The Scarlet Pimpernel [Classic Tales Edition] characters

First appears in chapter 3

A celebrated French actress who has become a leading figure in English society through her marriage to Sir Percy Blakeney. Intelligent, poised, and famous for her wit, she is troubled by the emotional distance in her marriage and by the hostility of aristocratic refugees who blame her for an earlier denunciation in France.

First appears in chapter 3

Marguerite's extremely wealthy English husband, whose elaborate dress, slow speech, and apparently empty interests make him seem ridiculous to fashionable society. His unfailing politeness cannot conceal that his once-loving marriage has become guarded and formal.

First appears in chapter 2

A young English gentleman encountered at the Fisherman's Rest with Lord Antony Dewhurst. Friendly and considerate toward the newly arrived French refugees, he is especially attentive to Suzanne de Tournay.

First appears in chapter 2

An English nobleman and companion of Sir Andrew Ffoulkes. He shares Andrew's warm welcome for the de Tournay family when the refugees reach Dover after escaping revolutionary France.

First appears in chapter 8

A representative of the French Republic who comes to England to discover the identity of the Scarlet Pimpernel. Patient, calculating, and observant, he must work through pressure and espionage because he has no official power to make arrests in England.

First appears in chapter 5

Marguerite's devoted older brother, who remains sympathetic to the ideals of the French Revolution despite its violence. He plans to return to France, and his close relationship with Marguerite makes his welfare particularly important to her.

First appears in chapter 3

A French aristocrat who has escaped to England with members of her family. Proud and uncompromising, she holds Marguerite responsible for a denunciation that brought disaster upon the St. Cyr family and refuses to accept her socially.

First appears in chapter 3

The Comtesse de Tournay's young daughter, recently brought to safety in England. She responds to Marguerite with more warmth than her mother does and quickly develops an understanding with Sir Andrew Ffoulkes.

First appears in chapter 2

The patriotic landlord of the Fisherman's Rest in Dover. He enjoys discussing politics with his guests and welcomes the French refugees whose arrival draws his inn into the secret contest between rescuers and republican agents.

First appears in chapter 2

The landlord's practical daughter, who helps serve and look after guests at the Fisherman's Rest. She knows the English travelers who regularly use the inn and assists with the hurried welcome given to the de Tournay party.

First appears in chapter 10

The heir to the British throne and a central presence in the fashionable world inhabited by the Blakeneys. He values Marguerite's company and appears among the distinguished guests at Lord Grenville's ball.

First appears in chapter 22

The ill-tempered proprietor of a rough inn in Calais. His establishment gives Chauvelin a place from which to direct the pursuit of the Scarlet Pimpernel and await news from the coast.

First appears in chapter 9

The head of the de Tournay family, still in France after his wife and children escape. He is among the endangered aristocrats whom the Scarlet Pimpernel intends to bring out of the country.