| 1 | Charles | Lenox | Protagonist. Aristocrat. |
| | Graham | | Charles' trusted manservant. |
| | Mrs. | Huggins | Charles' housekeeper. |
| | Elizabeth Jane | Gray | Lady. Charles' close friend. |
| 2 | Edmund | Lenox | 11th Baronet of Markethouse. Charles' brother. aka Ed. |
| | Emily | Lenox | Edmund's wife. aka Molly. |
| | Cinder | | Charles' 14 year old horse. |
| | Homer | Lenox | Charles' cousin. |
| | Martha | | Charles' Aunt. |
| | Hugh | Smith | Charles' friend. |
| | Charles A. | Murray | Sir. Consul to Egypt. |
| | Nellie | | Charles and Elizabeth's friend. |
| | James | | Elizabeth's husband. Heir to an Earldom. |
| | Eleanor | Arden | Charles and Elizabeth's friend. |
| 3 | | Wallace | Solicitor of the Lenox family. |
| 4 | Mr. | Kennington | Editor of the Challenger. |
| | Miss | Adams | Kennington's secretary. |
| 5 | | Sinex | Inspector from Scotland Yard. |
| | | Exeter | Inspector from Scotland Yard. |
| | Jacob A. | Schoemaker | Chairman of Randall House. |
| | Winston | Kellogg | Sir. Owner of Randall House. |
| 6 | Mr. | Sherman | Porter at Scotland Yard. |
| | Richard | Mayne | Sir. Aristocratic head of Scotland Yard. |
| | Edward | Lenox | Sir. Edmund and Charles' father. |
| | | Wilkinson | Richard's clerk. |
| | Robert | Peel | Sir. Founder of the very first police force in the city. |
| | | Columbus | Inspector from Scotland Yard. |
| 7 | P. C. | Wright | Constable. |
| | Charles | Field | Inspector from Scotland Yard. |
| 8 | | Bryant | Constable. |
| | Nathaniel | Butler | Clerk from the Customs House. |
| 9 | | Hamilton | Lady. Former employer of Mrs. Huggins. |
| | | Hamilton | Lord. Husband of Lady Hamilton. |
| 11 | Mr. | Johanssen | Seaman. |
| | | Courtenay | Charles' friend. |
| 12 | Clara | | Charles' servant. |
| 13 | Thomas | Lawrence | Painted the portrait of Charles' mother. |
| | Emma | | Lady. Edmund and Charles' mother. |
| | | Rivers | Edward's Doctor. |
| 14 | Cynthia | Stark | Charles' acquaintance. |
| | | Markham | Lord. Future Duke of Rotherham. |
| 15 | Eliza | Blaine | Acquaintance of Charles and Elizabeth. |
| 16 |
Almondsley- | West | Charles' friend. |
| | Anthony | Callahan | Surgeon. |
| | Thomas | McConnell | Scottish Doctor. |
| | Riley | Callum | Consulting Surgeon. |
| 17 | William | Ampleforth | Captain. In charge of the Navy's own shipping yard. |
| 18 | | Ledderer | Lady. Aristocrat. |
| | Rupert | Clarkson | Retired Engineer. |
| 19 | Lily | | Rupert's housemaid. |
| 20 | | Collins | Boathouse keeper. |
| 21 | Arnold | | Blacksmith in Charles' hometown in Sussex. |
| | Carter | | Works at Lenox house in Sussex. Stationed at the gatehouse. |
| | Terrance | | Old servant at Lenox house. |
| 22 | Mr. | Crump | Butler at Lenox house. |
| | | Houghton | Earl. Elizabeth's father. |
| | Clarence | | Edward's beloved horse. |
| | | Johnson | Edward's close friend. |
| 23 | | Hitchens | Driver of Edward's carriage. |
| 24 | Cynthia | | Lady. Met Charles when he was in Oxford. |
| | | Allerton | Cynthia's husband. |
| | James | | Edmund's son. |
| 25 | Maude | Lyons | Lives in Bournemouth. |
| | Adeline | Bold | 14 years old. Lives in Liverpool. |
| | Sarah | Cather | Lives in Manchester. |
| 26 | Lucia | Chatham | Lady. Charles' friend. |
| | | Laurence | Rich. Everyone expected him to marry Lucia. |
| 27 | Roger | | Footman employed by Charles. |
| | | Billingsley | 17th Earl of Sedgewood. Charles' second cousin. |
| 29 | | Middleton | Constable. |
| | | Becker | Constable. |
| | George | Corcoran | Owner of Corcoran and Sons. |
| | | Blackstone | Foreman at Corcoran and Sons. |
| 30 | Theobald | Cairn | Senior Manager at Corcoran and Sons. |
| | Eliza | Corcoran | George's daughter. |
| | Peter | Leckie | Acquaintance of Eliza. |
| | Jonathan | Pond | One of the Clerks at Corcoran and Sons. |
| 31 | Josiah | Lenox | Charles' cousin. |
| | | Capston | Reporter from the Mail. |
| | Mrs. | Hutchinson | Landlady of Jonathan. |
| 32 | | Jones | One of the Clerks at Corcoran and Sons. |
| | | Carrington | One of the Clerks at Corcoran and Sons. |
| 33 | | Robinson | Edward's neighbor. |
| 34 | Julian | | Horse breeder. |
| | | Aspern | British diplomat in Russia |
| 35 | Ella Beth | Williams | Rejected Jonathan's marriage proposal. |
| 36 | Maria | Horsepool | New charwoman in Rupert's house in Dulwich. |
| | Joshua | King | Rupert's friend. |
| | Jack | Stuart | Rupert's friend. |
| 37 | | Marchmain | Duchess. Elizabeth's friend. |
| | John | Dallington | Son of the Duchess of Marchmain. |
| | Susan | | John's governess. |
| 42 | Mrs. | Taylor | Cousin of Elizabeth's husband. |
| 44 | Mrs. | Cooley | Landlady of Chequers couching inn. |
| | Carroll | Cary | Owns an Engineering firm. |
| | | Lewis | Rupert's friend. |
| | | Wassner | Rupert's friend. |
| | | Wilkes | Lady. Aristocrat. |
| 45 | | Bartley | Charles' friend. Son of an Earl in Nottinghamshire. |
| | | Bassenger | Baronet. |
| 46 | | Deere | Lady. Aristocrat. |
| | Solomon | Amberson | Barrister at Gray's Inn. |
