Published 1841 | Scene: | London and the Country | | Time: | 1775 to 1780 | CHARACTERS | Barnaby Rudge | A half-witted boy | | Rudge | His father | | A murderer | | Mrs. Rudge | His mother | | Geoffrey Haredale | A country gentleman | | Emma Haredale | His niece | | Sir John Chester | An enemy of Haredale's | | Edward Chester | His son | | In love with Emma Haredale | | Varden | A locksmith | | Dolly Varden | His daughter | | A friend of Emma Haredale's | | Simon Tappertit | Varden's apprentice | | Joe Willet | The son of an innkeeper | | In love with Dolly Varden | | "Maypole Hugh" | A giant hostler | | In reality, the son of Sir John Chester | | Lord George Gordon | A deluded nobleman | | Gashford | His secretary | | Dennis | A hangman | | "Grip" | Barnaby's tame raven |
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