Nicholas Puddingcome (from story “Absent-Mindedness in a Parish Choir”)
Nicholas Puddingcome is the leader of the band, the first violinist.
Timothy Thomas (from story “Absent-Mindedness in a Parish Choir”)
Timothy Thomas is the bass-viol man.
John Biles (from story “Absent-Mindedness in a Parish Choir”)
John Biles is the tenor fiddler.
Dan'l Hornhead (from story “Absent-Mindedness in a Parish Choir”)
Dan'l Hornhead is the fifth member of the band and a serpent player.
Robert Dowdle (from story “Absent-Mindedness in a Parish Choir”)
Robert Dowdle is a clarinet player.
Mr. Nicks (from story “Absent-Mindedness in a Parish Choir”)
Mr. Nicks is the oboe player.
Levi Limpet (from story “Absent-Mindedness in a Parish Choir”)
Levi Limpet is an altar sever.
Alicia (from story “Alicia’s Diary”)
Alicia is the protagonist of the story. The young woman tends to over-protect her younger sister Caroline, what is more she often mentions that she is more of a mother to Caroline than their mother. Her love is so immeasurable that she sacrifices her own happiness for Caroline’s sake.
Caroline (from story “Alicia’s Diary”)
Caroline is Alicia’s younger sister. She is infatuated with Charles and that unhealthy obsession leads to a terrible illness.
M. Charles de la Feste (from story “Alicia’s Diary”)
M. Charles de la Feste is a painter and Caroline’s betrothed.
Mrs. H (from story “A Committee-Man of 'The Terror'”)
Mrs. H is a friend of the narrator.
Mademoiselle V (from story “A Committee-Man of 'The Terror'”)
Mademoiselle V is a teacher of French and the protagonist of the story. She falls in love with a man who is partially responsible for death of her male relatives and friends, for he used to be a formerly Member of the Committee of Public Safety, under the Convention.
Monsieur B (from story “A Committee-Man of 'The Terror'”)
Monsieur B is a formerly Member of the Committee of Public Safety, under the Convention. When he flees France, he becomes a teacher of French and calligraphy.
