Associate of Mr. Merdle, a banker. His name refers to the fact he is a bar magnate
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,...
Son of Lord Decimus Tite Barnacle, his family controls the Circumlocution Office. Nothing ever gets done in this office and just goes around in circles
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,...
Wife of Jeremiah Flintwinch, she helps Arthur Clennam's mother, Mrs. Clennam, run the family business
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,...
Another member of the Barnacle family, he is the nephew of Lord Decimus Tite Barnacle
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. Merdle's Butler, his dislike for his boss puts Mr. Merdle at unease
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,...
Along with his father, John, Sr., Chivery is a jailor at Marshalsea debtor's prison. He loves Amy Dorrit, and helps her find her father's fortune
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,...
After years abroad working in the family business, Arthur Clennam returns to England and befriends Amy Dorrit. He loses money in Mr. Merdle's banking scam and winds up in debtor's prison with Amy, where she cares for him when his health fails. He...
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,...
Amy Dorrit's brother, who lives in Marshalsea debtor's prison with his family. Mrs. Clennam plots to prevent him from learning of his inheritance
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,...
The title character is the daughter of William Dorrit, she is born in Marshalsea debtor's prison. She befriends Arthur Clennam, whose mother employs her as a seamstress. When her father inherits a fortune she leaves the prison, but returns to nurse...
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,...
Amy's sister Fanny is a dancer who marries Mr. Merdle's step-son Edmund Sparkler. Like Arthur Clennam and the rest of her family, she and her husband lose everything in Merdle's banking scam
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,...
Arthur Clennam's former sweetheart, Flora is reunited with Arthur after 20 years. Arthur finds her to be not quite the woman he loved before
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,...
Flintwich is the clerk for the Clennam family business. Arthur gives him his share of the business. Married to Affery, Jeremiah conspires with his brother Ephraim against Mrs. Clennam
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,...
An inventor, Daniel Doyce partners with Arthur Clennam after he fails to get a patent from the Circumlocution Office. However, Clennam loses the firm's money when Mr. Merdle scams them in a banking scandal. Doyce patents the invention overseas and...
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,...
Mrs. General is hired to be the chaperone for Amy and Fanny Dorrit. She wishes to marry their father William, but dies before he proposes
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,...
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,...
A retired banker, Mr. Meagles and his family are friends of Arthur Clennam, Amy Dorrit, and Daniel Doyce. He and his wife adopt Harriet Beadle from the Foundling Hospital, and name her Tattycoram
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,...
A banker with questionable morals, Merdle's schemes causes the Dorrits, Arthur Clennam, and others to lose a fortune. He commits suicide when his fraud is revealed
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,...
Nandy is the father of Mrs. Plornish, whose husband is a plasterer. Mr. Plornish formerly was imprisoned with the Dorrits but now lives at Bleeding Heart Yard
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,...
Pet is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Meagle, and friends with Arthur Clennam, Amy Dorrit, and Daniel Doyce
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,...
Mrs. Bangham's granddaughter Maggie is mentally challenged. She is friends with Amy Dorrit
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,...
Mrs. Merdle's son from a previous marriage, Sparkler becomes the husband of Amy Dorrit's sister Fanny. He and his wife lose everything in Merdle's banking scam
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,...
Plornish is a plasterer who formerly was imprisoned at Marshalsea's debtor prison. Upon leaving the prison, his wife and two children move to Bleeding Heart Yard
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,...
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,...
The Madman describes himself as the grandson of a mentally ill man. He became wealthy, inheriting an estate. Over time, his mental health deteriorates until he is placed in a mental institution
Pickwick Papers, The
A Madman's Manuscript was probably written as a short story for independent publication, but was incorporated into Pickwick Papers as part of chapter 11. Later editors include it in collections of ghost stories.
Narrated in first person, the story...
Junior Bailey is a street-wise servant boy at Todgers's Commercial Boarding House in London. While working at Todgers's, he has a variety of nicknames, including Uncle Ben, Uncle, Barnwell. He later goes to work as a groom for Tigg Montague and...
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...
Anthony Chuzzlewit is the owner of an old-established warehouse firm. He is the brother of old Martin Chuzzlewit and the father of Jonas Chuzzlewit. Mr. Anthony Chuzzlewit is a greedy and tight-fisted business man who breeds these same qualities...
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...
Colonel Diver, the editor of the New York Rowdy Journal, is described as a sallow gentleman with sunken cheeks, black hair, and small twinkling eyes. He meets Martin Chuzzlewit on the ship en route to the United States and directs him to Mrs....
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...
Sairey Gamp is a midwife, nurse, and "layer out" of the dead. Described as a fat old woman with a husky voice, Mrs. Gamp is habitually in liquor and is much more concerned with her own comfort than her patients' comfort. She has created...
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...
Dr. John Jobling was Anthony Chuzzlewit's physician. He later became the medical officer for the Anglo-Bengalee Disinterested Loan and Life Assurance Company. Dr. Jobling takes the company's money, but distances himself from its Board
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...
The youngest gentleman boarder at Todgers's Commercial Boarding House, Augustus Moddle falls in love with Mercy Pecksniff. When she marries Jonas, Moddle proposes to older sister Charity Pecksniff. He is unwilling to face the sisters with the...
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...
Mr. Nadgett is a private investigator hired by Tigg Montague to provide information on the customers of the Anglo-Bengalee Disinterested Loan and Life Assurance Company. He is a short, dried-up, withered old man with shabby, threadbare clothes. ...
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...
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...
The elder Martin Chuzzlewit is a rich, eccentric, old man. He raised his grandson the younger Martin Chuzzlewit, whom he disinherited for a time. The elder Martin is suspicious of all his relatives and manipulates those with designs on his...
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...
Tom Pinch is a devoted admirer and assistant to Mr. Pecksniff. He is a kindly, sweet-tempered fellow about 30; bald, ungainly, awkward-looking, and extremely short-sighted. He is the village organist. Mr. Pinch eventually leaves Mr. Pecksniff...
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...
Mrs. Betsey Prig is a nurse at St. Bartholomew's Hospital and friend of Mrs. Gamp. "Mrs. Prig was of the Gamp build, but not so fat; and her voice was deeper and more like a man's. She had also a beard." Mrs. Prig and Mrs. Gamp often...
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...
Chevy Slyme is a nephew of old Martin Chuzzlewit. He works with Montague Tigg to squeeze money from the family or anyone else. He fails at several occupations. Mr. Slyme is last seen as a London police officer
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...
Paul Sweedlepipe is Mrs. Gamp's landlord. He is also a barber and bird-fancier. The elderly Mr. Sweedlepipe is known as Poll
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...
Mark Tapley is the jolly, kind-hearted, young hostler at the Blue Dragon Inn. Being somewhat of wanderlust, he goes to London to look for a position. Encountering the younger Martin Chuzzlewit in London, Mark accompanies him to America. On the...
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...
Reverend Crisparkle lives with his widowed mother and is a minor Canon at Cloisterham Cathedral. He mentors Neville Landless who is one of his pupils and tries to help him reconcile with Edwin Drood after their quarrel. He also believes Neville...
Mystery of Edwin Drood, The
The Mystery of Edwin Drood was the fifteenth and final novel of Charles Dickens. He worked on it from October 1869 until June 1870 but it was left unfinished when he died. The main plot tells the story of a choirmaster named John Jasper who is in...
Dick Datchery appears to be a mysterious stranger in town but is actually an investigator who goes to Cloisterham after Edwin Drood's disappearance. He is particularly interested in John Jasper as a suspect
Mystery of Edwin Drood, The
The Mystery of Edwin Drood was the fifteenth and final novel of Charles Dickens. He worked on it from October 1869 until June 1870 but it was left unfinished when he died. The main plot tells the story of a choirmaster named John Jasper who is in...
Mr. Scadder is an agent of the Eden Settlement. He is an unscrupulous American who sells swamp land to young Martin Chuzzlewit. Dickens says "every time he spoke something was seen to twitch and jerk up in his throat, like the little hammers...
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...
The Deputy is a boy who works at the Travellers' Lodginghouse at Cloisterham. He becomes an ally of Inspector Datchery by asking questions and spying on people for him
Mystery of Edwin Drood, The
The Mystery of Edwin Drood was the fifteenth and final novel of Charles Dickens. He worked on it from October 1869 until June 1870 but it was left unfinished when he died. The main plot tells the story of a choirmaster named John Jasper who is in...
Durdles works as a stonemason in Cloisterham and has an excellent knowledge of the crypts at the Cathedral. John Jasper gets him drunk one night so he can steal his keys to the burial vaults
Mystery of Edwin Drood, The
The Mystery of Edwin Drood was the fifteenth and final novel of Charles Dickens. He worked on it from October 1869 until June 1870 but it was left unfinished when he died. The main plot tells the story of a choirmaster named John Jasper who is in...
Hiram Grewgious works as a lawyer and lives at Staple Inn. He is guardian of Rosa Bud and had been in love with her mother who is now deceased. He gives Edwin Drood a ring that had belonged to Rosa's mother following a provision made in her trust...
Mystery of Edwin Drood, The
The Mystery of Edwin Drood was the fifteenth and final novel of Charles Dickens. He worked on it from October 1869 until June 1870 but it was left unfinished when he died. The main plot tells the story of a choirmaster named John Jasper who is in...
Mr. Sampson Brass is Mr. Quilp's legal advisor. He is an attorney, from Bevis Marks in the city of London, with no very good repute. He has a cringing manner, but a very harsh voice. He helps Mr. Quilp gain possession of Nell's grandfather's house,...
Old Curiosity Shop, The
The Old Curiosity Shop is Dickens's fourth novel, and one of two novels Dickens wrote for the short-lived magazine Master Humphrey's Clock, begun in March 1840 and finished in January 1941. It was published as a separate book in 1841. The novel...
Mr. Chuchster is Mr. Witherden's clerk. He shows his dislike to and looks down on Kit Nubbles by calling him "Snobby". He is a member of the Glorious Apollos
Old Curiosity Shop, The
The Old Curiosity Shop is Dickens's fourth novel, and one of two novels Dickens wrote for the short-lived magazine Master Humphrey's Clock, begun in March 1840 and finished in January 1941. It was published as a separate book in 1841. The novel...
Mr. Thomas Codlin is a Joint-proprietor with Short of a travelling Punch and Judy show
Old Curiosity Shop, The
The Old Curiosity Shop is Dickens's fourth novel, and one of two novels Dickens wrote for the short-lived magazine Master Humphrey's Clock, begun in March 1840 and finished in January 1941. It was published as a separate book in 1841. The novel...
Mr. Tope is the Chief Verger and Showman of Cloisterham Cathedral. He is also landlord of the place where John Jasper lives. Later he becomes the landlord of Dick Datchery who takes up lodging there so he can be near to and spy on John Jasper
Mystery of Edwin Drood, The
The Mystery of Edwin Drood was the fifteenth and final novel of Charles Dickens. He worked on it from October 1869 until June 1870 but it was left unfinished when he died. The main plot tells the story of a choirmaster named John Jasper who is in...
Joe Jowl is a professional gambler whom Nell and her grandfather meet at the Valiant Soldier public house. He has a rough voice and is a "burly fellow of middle age, with large black whiskers, broad cheeks, a coarse wide mouth, and bull...
Old Curiosity Shop, The
The Old Curiosity Shop is Dickens's fourth novel, and one of two novels Dickens wrote for the short-lived magazine Master Humphrey's Clock, begun in March 1840 and finished in January 1941. It was published as a separate book in 1841. The novel...
