Mr. Ned Dennis is the public hangman of Tyburn and one of the ring-leaders of the Gordon Riots
Barnaby Rudge
Barnaby Rudge is the fifth novel which was begun in 1839 and finished in 1841. It is also the first of Dickens's two historical novels. This novel is based on the anti-Catholic riots - the Gordon Riots - instigated by Lord George Gordon in 1780,...
Mr. Gashford is the secretary to Lord George Gordon. Gashford had been a schoolfellow of Mr. Geoffrey Haredale and Sir. John Chester at St. Omer's in France. He is a recreant Roman Catholic who has great interest in Lord George Gordon's mission....
Barnaby Rudge
Barnaby Rudge is the fifth novel which was begun in 1839 and finished in 1841. It is also the first of Dickens's two historical novels. This novel is based on the anti-Catholic riots - the Gordon Riots - instigated by Lord George Gordon in 1780,...
Hugh is a lawless, fearless and brutal man, a drunkard, and the Maypoles' sinister handyman. He is the illegitimate son of a gipsy woman and Sir. John Chester. He becomes a leader amongst the Gordon rioters, who is taken and hanged afterwards
Barnaby Rudge
Barnaby Rudge is the fifth novel which was begun in 1839 and finished in 1841. It is also the first of Dickens's two historical novels. This novel is based on the anti-Catholic riots - the Gordon Riots - instigated by Lord George Gordon in 1780,...
Mrs. Miggs is a domestic servant of Mrs. Varden. She is dismissed from service by Mrs. Varden after the Gordon riots and becomes "a female turnkey for the County Bridewell"
Barnaby Rudge
Barnaby Rudge is the fifth novel which was begun in 1839 and finished in 1841. It is also the first of Dickens's two historical novels. This novel is based on the anti-Catholic riots - the Gordon Riots - instigated by Lord George Gordon in 1780,...
Soloman Daisy is the parish clerk of Chigwell, one of John Willet's three cronies
Barnaby Rudge
Barnaby Rudge is the fifth novel which was begun in 1839 and finished in 1841. It is also the first of Dickens's two historical novels. This novel is based on the anti-Catholic riots - the Gordon Riots - instigated by Lord George Gordon in 1780,...
Barnaby Rudge is a simple-minded, loving son of Rudge who murders his master, Mr. Reuben Haredale, for his money. Barnaby joins the Gordon Riots despite his mother's frantic pleas and becomes an enthusiastic participant. He is arrested and...
Barnaby Rudge
Barnaby Rudge is the fifth novel which was begun in 1839 and finished in 1841. It is also the first of Dickens's two historical novels. This novel is based on the anti-Catholic riots - the Gordon Riots - instigated by Lord George Gordon in 1780,...
Simon Tappertit is the apprentice to Gabriel Varden, the locksmith. He is the "captain" of a group of apprentices in London
Barnaby Rudge
Barnaby Rudge is the fifth novel which was begun in 1839 and finished in 1841. It is also the first of Dickens's two historical novels. This novel is based on the anti-Catholic riots - the Gordon Riots - instigated by Lord George Gordon in 1780,...
John willet is the landlord of the Maypole Inn. He ends his days in a cottage in Chigwell
Barnaby Rudge
Barnaby Rudge is the fifth novel which was begun in 1839 and finished in 1841. It is also the first of Dickens's two historical novels. This novel is based on the anti-Catholic riots - the Gordon Riots - instigated by Lord George Gordon in 1780,...
Mr. Geoffrey hare dale is a Roman Catholic gentleman and the younger brother of the murdered Reuben Haredale. He lives near Chigwell and takes affectionate care of his niece Emma. His life is embittered by an unjust suspicion related to the murder...
Barnaby Rudge
Barnaby Rudge is the fifth novel which was begun in 1839 and finished in 1841. It is also the first of Dickens's two historical novels. This novel is based on the anti-Catholic riots - the Gordon Riots - instigated by Lord George Gordon in 1780,...
Inspector Bucket is a middle-aged police detective who is active in a number of different investigations. He is employed by Mr. Tulkinghorn and works to arrest his murderer. He is later employed by Sir Dedlock and is very helpful in wrapping up...
Bleak House
Bleak House was the ninth novel written by Charles Dickens. He worked on it from November 1851 to August 1853. It was originally published in 20 monthly installments between March 1852 and September 1853 and is considered to be one of his best...
Reverend Mr. Chadband is a hypocritical clergyman of no particular denomination. He marries Mrs. Rachael who was Esther Summerson's nurse and becomes involved in a scheme, along with his wife and Bart Smallweed to extort money from Sir Leicester...
Bleak House
Bleak House was the ninth novel written by Charles Dickens. He worked on it from November 1851 to August 1853. It was originally published in 20 monthly installments between March 1852 and September 1853 and is considered to be one of his best...
Sir Leicester Dedlock comes from a very old, respected family in the community and has the title of Baronet. He is married to a wife 20 years his junior and is so shocked by his wife's scandalous past that he has a very debilitating stroke when he...
Bleak House
Bleak House was the ninth novel written by Charles Dickens. He worked on it from November 1851 to August 1853. It was originally published in 20 monthly installments between March 1852 and September 1853 and is considered to be one of his best...
William Guppy is a young clerk in the Kenge and Carboy law firm. He lives with his mother and wants to marry Esther Summerson but she rejects him. He notices a resemblance between Esther and Lady Dedlock and decides to investigate as there is...
Bleak House
Bleak House was the ninth novel written by Charles Dickens. He worked on it from November 1851 to August 1853. It was originally published in 20 monthly installments between March 1852 and September 1853 and is considered to be one of his best...
Guster is a young woman in her early 20s who comes from a workhouse and is now working as a servant in the Snagby home. Her actual christened name is thought to be Augusta
Bleak House
Bleak House was the ninth novel written by Charles Dickens. He worked on it from November 1851 to August 1853. It was originally published in 20 monthly installments between March 1852 and September 1853 and is considered to be one of his best...
Mr. Lawrence Boythorn is an elderly gentleman who is very fond of his pet canary. He has been good friends with Mr. Jarndyce for 45 years since they were schoolboys. He is engaged in a legal battle with his neighbor Sir Leicester Dedlock over a...
Bleak House
Bleak House was the ninth novel written by Charles Dickens. He worked on it from November 1851 to August 1853. It was originally published in 20 monthly installments between March 1852 and September 1853 and is considered to be one of his best...
Michael Jackson is Inspector Bucket's imaginary informant concerning Lady Dedlock's visit to the brickmaker's cottage. The inspector notes him as "A person of the name of Michael Jackson, with a blue velveteen waistcoat with a double row of...
Bleak House
Bleak House was the ninth novel written by Charles Dickens. He worked on it from November 1851 to August 1853. It was originally published in 20 monthly installments between March 1852 and September 1853 and is considered to be one of his best...
Jo works as a crossing sweeper which was a person who would sweep a path ahead of people crossing dirty urban streets in exchange for a gratuity. Jo is the only mourner for Captain Hawdon and he later shows Lady Dedlock the graveyard where Captain...
Bleak House
Bleak House was the ninth novel written by Charles Dickens. He worked on it from November 1851 to August 1853. It was originally published in 20 monthly installments between March 1852 and September 1853 and is considered to be one of his best...
Mr. Kenge is a solicitor in the Kenge and Carboy law firm. He is Mr. Jarndyce's lawyer and arranged his adoption of Esther Summerson for him
Bleak House
Bleak House was the ninth novel written by Charles Dickens. He worked on it from November 1851 to August 1853. It was originally published in 20 monthly installments between March 1852 and September 1853 and is considered to be one of his best...
Mr. Snagsby is a timid man with a bossy wife. He works as a law-stationer in Cook's Court of Cursitor Street and employs Captain Hawdon (called Nemo to disguise his true identity) as a law-writer. He is also kind to the cross-sweeper boy named...
Bleak House
Bleak House was the ninth novel written by Charles Dickens. He worked on it from November 1851 to August 1853. It was originally published in 20 monthly installments between March 1852 and September 1853 and is considered to be one of his best...
Mr. Tulkinghorn is an attorney-at-law and solicitor of the High Court of Chancery. He is also a legal adviser to Sir Leicester Dedlock and discovers the facts about Lady Dedlock's scandalous past. He tells Lady Dedlock what he has learned and...
Bleak House
Bleak House was the ninth novel written by Charles Dickens. He worked on it from November 1851 to August 1853. It was originally published in 20 monthly installments between March 1852 and September 1853 and is considered to be one of his best...
Mr. Vholes is a legal adviser to Richard Carstone and ends up involving him in the Jarndyce and Jarndyce case and eventually turns him against Jarndyce
Bleak House
Bleak House was the ninth novel written by Charles Dickens. He worked on it from November 1851 to August 1853. It was originally published in 20 monthly installments between March 1852 and September 1853 and is considered to be one of his best...
He is an elderly gentleman, who is a member of Parliament. He refers to himself as the poor man's friend and father. He believes the poor are ungrateful, and should be able to pay all their debts if they practice self-denial. He settles all his...
Chimes, The
The Chimes, written in Genoa, Italy, is the second of Dickens' Christmas stories in which he attempts to convince the upper classes to have compassion for the poor. Taking place on New Year's Eve, a poor man named Trotty begins to despair about...
He is a very pompous justice who believes he knows just how to handle the poor. He wants to put down people who are suffering from starvation and sickness. He discourages Meg and her fianc- from marriage, by stating that they will both be...
Chimes, The
The Chimes, written in Genoa, Italy, is the second of Dickens' Christmas stories in which he attempts to convince the upper classes to have compassion for the poor. Taking place on New Year's Eve, a poor man named Trotty begins to despair about...
Mr. Turveydrop owns a dancing academy and agrees to the marriage of his son Prince to Caddy
Bleak House
Bleak House was the ninth novel written by Charles Dickens. He worked on it from November 1851 to August 1853. It was originally published in 20 monthly installments between March 1852 and September 1853 and is considered to be one of his best...
A tanned, unemployed man from the country who had come to London in search of better employment opportunities. He brought his niece, an eight year old orphan, with him. He had been arrested for sleeping in a shed and Alderman Cute plans to...
Chimes, The
The Chimes, written in Genoa, Italy, is the second of Dickens' Christmas stories in which he attempts to convince the upper classes to have compassion for the poor. Taking place on New Year's Eve, a poor man named Trotty begins to despair about...
He is a friend of Alderman Cute's. Middle-aged and not particularly clean, he is low-spirited, quotes statistics often, and keeps his hands in his pockets most of the time. He admonishes Trotty Veck for eating tripe because much of the weight of...
Chimes, The
The Chimes, written in Genoa, Italy, is the second of Dickens' Christmas stories in which he attempts to convince the upper classes to have compassion for the poor. Taking place on New Year's Eve, a poor man named Trotty begins to despair about...
The former porter of Sir Joseph Bowley, he had married the former Mrs. Chickenstalker, who operated a grocery store. He was an older man, suffering from the snuffles. He was overweight and had great difficulty breathing
Chimes, The
The Chimes, written in Genoa, Italy, is the second of Dickens' Christmas stories in which he attempts to convince the upper classes to have compassion for the poor. Taking place on New Year's Eve, a poor man named Trotty begins to despair about...
He was a small, weak, poor man who was over sixty years of age. He earned his living as a ticket porter, a man who delivered messages. He trotted everywhere he went. He had a beautiful daughter named Meg. He was kind to others
Chimes, The
The Chimes, written in Genoa, Italy, is the second of Dickens' Christmas stories in which he attempts to convince the upper classes to have compassion for the poor. Taking place on New Year's Eve, a poor man named Trotty begins to despair about...
The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain is the fifth and last of Dickens's long stories with a Christmas theme. This book, which is centered around a chemist and lecturer Redlaw, is more about the spirit of the holidays than about the holidays...
Mr. Redlaw is the main character in this novella. He is a chemistry instructor who often broods over grief from his past. After a Phantom removes his power of memory on Christmas Eve, he becomes wrathful and spreads his bitterness to others. Milly...
Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain, The
The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain is the fifth and last of Dickens's long stories with a Christmas theme. This book, which is centered around a chemist and lecturer Redlaw, is more about the spirit of the holidays than about the holidays...
Mr. William Swidger is the keeper of the institution where Mr. Redlaw teaches. He is a simple good-hearted man
Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain, The
The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain is the fifth and last of Dickens's long stories with a Christmas theme. This book, which is centered around a chemist and lecturer Redlaw, is more about the spirit of the holidays than about the holidays...
A strong tanned man with ragged hair, he made his living searching the Thames for dead bodies from which he removed all valuables before giving them to the police. He had two children, Lizzie, who rowed his boat, and Charley. He is found dead in...
Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit was originally published in 20 parts in 19 monthly installments, with the last two parts published in a double installment. William Dorrit, father of the title character, Amy, has been sent to Marshalsea debtor's prison in London,...
Mr. Seth Pecksniff, an architect and land surveyor, is the widowed father of Mercy and Charity Pecksniff. He is a cousin to the Chuzzlewit family. Pecksniff took the young Martin Chuzzlewit as student/apprentice. He then throws young Martin out...
Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit, The
Martin Chuzzlewit appeared in monthly parts, January 1843-July 1844, as Charles Dickens' sixth novel. The novel was not as successful as earlier novels, although Dickens thought it was best of his stories to that point. Dickens' 1842 trip to...
Jack Bamber is an attorney's clerk who frequently talks about the Inns of Court. He lives alone, almost in seclusion. He is a visionary and a good friend of Mr. Pickwick. When Master Humphrey's club needs an additional member to fill the six...
Master Humphrey's Clock; Pickwick Papers, The
Master Humphrey's Clock is a series of short stories written by Charles Dickens in 1840-1841. Master Humphrey forms a club of a few close friends which meets once a week in the room where his favorite clock is located. These friends place...
A newly rich man, he hosts dinner parties in which he invites people in society. He is forty years old with wavy hair and a stocky build. He becomes a member of parliament by buying the seat in a corrupt borough
Our Mutual Friend
Our Mutual Friend, Dickens' last novel, addresses the issues of money, social class, and human values. John Harmon, heir to his father's fortune made as a dust collector, pretends to be dead in order to find out what people thought about him. He...
Of Aldgate. A member of the Pickwick Club who called Mr. Pickwick a humbug. "The Chairman felt it his imperative duty to demand of the honourable gentleman whether he had used the expression which had just escaped him in a common sense. Mr....
Pickwick Papers, The
A series of adventures of Mr. Samuel Pickwick and three friends, who travel around the environs of London
Prisoner in the Fleet. "Fastened his coat all the way up to his chin by means of a pin and a button alternately, had a very coarse red face, and looked like a drunken chaplain; which, indeed, he was"
Pickwick Papers, The
A series of adventures of Mr. Samuel Pickwick and three friends, who travel around the environs of London
An army officer, fellow lodger to Mr. Pickwick, and fellow-traveller to Bath with the Pickwickians. "A stern-eyed man of about five-and-forty, who had a bald and glossy forehead, with a good deal of black hair at the sides and back of his...
Pickwick Papers, The
A series of adventures of Mr. Samuel Pickwick and three friends, who travel around the environs of London
Partner of the firm of Dodson and Fogg, Solicitors. "An elderly, pimply-faced, vegetable-diet sort of man, in a black coat, dark mixture trousers, and small black gaiters; a kind of being who seemed to be an essential part of the desk at which...
Pickwick Papers, The
A series of adventures of Mr. Samuel Pickwick and three friends, who travel around the environs of London
A lady to whom the Pickwickians were introduced at Eatanswill, a poetess. "His faithful valet put into his hand a card on which was engraved the following inscription: Mrs. Leo Hunter, The Den, Eatanswill"
Pickwick Papers, The
A series of adventures of Mr. Samuel Pickwick and three friends, who travel around the environs of London
Of "No Hall, Nowhere". An adventurer and strolling player. "He was about the middle height; but the thinness of his body and the length of his legs gave him the appearance of being much taller. The green coat had been a smart dress...
Pickwick Papers, The
A series of adventures of Mr. Samuel Pickwick and three friends, who travel around the environs of London
An insolvent-court attorney employed by Mr. Weller. "The Attorneys who sit at a large bare table below the Commissioners are after all the greatest curiosities. The professional establishment of the more opulent of these gentlemen consists of...
Pickwick Papers, The
A series of adventures of Mr. Samuel Pickwick and three friends, who travel around the environs of London
The founder and general chairman of the Pickwick Club, a retired merchant with independent means, perhaps the most famous of Dickens' characters. "A casual observer might possibly have remarked nothing extraordinary in the bald head and...
Pickwick Papers, The
A series of adventures of Mr. Samuel Pickwick and three friends, who travel around the environs of London
The editor of the Eatanswill Gazette. "A tall, thin man, with a sandy-coloured head inclined to baldness, and a face in which solemn importance was blended with a look of unfathomable profundity"
Pickwick Papers, The
A series of adventures of Mr. Samuel Pickwick and three friends, who travel around the environs of London
A prisoner for debt in the Fleet. "An admirable specimen of a class of gentry which can never be seen in full perfection but in such places. He was a tall fellow, with an olive complexion, long dark hair, and very thick bushy whiskers meeting...
Pickwick Papers, The
A series of adventures of Mr. Samuel Pickwick and three friends, who travel around the environs of London
A footman at Bath who introduced Sam Weller to the Footmen's Club. "With a very grave face, Mr. Weller slowly read as follows- A select company of the Bath footmen presents their compliments to Mr. Weller, and requests the pleasure of his...
Pickwick Papers, The
A series of adventures of Mr. Samuel Pickwick and three friends, who travel around the environs of London
Counsel for Mr. Pickwick. "Mr. Sergeant Snubbin was a lantern-faced, sallow-complexioned man of about five-and-forty; or, as the novels say, he might be fifty. He had that dull-looking boiled eye, which is often to be seen in the heads of...
Pickwick Papers, The
A series of adventures of Mr. Samuel Pickwick and three friends, who travel around the environs of London
A medical student at Gray's Hospital. "Mr. Bob Sawyer, who was habited in a coarse blue coat, which, without being either a great-coat or a surtout, partook of the nature and qualities of both, had about him that sort of slovenly smartness and...
Pickwick Papers, The
A series of adventures of Mr. Samuel Pickwick and three friends, who travel around the environs of London
Barnaby Rudge is a simple-minded, loving son of Rudge who murders his master, Mr. Reuben Haredale, for his money. Barnaby joins the Gordon Riots despite his mother's frantic pleas and becomes an enthusiastic participant. He is arrested and...
Barnaby Rudge
Barnaby Rudge is the fifth novel which was begun in 1839 and finished in 1841. It is also the first of Dickens's two historical novels. This novel is based on the anti-Catholic riots - the Gordon Riots - instigated by Lord George Gordon in 1780,...
Miggs is the domestic servant of Mrs. Varden. She is dismissed from service by Mrs. Varden after the Gordon riots and becomes "a female turnkey for the County Bridewell"
Barnaby Rudge
Barnaby Rudge is the fifth novel which was begun in 1839 and finished in 1841. It is also the first of Dickens's two historical novels. This novel is based on the anti-Catholic riots - the Gordon Riots - instigated by Lord George Gordon in 1780,...
