Characters

Barnaby Rudge

Published 1841

Scene: London and the Country

Time: 1775 to 1780

Barnaby Rudge A half-witted boy

Rudge His father

A murderer

Mrs. Rudge His mother

Geoffrey Haredale A country gentleman

Emma Haredale His niece

Sir John Chester An enemy of Haredale's

Edward Chester His son

In love with Emma Haredale

Varden A locksmith

Dolly Varden His daughter

A friend of Emma Haredale's

Simon Tappertit Varden's apprentice

Joe Willet The son of an innkeeper

In love with Dolly Varden

"Maypole Hugh" A giant hostler

In reality, the son of Sir John Chester

Lord George Gordon A deluded nobleman

Gashford His secretary

Dennis A hangman

"Grip" Barnaby's tame raven