# The Old Man in the Corner — Character guide

> Key figures in The Old Man in the Corner by Baroness Orczy.

- [Polly Burton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/characters/polly_burton.md): A young journalist who frequently interviews the Old Man in the Corner.
- [The Old Man in the Corner](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/characters/old_man_in_the_corner.md): An eccentric armchair detective who solves mysteries for Polly Burton.
- [Percival Brooks](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/characters/percival_brooks.md): A wealthy man accused of murdering his father in a sensational trial.
- [Mr. Francis Morton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/characters/mr_francis_morton.md): A man involved in a mysterious death on the underground railway.
- [Lord Arthur Skelmerton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/characters/lord_arthur_skelmerton.md): A nobleman implicated in a series of crimes and scandals.
- [Lady Donaldson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/characters/lady_donaldson.md): A society woman whose death is investigated as a possible murder.
- [William Kershaw](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/characters/william_kershaw.md): A man suspected of a crime involving a forged will.
- [Mr. Schwarz](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/characters/mr_schwarz.md): A young man caught up in a financial scandal and murder.
- [Mrs. Owen](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/characters/mrs_owen.md): A woman whose husband's death raises suspicion.
- [David Graham](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/characters/david_graham.md): A man accused of a crime he may not have committed.
- [Arthur Greenhill](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/characters/arthur_greenhill.md): A young man whose intimacy with a woman leads to scandal.
- [John Ashley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/characters/john_ashley.md): A young man suspected in a mysterious death.
- [Edith Crawford](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/characters/edith_crawford.md): A woman whose father's death is a mystery.
- [Frank Errington](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/characters/frank_errington.md): A man whose mysterious death is investigated.
- [Robertson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/characters/robertson.md): An old man who dies under suspicious circumstances.
- [Murray Brooks](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/characters/murray_brooks.md): The murdered millionaire father of Percival Brooks.
- [Mr. Vassall](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/characters/mr_vassall.md): A man involved in a mysterious disappearance.
- [Emile Knopf](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/characters/emile_knopf.md): A relative of Mr. Knopf involved in a robbery.
- [Constable D 21](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/characters/constable_d_21.md): A police constable who gives evidence in a case.
- [Mrs. Ireland](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/characters/mrs_ireland.md): The wife of Robert Ireland, involved in a forgery case.
- [Mrs. Morton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/characters/mrs_morton.md): The wife of Francis Morton, involved in a death mystery.
- [Edward Hazeldene](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/characters/edward_hazeldene.md): A man whose wife is suspected of murder.
- [Prince Semionicz](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/characters/prince_semionicz.md): A Russian prince involved in a theft case.
- [Richard Frobisher](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/characters/richard_frobisher.md): A man whose mysterious death is investigated.
- [Mr. Francis Howard](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/characters/mr_francis_howard.md): A detective involved in several investigations.
- [Mrs. Hazeldene](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/characters/mrs_hazeldene.md): The wife of Edward Hazeldene, suspected of murder.
- [Robert Ingram de Genneville](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/characters/robert_ingram_de_genneville.md): A claimant to a peerage involved in a legal battle.
- [Sir John Etty](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/characters/sir_john_etty.md): An old baronet whose death is investigated.
- [Comte Armand de la Tremouille](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/characters/comte_armand_de_la_tremouille.md): A French count involved in a peerage case.
- [Signor Torriani](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/characters/signor_torriani.md): An Italian restaurateur involved in a case.

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