Dramatis Personae
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The Curious Incident of the Knight in the Library by A.J. Hall
The English Party
- Doctor Andrew Atherton, Fellow of St Jerome’s College, Oxford, natural philosopher
- Sir Hector Bainbridge, sometime Master of St Jerome’s College, Oxford, now tutor and director of studies for Viscount Dalgliesh
- Crispian, Viscount Dalgliesh, heir to the Duke of Collompton
- Lady Diana Scoton, daughter of the Duke of Collompton
- Mrs Elizabeth Pickering, sister to Sir Hector and chaperone to Lady Diana
- Miss Frances Pickering, only daughter of Mrs Elizabeth Pickering and companion to Lady Diana
- Mrs Grace Vinson, tiring woman to Lady Diana Scoton
- Benjamin Hatherleigh, private secretary to Viscount Dalgliesh
- Conte d’Imola, guide and translator to the party
- Jenkins, general factotum
His Britannic Majesty’s Legation to the Court of Gaaldine
- Lord Wardale, his Majesty’s Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
- Lady Wardale, wife to the above
- Lord Philip Derwent, first secretary of the Legation, second son of the Earl of Buxton
At the Gaaldine Court.
- Mycroft, King of Gaaldine
- Sherlock, Crown Prince of Gaaldine and rightful Prince Consort of Gondal
- Charis, Crown Princess of Gaaldine and rightful Queen of Gondal
- John Watson, personal physician to the Crown Princess and representative of the Queen of Gondal’s interests on the Council of Gaaldine
- The Duke of Holderness, Lord Chamberlain of Gaaldine and chairman of the Council of Gaaldine
- Lady Anthea, person of unspecified but vital importance to the King of Gaaldine
- The Count d’Houx, nobleman of Gaaldine with a tragic past
- Andrew Dimmock, head of Palace security
- Jonathan, member of the Crown Prince’s guard
- Assorted guards, servitors, courtiers and people to clean up the mess.