Little Lord Fauntleroy, with eBook characters

Also known as Ceddie, Lord Fauntleroy

Appears from the start

A warmhearted seven-year-old growing up in modest circumstances in New York. Cedric believes his late father was English but knows nothing of the estrangement behind his parents' marriage. When deaths in the family make him heir to an earldom, he approaches the change with trust, courtesy, and an instinctive concern for other people.

Also known as Dearest

Appears from the start

Cedric's widowed American mother, whom he calls Dearest. She has raised him lovingly since Captain Errol's death and avoids burdening him with the knowledge that his English grandfather rejected their marriage.

Appears from the start

An elderly New York grocer and one of Cedric's closest friends. Mr. Hobbs distrusts aristocracy on principle and discusses politics with Cedric as an equal, making the news that the boy has become an English lord especially difficult for him to absorb.

Also known as Earl of Dorincourt

First appears in chapter 2

Cedric's wealthy English grandfather, a proud and formidable aristocrat estranged from his youngest son for marrying an American. After his other sons die, he sends for Cedric as his heir while refusing to welcome the boy's mother into his home.

First appears in chapter 2

The Earl of Dorincourt's solicitor, sent to New York to locate Cedric and explain his inheritance. Formal and observant, he is surprised by the child's unaffected generosity and by Mrs. Errol's refusal to profit personally from the Earl's money.

First appears in chapter 2

A young bootblack who works near Mr. Hobbs's shop and regards Cedric as a friend. Cedric uses part of his new allowance to help Dick buy into a better business partnership.

Also known as Mr. Wilkins

First appears in chapter 4

The Earl's dignified servant, assigned to attend Cedric after the boy reaches England. He helps the new heir adjust to the routines and expectations of Dorincourt Castle.

First appears in chapter 7

The clergyman serving the Dorincourt estate. He sees the hardship among the Earl's tenants and recognizes that Cedric's compassion may succeed where direct appeals to the old man have failed.

First appears in chapter 9

A tenant farmer burdened by illness, poor housing, and the needs of a large family. His circumstances bring Cedric face to face with deprivation on the estate and prompt the boy to ask his grandfather for practical help.

First appears in chapter 12

An American woman who arrives in England claiming that her young son is the rightful Lord Fauntleroy. Her assertion threatens Cedric's place as the Earl's heir and forces the family to investigate the history she presents.

First appears in chapter 13

Dick Tipton's older brother, who has built a life in the American West after an unhappy marriage. Evidence from Dick leads Mr. Havisham to contact him during the dispute over the Dorincourt inheritance.