Nineteenth Century Literary Characters

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1. My author said that no one would like me but herself. She was wrong. I like me. After all, I'm "handsome, clever, and rich", and I know the famous Mr. Knightley. Evangeline Bellefontaine Emma Woodhouse Edina Monsoon Evelina Anville

2. I was so depressed that I considered suicide. Instead I ended up on some whaling ship with a crazy captain who kept jabbering about a white whale. Land never looked so good. Valentine Joyce Stephen Maryk Ishmael Fletcher Christian

3. I'm the best bad girl in all of English literature. I might take a few shortcuts, but I always get where I'm going, to the top. I'm sometimes vain, but always fair. Dorothy Parker said that I was her favorite character. Thanks, Dorothy. Junie Jones Jane Fairfax Becky Thatcher Becky Sharp

4. I was a miser, but I was redeemed by the love of a child. Now I'm so famous that every sixth grader in the United States knows my name, even if some of the little rugrats curse George Eliot and me under their little munchkin breaths. Silas Marner Silas Lapham Uncle Silas Silas House

5. My friend Jim and I went on a rafting trip. You must know who I am. I'm only the most important character in the Great American Novel. Tom Sawyer Huckleberry Finn Uncle Tom David Copperfield

6. I fell hard for this preacher man, but, unfortunately, I was already married. Everything ended badly. I have to admit that I prefer the Demi Moore version of my story. The literary value is much lower, but I have a lot more fun. Maggie Johnson Hester Prynne Mattie Silver Victoria Woodhull

7. I sold my wife to another man. OK, that was wrong, but why did that one action ruin the rest of my life? My author doesn't let anyone get away with anything. Tom Buchanan Jasper Milvain Michael Henchard Billy Budd

8. Things began to look bad when I discovered that my boyfriend had a crazy wife hidden away in the attic. But everything worked out ok in the end. Nelly Dean Catherine Earnshaw Jane Eyre Agnes Grey

9. I only wanted a little more porridge. Why did they make a big deal out of it? Being an orphan is tough, but my author understands. He had a rough childhood too. David Copperfield Tiny Tim Philip Pirrip Oliver Twist

10. I have a lot of nicknames, Hawkeye, Deerslayer, etc. But do you know my real name? Hiram Grant Facey Romford Arthur Dimmesdale Natty Bumpo