keeper.md): The head-keeper of the Gloria Scott, a ship that mutinied.
- [Reginald Musgrave](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/reginald_musgrave.md): A dignified country gentleman who consults Holmes about a missing butler and a family ritual.
- [Brunton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/brunton_butler.md): The clever butler of Hurlstone who deciphers the Musgrave Ritual.
- [Rachel Howells](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/rachel_howells.md): A maid at Hurlstone who was in love with Brunton.
- [Old Cunningham](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/old_cunningham.md): A squire involved in a murder case in Reigate.
- [Alec Cunningham](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/alec_cunningham.md): Old Cunningham's hot-tempered son, complicit in the murder.
- [Colonel Barclay](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/colonel_barclay.md): A colonel found dead in his home under mysterious circumstances.
- [Mrs. Barclay](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/mrs_barclay.md): The colonel's wife, suspected of his murder.
- [Henry Wood](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/henry_wood.md): A former soldier and the 'crooked man' who holds a grudge against Barclay.
- [Percy Trevelyan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/percy_trevelyan.md): A young doctor who becomes a 'resident patient' in a strange arrangement.
- [Blessington](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/blessington.md): A wealthy but reclusive man who funds Trevelyan's practice.
- [Mr. Melas](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/mr_melas.md): A Greek interpreter who is kidnapped to translate for a prisoner.
- [Harold Latimer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/harold_latimer.md): A charming but ruthless villain who kidnaps a Greek man.
- [Percy Phelps](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/percy_phelps.md): A young Foreign Office clerk who loses a crucial naval treaty.
- [Joseph Harrison](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/joseph_harrison.md): Phelps's brother-in-law, a suspicious character in the treaty theft.
- [Miss Harrison](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/miss_harrison.md): Phelps's fiancée and Joseph's sister, who helps care for him.
- [Lord Holdhurst](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/lord_holdhurst.md): The Foreign Secretary who entrusts Phelps with the treaty.
- [Inspector Gregory](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/inspector_gregory.md): A Scotland Yard inspector working on the Silver Blaze case.
- [Fitzroy Simpson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/fitzroy_simpson.md): A bookmaker initially suspected of doping Silver Blaze.
- [Edith Baxter](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/edith_baxter.md): A maid at the stables who provides key testimony.
- [Ned Hunter](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/ned_hunter.md): The stable boy drugged on the night of the crime.
- [Silas Brown](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/silas_brown.md): A horse trainer who hides Silver Blaze after the theft.
- [Jack Prendergast](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/jack_prendergast.md): A sailor and former lover of Mary Browner.
- [John Vincent Harden](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/john_vincent_harden.md): The man whose ears were sent in the box, a victim of Browner.
- [Mr. Grant Munro](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/mr_grant_munro.md): The husband who consults Holmes about his wife's secret.
- [John Hebron](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/john_hebron.md): Effie Munro's first husband, believed dead but returns.
- [Little Lucy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/little_lucy.md): Effie Munro's daughter from her first marriage.
- [Mr. Beddoes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/mr_beddoes.md): A man involved in the Gloria Scott mutiny.
- [William Kirwan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/william_kirwan.md): A sailor on the Gloria Scott who survives the mutiny.
- [Old Mr. Farquhar](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/old_mr_farquhar.md): A passenger on the Gloria Scott who dies during the mutiny.
- [Richard Brunton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/richard_brunton.md): The butler who deciphers the Musgrave Ritual.
- [Mr. Acton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/mr_acton.md): A neighbor of the Cunninghams who is robbed.
- [William Derbyshire](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/william_derbyshire.md): The coachman murdered in the Reigate case.
- [Colonel Hayter](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/colonel_hayter.md): A colonel who assists Holmes in the Reigate case.
- [Miss Morrison](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/miss_morrison.md): A friend of Mrs. Barclay who provides an alibi.
- [Nancy Devoy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/nancy_devoy.md): A woman from the colonel's past in India.
- [Mr. Forbes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/mr_forbes.md): A police inspector involved in the Blessington case.
- [Sophie Kratides](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/sophie_kratides.md): The Greek woman held captive by Latimer.
- [Dawson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/dawson.md): A friend of Holmes mentioned in passing.
- [Wilson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/wilson.md): A character briefly mentioned in a case.
- [Major Murphy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/major_murphy.md): A military man involved in the Crooked Man case.
- [Sir Edward Holly](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/sir_edward_holly.md): A baronet mentioned in the Naval Treaty case.
- [Charles the Second](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/charles_second.md): The historical king referenced in the Musgrave Ritual.
- [Henry Ward Beecher](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/henry_ward_beecher.md): A historical figure mentioned in the Cardboard Box case.
- [David](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/david.md): A biblical figure referenced in the Musgrave Ritual.
- [Jove](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/jove.md): A mythological figure used as an exclamation by Holmes.
- [Desborough](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/desborough.md): A name mentioned in the Naval Treaty case.
- [Lanner](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/lanner.md): A person mentioned in the Greek Interpreter case.
- [Donnithorpe](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/donnithorpe.md): A location and family name in the Gloria Scott case.
- [Beddington](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/beddington.md): A name mentioned in the Stockbroker's Clerk case.
- [Mawson & Williams](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/mawson_williams.md): A financial firm involved in the Stockbroker's Clerk case.

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