BLEAK HOUSE
Reading edition
Published 1852–1853
Scene:London and the Country
Time:1832 to 1852
CHARACTERS
Mr. JarndyceMaster of Bleak House
Mr. BoythornHis friend
Sir Leicester DedlockAn aged nobleman
Mr. Boythorn's neighbor
Lady DedlockHis wife
Mr. TulkinghornHis lawyer
Captain HawdonA dissipated and poverty-stricken copyist in London, known as "Nemo"
Esther SummersonMr. Jarndyce's ward
In reality a daughter of Captain Hawdon and Lady Dedlock
Ada Clare Richard Carstone Wards of Mr. Jarndyce
VholesRichard's lawyer
Mrs. RouncewellSir Leicester's housekeeper
"Mr. George"Proprietor of a London shooting-gallery
Her son
HortenseLady Dedlock's French maid
Miss FliteA little, old, demented woman
Mrs. JellybyA lady greatly interested in the welfare of the heathen
Caddy JellybyHer daughter
Harold SkimpoleA trifler with life, preferring to live at other people's expense
Allan WoodcourtA young surgeon
Grandfather SmallweedA money-lender
Mrs. SmallweedHis crazy wife
Mr. TurveydropThe proprietor of a dancing school and a model of deportment
Prince TurveydropHis son. Later, Caddy's husband
JoeA crossing sweeper
KrookA dealer in rags and old bottles
"Lady Jane"His cat