# Vile Bodies — Character guide

> Key figures in Vile Bodies by Evelyn Waugh.

- [Adam Fenwick-Symes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/vile_bodies_se/characters/adam_fenwick_symes.md): A young writer navigating the chaotic social scene of Bright Young People.
- [Nina Blount](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/vile_bodies_se/characters/nina_blount.md): Adam's on-again, off-again love interest from a quirky aristocratic family.
- [Miss Runcible](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/vile_bodies_se/characters/miss_runcible.md): A wild socialite whose antics and tragic fate embody the era's excess.
- [Lottie Crump](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/vile_bodies_se/characters/lottie_crump.md): The formidable proprietor of Shepheard's Hotel, a hub for the young set.
- [Ginger Littlejohn](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/vile_bodies_se/characters/ginger_littlejohn.md): A straightforward, wealthy young man who becomes entangled with Nina.
- [Colonel Blount](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/vile_bodies_se/characters/colonel_blount.md): Nina's eccentric, elderly father obsessed with his model train set.
- [Simon Balcairn](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/vile_bodies_se/characters/simon_balcairn.md): A gossip columnist who meets a grim end after a social faux pas.
- [Father Rothschild S.J.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/vile_bodies_se/characters/father_rothschild.md): A worldly-wise Jesuit priest who observes and comments on the action.
- [Miles Malpractice](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/vile_bodies_se/characters/miles_malpractice.md): A perpetually drunk and penniless member of the Bright Young People.
- [Mr. Outrage](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/vile_bodies_se/characters/mr_outrage.md): The beleaguered Prime Minister, constantly scandalized by the younger generation.
- [Mrs. Florin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/vile_bodies_se/characters/mrs_florin.md): A gossipy older woman who keeps tabs on society's doings.
- [Archie Schwert](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/vile_bodies_se/characters/archie_schwert.md): A fast-talking American friend of the Bright Young People.
- [Chastity](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/vile_bodies_se/characters/chastity.md): One of Mrs. Melrose Ape's angelic chorus girls on a crusade.
- [Mrs. Melrose Ape](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/vile_bodies_se/characters/mrs_melrose_ape.md): An American evangelist who brings her troupe to London.
- [Isaacs](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/vile_bodies_se/characters/isaacs.md): A shady film producer involved in various schemes.
- [Darling](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/vile_bodies_se/characters/darling.md): A vapid socialite and frequent party-goer.
- [Margot Metroland](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/vile_bodies_se/characters/margot_metroland.md): A glamorous society hostess and former mistress of Adam.
- [Arthur](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/vile_bodies_se/characters/arthur.md): A loyal butler or servant in the Blount household.
- [Lord Metroland](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/vile_bodies_se/characters/lord_metroland.md): Margot's husband, a powerful newspaper proprietor.
- [Sam Benfleet](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/vile_bodies_se/characters/sam_benfleet.md): A struggling writer and friend of Adam's.
- [Jane Brown](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/vile_bodies_se/characters/jane_brown.md): A young woman who briefly catches Adam's attention.
- [Bert](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/vile_bodies_se/characters/bert_bob.md): Two working-class men who appear in a few scenes.
- [Mr. Henderson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/vile_bodies_se/characters/mr_henderson.md): A customs officer who interrogates Adam on the boat.
- [Fanny Throbbing](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/vile_bodies_se/characters/fanny_throbbing.md): Edward Throbbing's daughter, a Bright Young Person.
- [Lord Vanburgh](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/vile_bodies_se/characters/lord_vanburgh.md): An elderly aristocrat who appears at parties.
- [The Rector](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/vile_bodies_se/characters/the_rector.md): The local clergyman who performs a wedding.
- [Mary Mouse](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/vile_bodies_se/characters/mary_mouse.md): A young woman who attends parties with her family.
- [Lord Monomark](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/vile_bodies_se/characters/lord_monomark.md): A wealthy businessman and newspaper owner.
- [Mrs. Hoop](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/vile_bodies_se/characters/mrs_hoop.md): Mother of Johnny Hoop, a society hostess.
- [John Wesley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/vile_bodies_se/characters/john_wesley.md): A historical figure referenced as an ancestor of a character.
- [Miss Agatha](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/vile_bodies_se/characters/miss_agatha.md): A possible duplicate or variant of Agatha Runcible.
- [Angus Stuart-Kerr](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/vile_bodies_se/characters/angus_stuart_kerr.md): A military man who appears at social functions.
- [Shepheard](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/vile_bodies_se/characters/shepheard.md): The name of the hotel run by Lottie Crump.
- [Captain Marino](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/vile_bodies_se/characters/captain_marino.md): A ship's captain encountered on a voyage.
- [Papa](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/vile_bodies_se/characters/papa.md): A generic term for a father, possibly Colonel Blount.
- [Hope](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/vile_bodies_se/characters/hope.md): One of Mrs. Melrose Ape's angelic chorus girls.
- [Humility](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/vile_bodies_se/characters/humility.md): One of Mrs. Melrose Ape's angelic chorus girls.
- [Whitefield](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/vile_bodies_se/characters/whitefield.md): A historical figure referenced in the novel.
- [Prudence](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/vile_bodies_se/characters/prudence.md): One of Mrs. Melrose Ape's angelic chorus girls.
- [Mrs. Wesley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/vile_bodies_se/characters/mrs_wesley.md): John Wesley's wife, mentioned in passing.

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