# The Woodlanders — Character guide

> Key figures in The Woodlanders by Thomas Hardy.

- [Grace Melbury](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_woodlanders_se/characters/grace_melbury.md): Daughter of George Melbury, educated beyond her rustic roots, marries Fitzpiers.
- [Giles Winterborne](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_woodlanders_se/characters/giles_winterborne.md): Honest woodsman and apple-grower, devoted to Grace Melbury.
- [Edgar Fitzpiers](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_woodlanders_se/characters/edgar_fitzpiers.md): Ambitious young doctor who marries Grace but is drawn to Felice Charmond.
- [Felice Charmond](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_woodlanders_se/characters/felice_charmond.md): Wealthy, beautiful widow who becomes Fitzpiers's lover.
- [George Melbury](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_woodlanders_se/characters/george_melbury.md): Prosperous timber-merchant, Grace's doting father.
- [Marty South](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_woodlanders_se/characters/marty_south.md): Hardworking, loyal country girl who loves Giles Winterborne.
- [Mrs. Melbury](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_woodlanders_se/characters/mrs_melbury.md): George Melbury's second wife, kind but anxious.
- [Timothy Tangs](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_woodlanders_se/characters/timothy_tangs.md): Local man, father and son share the name; involved in village life.
- [Grammer Oliver](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_woodlanders_se/characters/grammer_oliver.md): Elderly servant to the Melburys, sells her skull to Fitzpiers.
- [Suke Damson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_woodlanders_se/characters/suke_damson.md): Young village woman, briefly involved with Fitzpiers.
- [Robert Creedle](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_woodlanders_se/characters/robert_creedle.md): Faithful old servant to Giles Winterborne.
- [John South](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_woodlanders_se/characters/john_south.md): Marty's father, a superstitious old man whose death affects Giles.
- [Mr. Percombe](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_woodlanders_se/characters/mr_percombe.md): Hairdresser from Sherton Abbas who attends to Mrs. Charmond.
- [Fred Beaucock](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_woodlanders_se/characters/fred_beaucock.md): Disreputable local man, sometimes acts as a go-between.
- [Mrs. Oliver](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_woodlanders_se/characters/mrs_oliver.md): Grammer Oliver's daughter-in-law, appears briefly.
- [John Upjohn](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_woodlanders_se/characters/john_upjohn.md): Local carrier and minor character in Hintock.
- [Mrs. Dollery](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_woodlanders_se/characters/mrs_dollery.md): Woman who keeps a shop in Little Hintock.
- [Old Dr. Jones](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_woodlanders_se/characters/old_dr_jones.md): Elderly doctor in the area, predecessor to Fitzpiers.
- [Mr. Upjohn](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_woodlanders_se/characters/mr_upjohn.md): Another local carrier, possibly related to John Upjohn.
- [Mr. Charmond](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_woodlanders_se/characters/mr_charmond.md): Deceased husband of Felice Charmond, mentioned only.
- [Ambrose Winterborne](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_woodlanders_se/characters/ambrose_winterborne.md): Giles's deceased father, mentioned in backstory.

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