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*AMHERST, Baron (William Pitt Amherst, 1773-1857)

Created Earl Amherst of Arakan, 1826.

COTILLION

Whisked Meg's husband, Lord Buckhaven, off to China in early 1816 in an attempt to improve trade relations.

*BALL-HUGHES, Edward Hughes.

COTILLION

"Golden Ball"

Famously and excessively rich Regency figure. Came into his inheritance in 1819, which suggests the reference to him in Cotillion in 1816 may be anachronistic.

Compared briefly to Freddy Standen who disclaims such wealth.

*COWPER, Countess. Emily, (née Lamb (d. 1869))

COTILLION

Patroness of Almack's. Subsequently Viscountess Palmerston.

Friend of Meg, Lady Buckhaven. She accompanies Meg to Almack’s

*COWPER, William (1731-1800)

COTILLION

One of the Romantic poets ("...restore the tone of languid nature...")

His poems comprised a large part of Kitty's education under Miss Fishguard's tutelage.

*Croesus

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Fabulously rich Greek King.

Kitty Charing compares Freddy Standen to him.

*ELGIN, 7th Earl of (Thomas Bruce, 1766-1841)

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An archeologist, he brought back the famous marbles, including the Parthenon frieze, from Greece

Freddy disapproves of the exhibition, when forced to take Kitty to see them.

*ELIZABETH I, Queen of England (Elizabeth Tudor) (1533-1603)

COTILLION

While still Princess Elizabeth, her heroism at the gate is celebrated by Kitty but decried as foolish by Freddy.

*ELLEN, bride of Nevenby

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Carried off by Lochinvar in Marmion, the 1808 poem by Sir Walter Scott.

Freddy disapproves.

*GRIMALDI Joseph (1779-1837)

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*GUNNING, Elizabeth and Maria (fl. 1750s)

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Father: John Gunning

Mother: Mrs. Gunning

Maria’s Husband: Lord Coventry

Elizabeth’s first husband: Duke of Hamilton

Second husband: Duke of Arguyll (1759)

Sisters, famed for their beauty. Arrived in England from Ireland, penniless and looking for a pleasing match. The beautiful Gunning sisters were the toast of London, and their marital successes were an inspiration to hopeful girls entering the Marriage Mart. Unfortunately Maria didn’t live long, and died from poison in the make up she used.

*HENRY VIII, King of England (1491-1547 reigned 1509-1547)

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Nickname: Bluff King Hal

Renaissance king of England.

*JERSEY, Countess of (Sarah Sophia "Sally" née Fane) (1786-1867)

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The daughter of the 10th Earl of Westmorland, she was one of the patronesses of Almack's. .She is also known as “Silence”.

Supposedly very approving of Freddy's dancing skills.

*JOB (and Job's comforter)

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Much tormented biblical figure who suffers excruciating bad fortune, comforted by folks who in fact exacerbate the anguish.

*KAUFFMAN, Angelica (1741-1807)

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Distinguished portrait painter.

The fan she painted that Jack gave to Kitty must have set him back a pretty penny: it was already at least nine years old.

*LAMB, Lady Caroline (née Ponsonby) (1785-1828)

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Wife to Lord Byron.

Lady whose ethereal beautiful is briefly compared to Lady Buckhaven.

*Lochinvar

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Famous poetic lover who carried off the fair Ellen during a party. From the 1808 poem Marmion, by Sir Walter Scott.

Invoked by Miss Fishguard (and later Kitty and Meg). "A dashed loose screw," according to Freddy.

*Marmion (1808)

COTILLION

A poem by Sir Walter Scott, the story of Lochinvar

A poem much quoted by Miss Fishguard.

*PARR, Katherine (1512-1548)

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Sixth and last wife of Henry VIII.

Miss Fishguard likens herself to Parr when writing to Kitty and begging her brief return to Arnside.

*RADCLYFFE (RADCLIFFE), Mrs. Ann (née Ward) (1764-1823)

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Author of The Mysteries of Udoloph.

The Mysteries of Udoloph is mentioned by the Fish.

*SHAKESPEARE, William (1564-1616)

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English Playwright.

Notable for references to his grave and Freddy's knowledge of who he is during the tour of London.

*SIDDONS, Mrs. (Sarah) (née Kemble) (1755 1831)

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A well-known actress of the London stage.

Kitty's entrance at the Blue Boar would have shamed her.

*TUSSAUD, Madame Marie (née Grosholtz) (1761-1850)

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Proprietor of a famous wax museum where lifelike wax effigies of famous (and infamous) people were displayed.

Unfortunately for Kitty (and fortunately for Freddy) not available when they take their grand tour of London.

*WESTON

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Freddy Standen’s Tailor

SCOTT

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Tailor to Jack Westruther.

UPHALL

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Suitor for Lady Maria Yalding who couldn't bring himself up to scratch, saying he'd sooner be rolled-up.

WESTRUTHER, Jack

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Dashing great-nephew of Mr. Penicuik, who favours him for Kitty Charing's hand in marriage... as does Kitty herself. He is a great rake and gambler, and appears to be the very epitome of the Type 1 Heyer Hero.

WILLIS, Mr. (James or William)

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Venerable proprietor at Almack's who thoroughly approves of Freddy Standen.

WRAYS

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Neighbours from home whom Olivia judges to be vulgar.

YALDING, Lady Maria

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Father: Lord Annerwick

Sister: Lady Jane Annerwick

One of the pudding-faced Annerwick daughters, once married to a wealthy cit but now looking for her second husband, potentially the Chevalier D'Evron.

YALDING, Mr.

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Late husband of Lady Maria Annerwick; left her all his money.

HALFORD, Baronet Dr. Henry

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Eel-backed doctor who may be called in to tend the measles-ridden Legerwood clan.

ICKLESHAM

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Freddy Standen's valet.

KENDAL, Miss.

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The governess of the extended Standen family, including poor darling Edmund and several others with measles.

KILVINGTON, Charlotte

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Acquaintance of Meg's, an odious creature who gnaws her nails about Jack Westruther's attentions to Meg.

LEGERWOOD, Viscount

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Wife: Lady Legerwood

Son: Frederick Standen

Son: Charles Standen

Son: Edmund Standen

Daughter: Lady Buckhaven

Daughter: Fanny Standen

Daughter: Caroline Standen

Satirical and clever parent of Freddy Standen who watches the engagement between Kitty Charing and his son with great amusement.

LEGERWOOD, Viscountess (Emma)

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Husband: Lord Legerwood

Mother: Charlotte, née Penicuik

Son: Frederick Standen

Son: Charles Standen

Son: Edmund Standen

Daughter: Lady Buckhaven

Daughter: Fanny Standen

Daughter: Caroline Standen

Mother of Freddy Standen and Lady Buckhaven, who is scatter-brained and distracted due to the depredations of measles in her large family.

LUSS

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Inquisitive fellow whom Freddy points out at the theatre.

MALHAM, Mr

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Engaged to Sukey Scorton and a member of Mrs. Scorton's party who accompanies Kitty, Olivia, and the cousins to the Opera House masquerade.

MALLOW

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Lady Buckhaven's dresser, a long-time retainer of Lady Legerwood, and charged with controlling Meg's somewhat erratic taste.

MANDARIN

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Horse that wins money for Lady Buckhaven--who bet on him because her lord is en route to China!

MUTHILL, Mr.

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Suitor for Hannah Plymstock's hand whom her brother favours. She feels he would not even ask for her.

Nurse

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In charge of the Standen children who have the measles.

PENICUIK, Charlotte (deceased)

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Brother: Matthew Penicuik

Sister: the late Countess Dolphinton (Cornelia)

Sister: the late Rosie Penicuik

Sister: the late --?-- Penicuik (Lord Biddenden's grandmother)

Daughter: Lady Legerwood

Third sister of Matthew Penicuik, mother of Lady Legerwood.

PENICUIK, Matthew

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Sister: the late Countess Dolphinton (Cornelia)

Sister: the late Rosie Penicuik

Sister: the late --?-- Penicuik (Lord Biddenden's grandmother)

Sister: the late Charlotte Penicuik

Adopted daughter: Kitty Charing

Parsimonious, gout-ridden and irascible guardian of Kitty Charing. His autocratic nature, penuriousness, and his sharp tongue would ensure that none of his family ever visited him, except for the fact that he made an enormous fortune draining the fen-country. He proposes to settle this fortune on Kitty if she marries one of his great-nephews: the dashing Jack Westruther (his favourite), the wealthy but rather slow Freddy Standen, the stuffy Reverend Hugh Rattray, the absent Captain Claude Rattray, or the simple-minded Lord Dolphinton.

PENICUIK, Rosie (deceased)

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Brother: Matthew Penicuik

Sister: the late Countess Dolphinton (Cornelia)

Sister: the late Charlotte Penicuik

Sister: the late --?-- Penicuik (Biddenden's grandmother)

Grandson: Jack Westruther

Matthew Penicuik's favourite sister, whom her son Jack strongly resembles.

Peter

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Male servant of Hugh Rattray. Took the cob to retrieve the reverend late in the book.

PLUCKLEY, Mr.

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Landlord of the Blue Boar, free with the rum punch.

PLYMSTOCK, Hannah

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Beloved of Dolph, she is a homely Cit without any particular wealth and therefore unacceptable. Wonderful with Dolph and protects him from those who would take advantage.

PLYMSTOCK, Mrs. (Sister to Hannah Plymstock)

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Unsympathetic mother of several, living in Keppel Street and reluctant hostess to her sister-in-law, Hannah Plymstock..

PLYMSTOCK, Samuel

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Wife: Mrs. Plymstock

Sister: Hannah Plymstock

Hannah's republican brother-in-law, inclined to think that Dolph is not a good marital choice, especially since he is an Earl.

RATTRAY, Captain Claud

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Great-uncle: Matthew Penicuik

Brother: Lord Biddenden

Brother: The Honourable and Reverend Hugh Rattray

One of Matthew Penicuik's great-nephews. As a boy he incurred Kitty Charing's lasting displeasure by sending her doll Rosabel to the guillotine. In the Army of Occupation on the Continent, he is unable to return to make a push for Kitty's hand.

RATTRAY, the Honourable and Reverend Hugh.

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Great-uncle: Matthew Penicuik

Brother: Lord Biddenden

Brother: Captain Claud Rattray

Sisters: several

The stuffiest of Mr. Penicuik's great-nephews, Reverend Hugh Rattray tries pressing his suit with Kitty Charing by telling her how he will improve her mind. While he tries to appear above all worldly matters, he keeps tripping and exposing his less lofty instincts.

ROCKCLIFFES

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Friends of Jack Westruther whom he has promised to visit at half-past nine--he leaves to keep the appointment at a little past ten because he does not want to be guilty of unpunctuality.

Rosabel

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Kitty Charing's doll. Once decapitated by Claud Rattray and revived by Camille D'Evron.

Schedoni

COTILLION

Villainous monk from Ann Radclyffe's Mysteries of Udolpho. Miss Fishguard likens Hugh to him briefly.

SCORTON, Miss Susan Sukey

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Father: Mr. Scorton

Mother: Mrs. Matty Scorton

Sister: Miss Scorton (Eliza)

Daughter of Mrs. Scorton and consequently one of Olivia Broughty's cousins. Engaged to Mr. Malham but inclined to flirt with impertinent masked bucks who encounter her party at the Opera house masquerade.

SCORTON, Miss, Eliza

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Mother: Mrs. Matty Scorton

Sister: Miss Susan Scorton

One of the Scorton cousins of Olivia Broughty, unwilling to spoil sport even if Olivia would like it spoiled.

SCORTON, Mrs. Matty

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Husband: Mr. Scorton

Sister: Mrs. Broughty

Daughter: Miss Scorton (Eliza)

Daughter: Miss Susan Scorton

Sister of Mrs. Broughty, housing her and her daughter Olivia as they attempt to penetrate society.

SCORTON, Tom

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Father: Mr. Scorton

Mother: Mrs. Matty Scorton

Sister: Miss Scorton (Eliza)

Daughter: Miss Susan Scorton

Son of Mrs. Scorton, brother of Sukey and Eliza and consequently cousin of Olivia Broughty. Inclined to boast of his sophistication in ways that reveal his vulgarity--for example, he boasts of getting a wonderful box at the Opera House masquerade and does not realize how exposed his choice makes the young women in her party.

SCORTON. Mr.

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Wife: Mrs. Matty Scorton

Daughter: Miss Scorton (Eliza)

Daughter: Miss Susan Scorton

Husband of Mrs. Scorton. He does nothing but eat and grunt during the famous dinner party.

SKELTON

COTILLION

Lady Buckhaven's butler. To be trusted with turning away unwanted connections that Kitty has acquired through Olivia Broughty.

SKIRLING, James

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Possibly insane relative (according Matthew Penicuik) of Lady DOLPHINTON, née Augusta Skirling.

SPIDDLE

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Valet of Matthew Penicuik.

STANDEN, Alfred

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One of the dirty dishes in the Standen family; Lord Legerwood had to pay his debts.

STANDEN, Caroline

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Father: Lord Legerwood

Mother: Lady Legerwood

Brother: Frederick Standen

Brother: Charles Standen

Brother: Edmund Standen

Sister: Lady Buckhaven

Sister: Fanny Standen

Another of Lady Legerwood's tokens of affection to her lord.

STANDEN, Charles Charlie

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Father: Lord Legerwood

Mother: Lady Legerwood

Brother: Frederick Standen

Brother: Edmund Standen

Sister: Lady Buckhaven

Sister: Fanny Standen

Sister: Caroline Standen

Younger brother of Freddy Standen, currently at Oxford.

STANDEN, Edmund. (aka Benjamin!!!)

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Father: Lord Legerwood

Mother: Lady Legerwood

Brother: Frederick Standen

Brother: Charles Standen

Sister: Lady Buckhaven

Sister: Fanny Standen

Sister: Caroline Standen

Youngest Standen brother, full of spots at the time of the novel.

STANDEN, Fanny

COTILLION

Father: Lord Legerwood

Mother: Lady Legerwood

Brother: Frederick Standen

Brother: Charles Standen

Brother: Edmund Standen

Sister: Lady Buckhaven

Sister: Caroline Standen

Younger sister of Freddy Standen, not old enough at sixteen to chaperon her elder sister Meg.

STANDEN, Frederick Freddy

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Father: Lord Legerwood

Mother: Lady Legerwood

Brother: Charles Standen

Brother: Edmund Standen

Sister: Lady Buckhaven

Sister: Fanny Standen

Sister: Caroline Standen

Elegant but rather slow-witted great-nephew of Mr. Penicuik. Freddy Standen is always impeccably dressed and invariably gentlemanly. He is slender, of average height, and has brown hair, flawlessly cropped and brushed. He is an excellent dancer, and considered a safe escort by all anxious London mothers. Kitty Charing takes good advantage of his pliant and chivalrous nature.

STANDEN, Maria

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Another dirty dish, a shabby-genteel member of the Standen extended family.

STICHILL

COTILLION

Jack Westruther was promised to Stichill one evening.

STICKLEPATH, Mr.

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Aged potential suitor for Olivia at home--willing to marry her in order to gain a housekeeper.

STOBHILL

COTILLION

Matthew Penicuik's butler.

STONEHOUSE, Mr. Jasper

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Friend of Freddy Standen who much admires Kitty Charing.

ALDSTONE, Lady Louisa

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Involved in latest crim. con. with Garsdale.

ANGLESEY

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Lady Maria Yalding's acquaintances who also know Jack Westruther. She refers to them in passing when they meet in park.

ANNERWICK, Lady Jane

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Father: Lord Annerwick

Sister: Lady Maria Yalding

Elder sister of Maria Yalding and pseudochaperon at the theater party which includes the Chevalier D'Evron.

ANNERWICK, Lord

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Daughter: Lady Jane Annerwick

Daughter: Lady Maria Yalding

Daughters: three more

A hardened gambler whose well born family (mostly daughters) are basically impoverished except for the daughter (Lady Maria Yalding) who married a wealthy cit.

ARMATHWAITE, Mrs.

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Housekeeper for Hugh Rattray at Garsfield Rectory.

BANDY, Ned

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NOT a suitor of Olivia Broughty from home because no one could like him.

BATTERSTOWN, Lady Albinia

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Connection of the Broughtys though she does not acknowledge them.

BIDDENDEN, Baron (George Rattray)

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Brother: The Honourable and Reverend Hugh Rattray

Brother: Captain Claud Rattray

Sisters: several (unidentified)

Great-uncle: Matthew Penicuik

Cousin: Jack Westruther

Cousin: Freddie Standen

Cousin: Lord Dolphinton

The eldest of the three Rattray brothers, Lord Biddenden is patriarchally inclined, sarcastic, intolerant, and eager to support his brothers as far as possible in seeking Kitty Charing's hand.

BOTTLESFORD, Mr. (a.k.a. Bottles)

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(a.k.a. Bottles)

A member of Mrs. Scorton's party who accompanies Kitty, Olivia, and the cousins to the Opera House masquerade.

BROUGHTY, Miss Amelia

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Father: Oliver Broughty

Mother: Mrs. Broughty

Sister: Miss Broughty (Olivia)

Sister: Miss Jane Broughty

Sister: Miss Selina Broughty

Younger sister (with a tendency toward freckles!) of Olivia Broughty, not yet 16.

BROUGHTY, Miss Jane

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Father: Oliver Broughty

Mother: Mrs. Broughty

Sister: Miss Broughty (Olivia)

Sister: Miss Amelia Broughty

Sister: Miss Selina Broughty

Younger, bookish sister of Olivia Broughty.

BROUGHTY, Miss. (Olivia) (aka Fair Amaryllis to Sir Henry Gosford)

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aka Fair Amaryllis to Sir Henry Gosford)

Father: Oliver Broughty

Mother: Mrs. Broughty

Sister: Miss Amelia Broughty

Sister: Miss Jane Broughty

Sister: Miss Selina Broughty

Beautiful daughter of Mrs. Broughty, from the fringes of society seeking a match, at her mama's behest, with or without the benefit of wedlock.

BROUGHTY, Mrs.

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Husband: the late Mr. Oliver Broughty

Daughter: Miss Broughty (Olivia)

Daughter: Miss Amelia Broughty

Daughter: Miss Jane Broughty

Daughter: Miss Selina Broughty

Rather common woman who married into the fringes of society and now seeks to exploit her daughter's beauty for gain.

BROUGHTY, Oliver (deceased)

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Wife: Mrs. Broughty

Daughter: Miss Broughty (Olivia)

Daughter: Miss Amelia Broughty

Daughter: Miss Jane Broughty

Daughter: Miss Selina Broughty

Dirty dish father of Olivia Broughty, lured into marriage with Mrs. Broughty and himself distantly connected to Lady Batterstown.

BROUGHTY, Selina

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Father: Oliver Broughty

Mother: Mrs. Broughty

Sister: Miss Broughty (Olivia)

Sister: Miss Amelia Broughty

Sister: Miss Jane Broughty

Younger sister of Olivia Broughty.

BRUMMEL, George Bryan (1778-1840) Beau

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Arbiter of Regency taste briefly mentioned in comparison with Freddy Standen.

BUCKHAVEN, Baron

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Wife: Lady Margaret Buckhaven

Husband of the former Meg Standen, now en route to China with Lord Amherst even as his first child is on the way.

BUCKHAVEN, Baroness. Lady Margaret (née Standen) (Meg)

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Husband: Lord Buckhaven

Father: Lord Legerwood

Mother: Lady Legerwood

Brother: Frederick Standen

Brother: Charles Standen

Brother: Edmund Standen

Sister: Fanny Standen

Sister: Caroline Standen

Lady Buckhaven is Freddy Standen's newly married and expecting sister. Kitty Charing's arrival in London is a godsend to her, for she would otherwise have been obliged to live in the country with the Dowager Lady Buckhaven, the mother of her husband, who has been sent to China on a diplomatic trade mission with Lord Amherst. She is beautiful, blonde and dashing and always ready for a party, but has no inherent sense of style.

BUCKHAVEN, Dowager Baroness

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Son: Lord Buckhaven

Lord Buckhaven's mother and unwilling (and unwanted) potential chaperon for Meg, living in the depths of Gloucestershire.

BUCKHAVEN, Maria

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Niece: Lady Margaret Buckhaven

One of Buckhaven's elderly aunts whom Meg visits late in the novel--she does not take Kitty with her because Aunt Maria would be bound to think Kitty fast because she is pretty.

CALDERBECK, Emily

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Impoverished friend of Meg, Lady Buckhaven. Must shop at Grafton House because her husband has lost thousands at play.

CALDERBECK, Mr.

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Gambling husband of Emily Calderbeck, Meg's friend. Blames his wife's household management for their financial woes.

CHARING, Miss Catherine (Kitty, Kit)

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Father: the late Tom Charing

Mother: the late Desiree Charing

19-year-old Kitty Charing is the adopted daughter of the penurious Mr. Penicuik, she has lived her whole life at Arnside, and has had a rather peculiar education at the hands of her governess Miss Fishguard. She has no particular feminine accomplishments, no fortune, and no prospects unless she marries one of Mr. Penicuik's great-nephews; in which event he says he will settle his large fortune on her. She yearns to go to London and uses her engagement to do so.

CHARING, Tom. (deceased)

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Wife: the late Desiree Charing

Daughter: Miss Kitty Charing

Long-time friend of Matthew Penicuik and father of Kitty Charing, died young and more or less penniless, so that Matthew Pencuik became the guardian of his daughter.

Clara

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Lady Legerwood's maid.

Cousin Amelia

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Dreaded possible chaperon for Meg, Lady Buckhaven.

D'EVRON, Chevalier. a.k.a. Camille Evron

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French cousin of Kitty's who has come to London to seek his fortune. She remembers him fondly for mending a doll of hers. See also Rosabel.

DOLPHINTON, Countess (Augusta, née Skirling)

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Husband: the late Earl Dolphinton, son of the late Cornelia née Penicuik.

Son: Lord Dolphinton

Fierce mother of Lord Dolphinton, much hated by her uncle-in-law, Matthew Penicuik. Rules and terrifies her son while promoting his potentially lucrative marriage to Kitty Charing.

DOLPHINTON, Countess (Cornelia, née Penicuik) (deceased)

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Brother: Matthew Penicuik

Sister: the late Rosie Penicuik

Sister: the late --?-- Penicuik (Lord Biddenden's grandmother)

Sister: the late Charlotte Penicuik

Grandson: Lord Dolphinton

Lord Dolphinton’s grandmother.

DOLPHINTON, Earl of (Foster). Dolph

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Mother: Lady Dolphinton

Impoverished Irish peer and nephew of Matthew Penicuik, cousin of Hugh Rattray, Claude Rattray, Freddie Standen, Jack Westruther, and Lord Biddenden, 27-year-old beleaguered son and seven months' child of Lady Dolphinton, intended suitor for the hand of his adoptive cousin, Kitty Charing.

DRAKEMIRE

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A male member of Maria Yalding's theater party. Has a misogynistic expression, but that may be due to the company.

DRAKEMIRE, Lady

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Son: Young Mr. Drakemire

Lived at the Big House near Olivia Broughty's home, and scotched the potential romance between her son and Olivia.

DRAKEMIRE, Young Mr.

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Son of Lady Drakemire, who whisks him away from the perils of Olivia Broughty's presence.

DUPONT, M.

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Dancing master proposed for Kitty's instruction.

EPPLEBY, Johnny

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Fathered the latest Thresham brat. Gossip that Freddy leaks to Meg inadvertently.

EVRON, Andre

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Father: Armand Evron

Brother: Camille Evron.

Another French cousin of Kitty Charing.

EVRON, Armand

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Son: Andre Evron

Son: Camille Evron

French uncle of Kitty Charing (presumably brother of Desiree Charing), as well as father of Camille and Andre Evron.

FANCHON, Mme.

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Renowned dressmaker to whom Lady Buckhaven takes Kitty for her new wardrobe.

FENWICK, Dr.

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Doctor of Matthew Penicuik who prescribed warm beer and worsened the situation considerably.

Finglass

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Lord Dolphinton's groom who spies on him for his mother.

FISHGUARD, Miss.

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The Fish, Fish

Governess of Kitty Charing, very nervous and agitated by her employer Matthew Penicuik. Also exceedingly fond of quoting poetry, esp. Marmion (Scott 1808). This tendency leads to Freddy to worry about her sanity. Kitty's courtship recalls her vernal hopes of marriage with an apothecary's assistant.

FOULSTONE, Dr.

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Lady Dolphinton's doctor, with whom she threatens to have Dolph confined to a madhoouse.

GARSDALE

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Society sprig who is supposedly involved in an adulterous affair with Lady Louisa Aldstone.

GOSFORD, Sir Henry.

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Aging roue--but titled--who is the suitor favoured for Olivia by Mrs. Broughty.