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List of Characters in
Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich |
- Mr. Beatem
- Lawyer from the law firm of Skinyer and Beatem; one of the lawyers of the Erie Auriferous Consolidated Company.
- Marquis de Beldoodle
- Duke of Dulham's son who spends most of his time shooting big game in Uganda.
- Viscont Belstairs
- Life-long friend of Duke Dulham; to whom the Duke asks how to go about borrowing money.
- Dr. Boomer
- President of Plutoria University; archeologist; changed the face of the University; is on the board of management of St. Osoph's; appointed Reverend Dr. McTeague as minister of St. Osoph.
- Mr. Asmodeus Boulder
- Owns a stone quarry; owns an asphalt company; honorary vice-president of the Clean Government Association.
- Dr. Boyster
- Professor of Greek at Plutoria University.
- Mr. Bruce
- Consulting engineer.
- Mrs. Buncomhearst
- Mrs. Rasselyer-Brown's confidant; president of the Yahi-Bahi Oriental Society, of the Daughters of the Revolution, of the Sisters of England, of the Daughters of Kossuth, and of the Circle of Franz Joseph; in political affairs she represents fifty thousand women.
- Captain Cormorant
- Mrs. Everleigh-Spillikins' gentleman friend.
- Duchess
- The Duke of Dulham's wife; spends 3 to 4 months in a fashionable hotel on the Riviera in order to save money.
- Duke of Dulham
- A British aristocrat in need of money.
- Duke's daughter
- Spends long visits with a minor German princess.
- Duke's younger son
- Spends his days mountain climbing in the Himalayas.
- Miss Catherine Dumfarthing
- Reverend Dumfarthing's daughter; marries Reverend Furlong.
- Reverend Uttermust Dumfarthing
- The newly appointed minister of St. Osoph; Catherine's father; marries Juliana Furlong.
- Mr. Everett
- Mr. Furlong Sr.'s clerk.
- Mrs. Everleigh-Spillikins
- A widow who is remarried to Mr. Spillikins; mother of four tall sons (Bob, Willie, Gib and Sib); spends her winters on the Riviera.
- Bob Everleigh-Spillikins
- Eldest son of Mrs. Everleigh-Spillikins.
- Gib Everleigh-Spillikins
- Second youngest son of Mrs. Everleigh-Spillikins; a bit duller than Willie.
- Sib Everleigh-Spillikins
- Youngest son of Mrs. Everleigh-Spillikins; tallest of the four boys.
- Willie Everleigh-Spillikins
- Second eldest son of Mrs. Everleigh-Spillikins; dullest of the four boys.
- Mr. Feathertop
- Collects things.
- Dean Elderberry Foible
- Head of the faculty at the Plutoria University.
- Mr. Franklin
- The Newberrys' butler at their summer home Castel Casteggio.
- Mr. Furlong Senior
- Reverend Edward Fareforth Furlong's father; president of the New Amalgamated Hymnal Supply Corporation; director of the Hosanna Pipe and Steam Organ Limited; honorary treasurer of Plutoria University; president and managing director of the Bible Society of the Good Shepherd Limited; trustee and secretary of St. Asaph's honorary treasurer of the university; honorary secretary of the Clean Government Association.
- Reverend Edward Farforth Furlong
- Young rector of St. Asaph (Anglican Church); was in the foreign mission field; son of Mr. Furlong Sr.; husband of Catherine Dumfarthing.
- Miss Julianna Furlong
- Reverend Furlong's older sister; marries Reverend Dumfarthing who is the new rector of St. Osoph.
- Miss Philippa Furlong
- The Reverend Edward Fareforth Furlong's younger sister; engaged to, and marries, Mr. Tom Overend.
- Mr. Lucullus Fyshe
- President of the People's Traction and Suburban Co., of the Republican Soda, and of the Siphon Co-operative; chief director of the People's District Loan and Savings; prominent member of St. Asaph; proponent of the St. Asaph and St. Osoph merger; leading shareholder of The Citizens' Light; honorary president of the Clean Government Association.
- Dr. Gildas
- Senior professor of geology at Plutoria University; discovered the gold mine on Mr. Tomlinson's property; tests gold samples for Erie Auriferous Consolidated.
- Alderman Gorfinkel
- City politician.
- Lieutenant Hawk
- Mrs. Everleigh-Spillikins' other gentleman friend.
- Adelina Lightleigh
- Peter Spillikins introduces her to his best friend, Edward Ruff.
- Mr. McAlister
- The Newberrys' gardener at their summer home Castel Casteggio.
- Mr. McGrath
- Mayor of Plutoria; born politician.
- Dr. McSkwirt
- A cheap man who asks for too little; candidate for the new ministerial position of St. Osoph.
- Miss Georgina McTeague
- Peter Spillikins was in love with her for 6 months; niece of the Presbyterian minister of St. Osoph, Reverend Dr. McTeague.
- Reverend Dr. McTeague
- Honorary professor of philosophy at Plutoria University; Presbyterian minister of St. Osoph; suffers paralysis of the head.
- Mother (Mrs. Tomlison)
- Mr. Tomlinson's wife.
- Mr. Newberry
- Mrs. Newberry's husband; prominent member of St. Asaph; built Castel Casteggio (summer home); is in the dynamite business; proponent of the Clean Government Association.
- Mrs. Margaret Newberry
- Mr. Newberry's wife.
- Norah
- Known as the Little Girl in Green; a poor family relation of Mrs. Newberry; in love with Mr. Spillikins, who does not notice her affections for him.
- Alderman O'Hooligan
- Irishman; city politician.
- Mr. Dick Overend
- Tom's uncle and George's older brother; principal supporter of St. Osoph; friend and supporter of Reverend Dr. McTeague; shares a business with his brother called Overend Brothers Limited.
- Mr. George Overend
- Tom's other uncle and Dick's younger brother; principal supporter of St. Osoph's; friend and supporter of the Reverend Dr. McTeague; shares a business with his brother called Overend Brothers Limited.
- Mr. Tom Overend
- Engaged to, and marries, Miss Philippa Furlong.
- Mrs. Rasselyer-Brown
- Mr. Rasselyer-Brown's wife; Dulphemia's mother; a socialite of Plutoria who has a confidential circle of 300 friends; organizer of the Yahi-Bahi Oriental Society.
- Mr. Rasselyer-Brown
- Mrs.Rasselyer-Brown's husband; Dulphemia's father; a dipsomaniac; owns a coal and wood sage business.
- Miss Dulphemia Rasselyer-Brown
- Mr. and Mrs. Rasselyer-Brown's daughter; she looks a lot like her mother; Peter Spillikins proposes to her.
- Mr. and Mrs. Rasselyer-Brown's new chauffeur
- A police inspector who is undercover as their chauffeur; Dalphemia is enamored with him.
- Edward Ruff
- Peter Spillikins's best friend; was a member of the college football team.
- Alderman Schefeldampf
- Undertaker and city politician.
- Professor Shottat
- Senior professor of English at the university; has trouble handling small classes.
- Mr. Skinyer
- Lawyer from the law firm of Skinyer and Beatem; one of the lawyers of the Erie Auriferous Consolidated company; honorary treasurer of the Clean Government Association.
- Mr. Slant
- Professor of optics at Plutoria University; paralyzed in his right eye.
- Dr. Slyder
- Fashionable physician in the city who advises his patients to keep quiet (this is about the only advise he would give them).
- Miss. Snagg
- Mrs. Rasselyer-Brown's best friend.
- Mr. Sikleigh Snoop
- Sex-poet; one of the leaders in the Yahi-Bahi Oriental Society.
- Mr. Peter Spillikins
- Mrs. Everleigh-Spillikins's husband; stepfather to four tall sons (Bob, Gib, Sib and Willie) who are as old as he is.
- Mr. Ram Spudd
- Mr. Yahi-Bahi's assistant.
- Dr. Thrum
- Professor of the theory of music at Plutoria University; paralyzed in his ears.
- Mr. Tomlinson
- Known as the Wizard of American Finance; owns half of the preferred stock of Erie Auriferous Consolidated; has the midas touch; a philanthropist.
- Fred Tomlinson
- Mr. and Mrs.Tomlinson's son.
- Alderman Undercutt
- Butcher and city politician.
- Professor Withers
- Professor of Botany at the university; has trouble handling large classes.
- Mr. Yahi-Bahi
- Celebrated oriental mystic and leader of Boohooism cult.
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