The Scarlet Pimpernel characters

Also known as Lady Blakeney

First appears in chapter 3

A celebrated French actress who married the wealthy English baronet Sir Percy Blakeney. Brilliant, fashionable, and accustomed to commanding a room, she lives in England after the Revolution. Her marriage has grown cold, and the French refugees at Dover receive her with sharply divided feelings.

First appears in chapter 3

Marguerite's immensely rich English husband, famous for extravagant clothes, lazy manners, and foolish remarks. Society treats him as a harmless fool despite his position and wealth, while his distant courtesy toward Marguerite suggests a private break beneath their glamorous public marriage.

First appears in chapter 2

A courteous young English gentleman staying at the Fisherman's Rest with his friend Lord Antony. He takes a warm interest in Suzanne de Tournay when her family arrives after a dangerous crossing from France.

First appears in chapter 2

A jovial English nobleman traveling with Sir Andrew Ffoulkes. At the Dover inn he welcomes the aristocratic refugees who have just escaped revolutionary France and treats their arrival as cause for celebration.

First appears in chapter 8

An agent of the French Republic sent to England to uncover the Scarlet Pimpernel. Controlled, observant, and relentless, Chauvelin relies on surveillance and social access because he cannot openly exercise revolutionary authority on English soil.

First appears in chapter 5

Marguerite's beloved older brother and a supporter of the French Republic. He is preparing to return to France despite the risks of revolutionary politics, and his close bond with Marguerite makes his safety one of her deepest concerns.

First appears in chapter 3

A French noblewoman rescued from the Revolution with members of her family. Proud and severe, she refuses to forgive Marguerite for the denunciation that led to the deaths of the Marquis de St. Cyr and his son.

First appears in chapter 3

The Comtesse de Tournay's young daughter, newly escaped from France. Warm-hearted and less rigid than her mother, Suzanne remembers Marguerite with affection and is drawn to Sir Andrew Ffoulkes.

First appears in chapter 2

The landlord of the Fisherman's Rest at Dover, a loyal Englishman who welcomes travelers crossing the Channel. His inn becomes a meeting place for refugees, League members, and unsuspected enemies during a night of dangerous secrets.

First appears in chapter 2

Mr. Jellyband's capable daughter, who helps run the Fisherman's Rest. She is familiar with the English gentlemen who pass through the inn and assists in making the newly arrived French refugees comfortable.

First appears in chapter 10

The Prince Regent, leader of the fashionable society surrounding the Blakeneys. He admires Marguerite's wit, accepts Sir Percy's elaborate public persona, and presides over the Richmond ball where private loyalties become entangled with Chauvelin's investigation.

First appears in chapter 22

A brutal innkeeper in Calais whose establishment is used by Chauvelin during his pursuit of the Scarlet Pimpernel. Hostile to strangers and eager for payment, Brogard provides a base from which the French agent can wait for his quarry.

First appears in chapter 9

The Comtesse's husband, an aristocrat still trapped in revolutionary France with others marked for execution. His rescue is the objective of the Scarlet Pimpernel's new mission and the bait Chauvelin uses in laying a trap.