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. Evelina Anville Evangeline Bellefontaine Emma Woodhouse Edina Monsoon

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 Becky Sharp Becky Thatcher Jane Fairfax

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 House Uncle Silas Silas Marner Silas Lapham

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 David Copperfield Uncle Tom Huckleberry Finn

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. Jasper Milvain Michael Henchard Billy Budd Tom Buchanan

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. Catherine Earnshaw Jane Eyre Agnes Grey Nelly Dean

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. Tiny Tim David Copperfield Oliver Twist Philip Pirrip

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