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?ALDRIDGE,
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Fredericaís admirer at a tedious Wednesday soiree.
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ALVERSTOKE, Marquis of, (Vernon Dauntry)
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Father: Marquis of Alverstoke Mother: Marchioness of Alverstoke Sisters: Lady Jevington, Augusta Sandridge (nee: Lady Augusta Dauntry) Lady Buxted, Louisa Buxted (nee: Lady Louisa Dauntry) Lady Elizabeth Kentmere, Elizabeth Kentmere (nee: Lady Elizabeth Dauntry) Nephews: Honourable Gregory Sandridge Lord Buxted, Carlton Buxted George Buxted Jack Kentmere Tom Kentmere Nieces: Anna Sandridge Jane Buxted Maria Buxted Kitty Buxted Caroline Kentmere Mary Kentmere Heir: Endymion Dauntry Cousins: Henry Dauntry (deceased) Chloe Dauntry Diana Dauntry Mrs. Osmington
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Tall, distinguished looking, an impeccable dresser and a leader of society, Alverstoke is a thirty-seven year old man with every advantage that nature and society can bestow, but very few interests; consequently he is easily bored. He is the product of a cold, formal, unaffectionate background. He is selfish, not conscientious about his responsibilities, and cares more for his clothes and horses than his relatives. His redeeming features are his charm, lively sense of humour, above ordinary intelligence, and kindness to his retainers. The deficiencies of his childhood are quickly overcome by the warmth and easygoing atmosphere of the Merriville household.
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*AMHERST, Lord (William Pitt Amherst, 1773-1857).
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Mentioned in passing by Harry and Endymion, Lord Amherst was sent on a diplomatic mission to China. Endymion Dauntry is afraid Alverstoke will have him sent overseas attached to a diplomatic mission.
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ANSDELL, Mr.
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He is mentioned in passing as the Vicar of the Church near Graynard
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ANSDELL, Mrs.
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The Vicarís wife, she is mentioned in passing as the person who recommended that Frederica use Dr Ratcliffeís Restorative Pork Jelly for Jessamy and Felix after they had measles.
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ASHBURY
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He is mentioned in passing by Darcey Moreton, as a member of the gentry whom Alverstoke rescued from financial ruin.
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BARCELONA collie,
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Frederica claims that Lufra is a Barcelona collie and trained to herd cows.
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BALUCHISTAN hound, see LUFRA
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see LUFRA |
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Lord Alverstoke claims that Lufra is a Baluchistan hound smuggled out of its native country in Asia.
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?BEAL, Mr.
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He is probably the owner of the herd of cows in Green Park
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BEENISH,
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He is the second aeronaut in the balloon accession which the Merrivilleís witness.
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*BERRY, Agnes
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Sister Mary Berry
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*BERRY, Mary 1763-1852
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Details from the Journal and Correspondence of Miss Berry (1763-1852), published in 1865, shed a bit of light on the social scene. Although she was not wealthy or aristocratic, Mary Berry was invited to the best of houses, and travelled as broadly as the Napoleanic Wars allowed. She corresponded with Horace Walpole, of Strawberry Hill, during the last years of his life. Miss Berry seems unshockable, and was on good terms with most of the more flamboyant characters of the Regency -- her childhood was Georgian, her adult years Regency, and her old age was Victorian. Like many of the English, she dashed abroad during the Peace of Amiens and had to scurry home when the short-lived lull in the wars ended. She is a gossipy, observant writer and not afraid of mingling with the local population. She travelled with her Father and younger sister, Agnes, most of the time. She is a London spinster of fifty-six years with whom Frederica compares her marital status.
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BETTY
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The dairy maid at Monkís Farm
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*BLANCHARD, Jean Pierre Francois,
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b. July 4, 1753, Les Andelys, Fr. d. March 7, 1809, Paris Spouse Marie Blanchard b. d. 1819 French balloonist who, with the American physician John Jeffries, made the first aerial crossing of the English Channel. He was also the first to make balloon flights in England, North America, Germany, Belgium, and Poland. During the 1770s Blanchard worked on the design of heavier-than-air flying machines, notably one based upon a theory of rowing in the air currents with oars and tiller. Following the demonstrations of hot-air-balloon flying by the Montgolfier brothers in Annonay, France, in 1783, Blanchard took up ballooning. On March 2, 1784, in Paris, Blanchard made his first ascent. On Jan. 7, 1785, he and Jeffries ascended over Dover, Eng. The two aviators were compelled to heave all cargo overboard except the package of the first international airmail, delivered successfully upon their safe landing in the Felmores Forest, France. Ever the showman, Blanchard tossed a dog equipped with an experimental parachute over the side of a balloon and later tried parachute jumping himself. He also unsuccessfully tried using sails to add maneuverability and facilitate propulsion in balloons. After making a number of exhibition flights in Europe, Blanchard made the first balloon flight in North America, on Jan. 9, 1793, when he ascended from the Washington Prison Yard in Philadelphia and landed in Gloucester county, N.J. This flight, observed by President George Washington, spurred interest in ballooning in the United States. Blanchard returned to Europe and, with his wife, Marie, who had also learned to fly balloons, performed many other exhibitions. Blanchard suffered a heart attack on a flight over The Hague in February 1808 and fell more than 50 feet; he never recovered from the fall. His widow continued flying in balloons, but in 1819 she fell to her death when her hydrogen balloon was ignited during a fireworks display in Paris. A pioneering Aeronaut who according to Alverstoke once came to rest in an oak tree. This information was probably gained from Cavalloís History and Practice of Aerostation which Felix Merriville studied before watching the balloon ascension.
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*Brummell, Beau
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Mentioned in passing Alverstokeís model for dress
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BUDDLE
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Nickname ìDear old Buddleî The Merriville family Butler from Graynard who removes to London with them.
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* BURRELL, Mrs (
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Circa 1814, the committee was made up by the Ladies Jersey (Sarah, Countess of 1786-1867), Castlereigh, Cowper (later Lady Emily Palmerston d. 1869) and Sefton, the Princess Esterhazy and the Countess (later Princess) of Lieven. Mrs. Drummond-Burrell (later Lady Willoughby de Eresby) also served briefly. According to Ticknor's diaries, only one member of the committee acted as Patroness at a time, the post being filled by a rotation system. Mentioned in passing she is an Almackís Patroness and an old friend of Louisa, Lady Buxted. She is a notorious high-stickler who Frederica claims would not lift one of her ìdestestably haughtyî eyebrows at the sight of Frederica and Alverstoke sitting unchaperoned in the secluded centre of Hampton Court maze.
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BUXTED, Lord, Carlton Buxted
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Mother: Louisa Buxted Brother: George Buxted Sisters: Jane Buxted Maria Buxted Kitty Buxted Uncle: Vernon Dauntry Aunt: Augusta Sandridge Elizabeth Kentmere Cousins: Gregory Sandridge Jack Kentmere Tom Kentmere Anna Sandridge Caroline Kentmere Mary Kentmere Connections: Endymion Dauntry Chloe Dauntry Diana Dauntry
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A very stolid, slow, worthy, twenty-four year old with no perceptible sense of humour. Although full of good sense he has no sensitivity. However he admires substance over show, and does stand up against his formidable Mother when he disagrees with her.
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BUXTED, George
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Mother: Louisa Buxted Brother: Carlton Buxted Sisters: Jane Buxted Maria Buxted Kitty Buxted Uncle: Vernon Dauntry Aunt: Augusta Sandridge Elizabeth Kentmere Cousins: Gregory Sandridge Jack Kentmere Tom Kentmere Anna Sandridge Caroline Kentmere Mary Kentmere Connections: Endymion Dauntry Chloe Dauntry Diana Dauntry
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The younger scion of the Buxted family. In his brotherís estimation he is ìneedle-wittedî but too likely to be led astray when he leaves school.
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BUXTED, Jane
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Mother: Louisa, Lady Buxted Brothers: Lord Carlton Buxted George Buxted Sisters: Maria Buxted Kitty Buxted Uncle: Vernon Dauntry Aunt: Augusta Sandridge Elizabeth Kentmere Cousins: Gregory Sandridge Jack Kentmere Tom Kentmere Anna Sandridge Caroline Kentmere Mary Kentmere Connections: Endymion Dauntry Chloe Dauntry Diana Dauntry
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A sandy haired, long nosed, freckled young lady about to make her debut.
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BUXTED, (First name unknown, probably a variation of Katherine)
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Nickname ìKittyî
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Mother: Louisa Buxted Brothers: Carlton Buxted George Buxted Sisters: Jane Buxted Maria Buxted Uncle: Vernon Dauntry Aunt: Augusta Sandridge Elizabeth Kentmere Cousins: Gregory Sandridge Jack Kentmere Tom Kentmere Anna Sandridge Caroline Kentmere Mary Kentmere Connections: Endymion Dauntry Chloe Dauntry Diana Dauntry
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The youngest of the Buxted children, she is a lively girl still in the school room.
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BUXTED, Lady, Louisa Buxted (nee: Lady Louisa Dauntry)
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Sons: Carlton Buxted. George Buxted Daughters: Jane Buxted Maria Buxted Kitty Buxted Brother: Vernon Dauntry Sisters: Augusta Sandridge (nee: Lady Augusta Dauntry) Lady Elizabeth Kentmere (nee: Lady Elizabeth Dauntry) Nephews: Gregory Sandridge Jack Kentmere Tom Kentmere Nieces: Anna Sandridge Caroline Kentmere Mary Kentmere Cousins: Henry Dauntry (DECEASED) Endymion Dauntry Chloe Dauntry Diana Dauntry
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Alverstokeís nip-cheese, widowed sister. She is a cold, unaffectionate, self-deluding Mother. She is forty-two years old. Her husband held a rank below that of Earl, because his daughters are referred to as ìMissî and not Lady. He however was from the nobility therefore a Baron or Baronet(?). Lady Buxted is not as clever as any of her siblings.
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BUXTED, Maria
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Mother: Louisa Buxted Brothers: Carlton Buxted George Buxted Sisters: Jane Buxted Kitty Buxted Uncle: Vernon Dauntry Aunt: Augusta Sandridge Elizabeth Kentmere Cousins: Gregory Sandridge Jack Kentmere Tom Kentmere Anna Sandridge Caroline Kentmere Mary Kentmere Connections: Endymion Dauntry Chloe Dauntry Diana Dauntry
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Maria is the middle daughter in the Buxted household. She sides with Jane against Carlton when he suggests that the come out ball be held at his house.
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*CASTLEREAGH, Viscount, Robert Stewart,
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b. June 18, 1769 Dublin d. Aug 12, 1822 London He was also called (FROM 1821) 2ND MARQUESS OF LONDONDERRY, British foreign secretary (1812-22), who helped guide the Grand Alliance against Napoleon and was a major participant in the Congress of Vienna, which redrew the map of Europe in 1815. Mentioned in passing, he holds an assembly which Charis declines to attend.
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*CAVALLO,
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Author of History and Practice of Aerostation Felix Merriville studies a tattered copy of Cavalloís book to learn more about ballooning. Unfortunately it was sadly out of date.
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CHARLES, Professor Jacques-Alexandre-CÈsar
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b. Nov. 12, 1746, Beaugency Fr. d. April 7, 1823, Paris A Frenchman, physicist Jacques Charles, inspired by the Montgolfiers' success, developed a hydrogen balloon. A crowd of about 400,000 people watched Charles and Aine Robert take off on a remarkable flight on December 1, 1783. The balloon traveled 27 miles in about two hours. In 1787 he developed Charlesí Law concerning the thermal expansion of gasses. Pioneering Aeronaut who according to Alverstoke once rose to a height of two thousand feet. . This information was probably gained from Cavalloís History and Practice of Aerostation which Felix Merriville studied before watching the balloon ascension. Lord Buxted discovered it by consulting his Encyclopaedia.
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CHIBBET, Miss
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The London dressmaker recommended to Frederica by Aunt Scrabster. Miss Chibbet makes Fredericaís orange blossom Italian crepe dress for Alverstokeís ball.
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COLEFORD, Mr.
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Alverstokeís Agent in Chief who gives the quarterly reports to Charles Trevor because he knows Alverstoke will ignore them.
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?COOKE, (first name unknown)
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nickname ìKANGAROOî
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An acquaintance of Alverstoke.
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* COWPER, Countess of, Emily , (nee Hon. Emily Mary Lamb)
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Husband Lady Cowper Lady Cowper was the daughter of the 1st Lord Melbourne and married, as the Hon. Emily Mary Lamb, the 5th Earl of Cowper on the 21st of July, 1805. The Earl died in 1837 and two years afterwards, Lady Sarah married the 3rd Lord Palmerston. She was to have one brother who would be Prime Minister, with her second husband being another. The couple lived at No. 94 Piccadilly in Cambridge House, once home to the Duke of Cambridge. It was said that many of the ephemeral quarrels at Almack's were smoothed over by her ready wit and tact. Lady Palmerston fully enjoyed her husband's confidence, in both private and political affairs, and she is credited with much of his success Mentioned in passing by Lady Jersey who said that Emily was in mourning for her mother who recently passed away.
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CREWES
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A married couple who hold an assembly
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CURRY
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Alverstokeís groom
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DAUNTRY, Augusta
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DAUNTRY, Chloe
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Mother: Lucretia Dauntry Father: Henry Dauntry (Deceased) Brother: Endymion Dauntry Sister: Diana Dauntry
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She is described as ìa taking little thingî, with a heart shaped face, big brown eyes, brown hair, warm, creamy skin, and lacking in height. A young girl of almost seventeen, who should still be in the schoolroom. However her Mother pushes her into an early debut ostensibly because of Queen ___________ failing health but in reality because she cannot bear that Lady Buxtedís quizz of a daughter should have a come out ball at Alverstoke House.
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DAUNTRY, Diana
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Mother: Lucretia Dauntry Father: Henry Dauntry (Deceased) Brother: Endymion Dauntry Sister: Chloe Dauntry
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Chloeís younger sister a child of no more than fifteen she favours her Mother and is the acknowledged beauty in the family. She is only mentioned in passing but never appears in person.
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DAUNTRY, Endymion
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Nickname ìNoddy Dauntryî
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Mother: Lucretia Dauntry Father: Henry Dauntry (Deceased) Sisters: Chloe Dauntry Diana Dauntry
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A young golden god, with no brains to speak of, but a good sportsman who doesnít lack courage only wit. He is Alverstokeís heir, and receives an allowance from him. Becomes a good friend of Harry Merriville.
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DAUNTRY, Henry
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Spouse: Lucretia Dauntry Son: Endymion Dauntry Daughters: Chloe Dauntry Diana Dauntry
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Alverstokeís deceased cousin whose only son is Alverstokeís heir.
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DAUNTRY, Louisa (see Buxted, Louisa)
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(see Buxted, Louisa)
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DAUNTRY, Lucretia
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Spouse: Henry Dauntry (Deceased) Son: Endymion Dauntry Daughters: Chloe Dauntry Diana Dauntry
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She is the Mother of Alverstokeís present heir. She was an extremely attractive woman, who since her widowhood has become a hypochondriac. She is still attractive but her wilting airs, and sighs and tears when she cannot get her way are overly wearisome.
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DAUNTRY, Vernon
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(see Alverstoke, Marquis of) |
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ELCOT, Dr.
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The Doctor from Hemmel Hempstead who attends Felix
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FANNY
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She is Alverstokeís avaricious and birdwitted former Mistress with a penchant for ambergris and expensive gifts.
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FIREBRAND
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A promising filly belonging to Alverstoke who won asubscription race against strong competition at the second spring meeting at Newmarket.
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FRADDON, Will
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He is a young man in Herefordshire with whom Charis fancied herself in love.
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FRANCHOT, Mme
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She is the dressmaker, in Bruton Street to whom Alverstoke directed Frederica.
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FREDDIE,
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*GLOUCESTER, DUCHESS OF, Mary
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b 25 April 1776 d 30 April 1857 Spouse: William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester Mentioned in passing as the Prince Regentís favourite sister. Mrs. Dauntry speculates that if Queen Charlotte were to die The Duchess of Gloucester may hold Drawing Rooms at Carlton House.
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GRIFF, Mr.
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He is the former tutor to the Merriville boys who fell in love with Charis.
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*GUNNING SISTERS
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Two famous beauties who despite having no dowry married extremely well. One sister married two Dukes. Mentioned in passing by Frederica who says her Father told her Charisí beauty ìbeat them to flindersî
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HALFORD, Dr.
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Mrs. Dauntryís doctor
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*LADY HEREFORD
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Mentioned in passing as the Prince regentís Mistress
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HUCKNALL, Mrs.
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Nurse from Hemmel Hampstead
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HURLEY, Mrs.
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The Merriville family Housekeeper
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ILFORD, Mrs
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One of Alverstokeís flirts
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JACKSON, John
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Nickname GENTLEMAN
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Ran a famous boxing school at No. 13 Bond Street Mentioned in passing by Alverstoke who gave Harry Merriville his address.
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JAMES
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Alverstokeís first footman in London
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JEMIMA
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Maid in the Merrivilleís London household
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JERSEY, the fifth Earl;
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Mentioned in passing Husband of one of Almackís most famous patronesses
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JERSEY, COUNTESS of Sarah Sophia (nee Lady Sarah Fane)
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Nickname Sally. Nickname Queen Sarah Nickname Silence . As Lady Sarah Sophia Fane, she married the 5th Earl of Jersey, then Viscount Villiers, on 23 May 1804. He succeeded to the title in 1805 and until her death in 1867, Lady Jersey, who lived in Berkeley Square, was the undisputed Queen of London Society, being called, in fact, "Queen Sarah." Famous Almack patroness. Close family friend of Eliza Kentmere and Alverstoke. Issues vouchers for Almackís to the Merriville girls. Light heartedly accuses Alverstoke of tricking her into issueing the vouchers
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JESSIE (See Merriville, Jessamy)
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(See Merriville, Jessamy)
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JEVINGTON, Augusta Sandridge, (nee: Lady Augusta Dauntry)
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Spouse: Lord Jevington, ------------ Sandridge Son: Honourable Gregory Sandridge Daughter: Anna Sandridge Father: Marquis of Alverstoke Mother: Marchioness of Alverstoke Brother: Vernon Dauntry Sisters: Louisa Buxted Elizabeth Kentmere Nephews: Carlton Buxted George Buxted Jack Kentmere Tom Kentmere Nieces: Jane Buxted Maria Buxted Kitty Buxted Caroline Kentmere Mary Kentmere Cousins: Henry Dauntry (deceased) Endymion Dauntry Chloe Dauntry Diana Dauntry
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Alverstoke oldest sister, she is as formal as Louisa Buxted but more sharp witted. She recognises Alverstokeís attraction to Frederica before Lady Buxted does.
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JEVINGTON, -----------------SANDRIDGE
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Spouse: Lady Jevington, Augusta Sandridge (nee: Lady Augusta Dauntry) Son: Honourable Gregory Sandridge Daughter: Anna Sandridge
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He is Alverstokeís eldest sisterís non-descript husband.
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JUDBROOK
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The owner at Monkís Farm
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JUDBROOK, Polly
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Sharp tongued sister of the farmer of Monkís Farm
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KENTMERE Caroline
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Father: John Kentmere, Mother: Elizabeth Kentmere, (nee Lady Elizabeth Dauntry) Brothers: Jack Kentmere Tom Kentmere Sister: Mary Kentmere Cousins: Honourable Gregory Sandridge Lord Buxted, Carlton Buxted George Buxted Anna Sandridge Jane Buxted Maria Buxted Kitty Buxted Endymion Dauntry Chloe Dauntry Diana Dauntry
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Mentioned in passing as one of the Kentmere children who recently suffered a bout of chicken pox.
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KENTMERE, Lady Elizabeth (nee: Lady Elizabeth Dauntry)
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Nickname: ìPoor Elizaî
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Spouse: John Kentmere Sons: Jack Kentmere Tom Kentmere Daughters: Caroline Kentmere Mary Kentmere Father: Marquis of Alverstoke Mother: Marchioness Of Alverstoke Brother: Vernon Dauntry Sisters: Lady Jevington, Augusta Sandridge (nee: Lady Augusta Dauntry) Lady Buxted, Louisa Buxted (nee: Lady Louisa Dauntry) Nephews: Honourable Gregory Sandridge Lord Buxted, Carlton Buxted George Buxted Nieces: Anna Sandridge Jane Buxted Maria Buxted Kitty Buxted Cousins: Henry Dauntry (deceased) Endymion Dauntry Chloe Dauntry Diana Dauntry
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The youngest of Alverstokeís sisters, she and her brother suffered at the hands of the two older girls when she was in the schoolroom and he, at school. She is more genuine, lively, and warm-hearted than the rest of her family. As a young woman she insisted on marrying for love and not for a title. She and her husband live quietly in the country, but repairs to London after nursing all her children and her husband through the chicken pox.
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KENTMERE, Jack
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Father: John Kentmere, Mother: Elizabeth Kentmere, (nee Lady Elizabeth Dauntry) Brother: Tom Kentmere Sisters: Caroline Kentmere Mary Kentmere Cousins: Honourable Gregory Sandridge Lord Buxted, Carlton Buxted George Buxted Anna Sandridge Jane Buxted Maria Buxted Kitty Buxted Endymion Dauntry Chloe Dauntry Diana Dauntry
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Mentioned in passing as one of the Kentmere children who recently suffered a bout of chicken pox.
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KENTMERE, John
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Spouse: Lady Elizabeth Kentmere (nee: Lady Elizabeth Dauntry) Sons: Jack Kentmere Tom Kentmere Daughters: Caroline Kentmere Mary Kentmere
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He won Lady Elizabeth Kentmere even though he was a ìmere Mr.î They live quietly in the country with their four children. He and all his children had a bout of chicken pox, through which Lady Elizabeth nursed them.
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KENTMERE, Mary
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Father: John Kentmere, Mother: Elizabeth Kentmere, (nee Lady Elizabeth Dauntry) Brothers Jack Kentmere Tom Kentmere Sister: Caroline Kentmere Cousins: Honourable Gregory Sandridge Lord Buxted, Carlton Buxted George Buxted Anna Sandridge Jane Buxted Maria Buxted Kitty Buxted Endymion Dauntry Chloe Dauntry Diana Dauntry
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Mentioned in passing as one of the Kentmere children who recently suffered a bout of chicken pox.
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KENTMERE, Tom
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Father: John Kentmere, Mother: Elizabeth Kentmere, (nee Lady Elizabeth Dauntry) Brother: Jack Kentmere Sisters: Caroline Kentmere Mary Kentmere Cousins: Honourable Gregory Sandridge Lord Buxted, Carlton Buxted George Buxted Anna Sandridge Jane Buxted Maria Buxted Kitty Buxted Endymion Dauntry Chloe Dauntry Diana Dauntry
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Mentioned in passing as one of the Kentmere children who recently suffered a bout of chicken pox.
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KNAPP
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Alverstokeís top-lofty valet
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?KNIGHTON, Sir William
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The Famous London Doctor who treats Felix
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LEIGH, George
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Friend of Harry Merriville
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Patroness at Almacks Princess Lieven Born Dorothea Christorovna Benckendorff in 1785 in Riga, she married Russian Count Lieven in 1800. In 1811, Count Lieven was made Russian Ambassador to the Court of St. James's and, once in England, the couple became politically active, forging associations with the likes of Wellington, Canning, Palmerston and Peel. She records her English activities in her Diaries, activities that were seen as a means to social advancement. Wellington commented that Countess Lieven would betray everyone in turn if it happened to suit her purpose Mentioned in passing by Frederica who claims that Countess Lieven wouldnít lift an eyebrow at the sight of the two of them sitting together in a secluded maze without a chaperon.
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?LLOYD, Rufus
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Nickname ìRed Dandyî
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An acquaintance of Alverstokeís, he met Alverstoke and Felix Merriville in Bond Street and discovered they were on their way to the foundry in Soho.
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LUFRA
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(Also see Baluchistan Hound and Barcelona Collie)
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Jessamy Merrivilleís large dog of unknown parentage who saved him from an attack by a bull when he was just a puppy. For his noble deed he was given the name Lufra from the poem ì ì by Sir Walter Scott. He accompanied the Merriville household to London and caused great rumpus.
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*LUNARDI
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The first man to ascend in a balloon from British soil. He accomplished his great feat on September 15, 1784. The following verse, inscribed on a stone, records his triumph.
Let Posterity know And knowing be astonished On the 15th day of September 1784 Vincent Lunardi of Lusca in Tuscany The first aerial traveller in Britain Mounting from the Artillery Ground In London And Traversing the Regions of the Air For Two Hours and Fifteen Minutes In this Spot Revisited the Earth. On this rude monument For ages be recorded That Wondrous Enterprise Successfully achieved By the Powers of Chemistry Lord Alverstoke says that Lunardi filled his balloon with ìa gas procured from zincî . This information was probably gained from Cavalloís History and Practice of Aerostation which Felix Merriville studied before watching the balloon ascension.
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LYNEHAM, Sir Mark
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He is one of Charisí London suitors.
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MARIANNE
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Mentioned in passing as the Herefordshire neighbour of the Merrivilleís. Possibly the daughter of Lady Peasmore.
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MASTER FRANK
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Brother: Master John Sister: Miss Caroline
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Younger of the two brothers playing with his siblings in Green Park when they are interrupted by Lufra
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MASTER JOHN
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Brother: Master Frank Sister: Miss Caroline
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Elder of the two brothers playing with his siblings in Green Park when they are interrupted by Lufra
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MEETH, Sir Digby
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An admirer at whom Charis is accused of ìsetting her capî
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?MENDLESHAM
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Mentioned in passing by Alverstoke who says he finds the snuff recommended by Mendlesham a trifle insipid.
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*MENDOZA, Daniel
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b. July 5, 1764, London Eng. d. Sept. 3, 1836, London Nickname, The Great The bareknuckle pugilist, 16th in the succession of English heavyweight champions and the first Jewish champion, the first important fighter to combine scientific boxing with rapid, rather than hard, punching--a great change from the mauling style used until his time. Not a very big man (height, 5 feet 7 inches; weight, 160 pounds), he relied on his courage, strong arms, and excellent physical condition as well as on his revolutionary boxing skill. In 1791, after the retirement of champion Benjamin Brain, Mendoza was acknowledged as champion because of his victories over Richard Humphries, who had been considered the best heavyweight in England. Mendoza defended the title twice successfully before losing to John ("Gentleman") Jackson on April 15, 1795. Subsequently he became proprietor of a public house in the Whitechapel district of London and opened a highly successful school of boxing. His book The Art of Boxing was published in 1789. Mentioned in passing as the boxer who was beaten by Gentleman John Jackson
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MERRIVILLE, Charis
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Father: Frederick Merriville Mother: Merriville, (nee: Winsham, Winshaw, Winslow) Brothers Harry Merriville Jessamy Merriville Felix Merriville Sister: Frederica Merriville
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Charis is Fredericaís astoundingly beautiful younger sister. She has golden hair, blue eyes, and a perfect figure and complexion. By nature she is a biddable, warm-hearted girl who is overly sentimental. She falls in love quickly and easily. Despite her incredible beauty Charis does not enjoy her season in London. She prefers a quiet dance with her neighbours in the country. She hasnít an ounce of ambition for herself. However she excels at all the womanly arts especially sewing, whether a ball gown for herself or a button for Felix.
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MERRIVILLE, Felix
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Father: Frederick Merriville Mother: Merriville, (nee: Winsham, Winshaw, Winslow) Brothers Harry Merriville Jessamy Merriville Sister: Frederica Merriville Charis Merriville
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Fredericaís scamp of a brother. A lively, intelligent, twelve-year old Felix only cares for mechanical marvels. His inquiring nature frequently embroils him in trouble, but like all the Merrivilleís his easy going goodnature wins him fast friends among aristocracy, industrialist and pioneers in travel.
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MERRIVILLE, Frederica
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Father: Frederick Merriville Mother: ------------ Merriville, (nee: Winsham, Winshaw, Winslow) Brothers: Harry Merriville Jessamy Merriville Felix Merriville Sister: Charis Merriville
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An attractive, twenty-four year old, young lady, with grey eyes, light brown hair, a firm mouth and chin, and a figure ìneat as waxî. She has excellent composure, quick understanding, irrepressible sense of humour, and a highly developed sense of responsibility. However she resents any interference in the managing of her household, and is unable to juggle all of her assumed responsibilities adequately, leaving her two youngest siblings to wreck havoc on unsuspecting London, while she is absorbed in Charisí launch.
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MERRIVILLE, Frederick (Deceased)
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Spouse: Merriville (nee: Winsham, Winshaw, Winslow) Sons: Harry Merriville Jessamy Merriville Felix Merriville Daughters: Frederica Merriville Charis Merriville Brother: James Merriville
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Neír do well Father the Merriville clan. He died a year before the story begins.
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MERRIVILLE, Harry
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Father: Frederick Merriville Mother: ------------ Merriville, (nee: Winsham, Winshaw, Winslow) Brothers: Jessamy Merriville Felix Merriville Sisters: Frederica Merriville Charis Merriville
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Frederick Merrivilleís eldest son and the most like him in nature. Harry is too ready to allow Frederica to shoulder his responsibilities. He is sporting mad, and enjoys Londonís more harmless pursuits. He strikes up a close friendship with Endymion Dauntry.
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MERRIVILLE, James
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Elder brother of Frederick Merriville. He died within twenty-four hours of his Father.
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MERRIVILLE, Jessamy
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Nickname ìJessieî
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Father: Frederick Merriville Mother: ------------ Merriville, (nee: Winsham, Winshaw, Winslow) Brothers: Harry Merriville Felix Merriville Sisters: Frederica Merriville Charis Merriville
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The most serious and responsible of the Merriville brothers, Jessamy is similar to Frederica in nature, and features. He is a sixteen year old boy with, dark brown hair, aquline nose and a determined mouth and chin. He is mad on horses, but plans to join the Church.
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MERRIVILLE, Mrs.
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Spouse: Frederick Merriville Sisters: Amelia Scrabster, (nee: Winsham, Winshaw, Winslow) Seraphina Winsham, Winshaw, Winslow
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*MILDMAY, Sir Henry
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An acquaintance of Alverstokeís who concluded that Alverstoke had been jesting when he claimed to be on his way to visit a foundry in Soho.
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MISS CAROLINE
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Little girl who was playing in Green Park with her two brothers.
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MORETON, Darcy
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Alverstokeís best friend
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MUNSLOW
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He is the younger of the two park-keepers in Green Park.
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NAVENBY, PETER
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One of Charisí London suitors
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NUTTLEY, Mr.
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He is the Merrivilleís London neighbour who lives with his Mother and dangles after Charis.
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NUTTLEY, Mrs.
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She is the Merrivilleís London neighbour whose son is in love with Charis
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NUNNY, Mrs.
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Chloe, and Diana Dauntryís Governess
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OLLERTON, Mr.
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Charisí unsuitable suitor
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OULTON
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He is the aeronaut whose balloon ascension the Merrivilleís witness.
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OSMINGTON, Mrs
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She is mentioned in passing as Alverstokeís widowed cousin
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OWEN
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Merrivilleís trustworthy London footman, provided by Mr. Trevor
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PARRACOMBE, Alfred Hon
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Husband of the Lady with whom Alverstokeís name had recently been linked
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PARRACOMBE, Caroline
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Lady with whom Alverstokeís name had recently been linked
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PEASMORE, Lady
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Merrivilleís Herefordshire neighbour
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PENSBY, Mrs
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Guest at Fredericaís Sunday dinner
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PEPLOW, BARNEY
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A particular friend of Harry Merriville
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Footman at Graynard
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? PETERSHAM , Lord
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A lifelong friend of Alverstokeís who mistook Felix Merriville for one of Alverstokeís nephews.
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PLUMLEY, Harriet ìPoor Harrietî
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Mrs. Dauntryís companion
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PORTH , Mr
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Gentleman who enters into a treaty for Graynard and allows the Merrivilleís to undertake their London venture.
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Lady at the Assembly attended by the Merriville girls and Alverstoke
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QUEEN Charlotte,
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b 19 May 1744 d 17 November 1818 Spouse: George III Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was one of the many ill-favored German princesses to marry into the British royal family. She bore 6 daughters and 9 sons, the eldest, the Prince Regent, being her favorite. The youngest two, Octavius and Alfred, died in childhood. She was impressed enough with the Prince's Brighton Pavilion that she gave him money to keep working on it. Mentioned in passing by Lucretia Dauntry as being too ill to hold a drawing room next season.
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*RAIKES, Thomas
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b. Sept 6, 1790, Welton House, York, Eng. m. May 21, 1816 m(2) Feb. 17, 1825 d. Spouse: Elizabeth Armstrong Spouse(2) Elizabeth Frances Lutwidge.
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An acquaintance of Alverstoke, the merchant-dandy known as Apollo, he was amazed to see Alverstoke leave his house escorting Felix Merriville.
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RATCLIFFE, Dr.
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His name is used on the patent medicine Dr Ratcliffeís Restorative Pork Jelly that Frederica wishes to give Felix after his accident.
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REDMURE, Mr
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He is betrothed to Anna Sandridge.
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REYNOLDS, Sir Joshua
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b. July 16, 1723, Plymptom, Devon, Eng. d. Feb. 23, 1792, London Eng. Portrait painter and aesthetician who dominated English artistic life in the middle and late 18th century. Through his art and teaching, he attempted to lead British painting away from the indigenous anecdotal pictures of the early 18th century toward the formal rhetoric of the continental Grand Style. With the founding of the Royal Academy in 1768, Reynolds was elected its first president and knighted by King George III. Mentioned in passing as the Georgian artist who painted the actress Mrs. Siddons as the Tragic Muse.
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RUSHBURY, Mr
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Felix Merrivilleís Godfather
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RUSHBURY, Tom
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He is mentioned in passing as one of Charisí Herefordshire suitors. Possibly the son of Felixís GodFather
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SALCOMBE, Mr.
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Merrivilleís Lawyer
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SANDRIDGE, Anna
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Betrothed: Mr. Redmure Father: Lord Jevington Mother: Lady Jevington Brother: Honourable Gregory Sandridge Uncle: Marquis of Alverstoke Aunts: Lady Buxted Lady Elizabeth Kentmere Cousins: Lord Buxted, Carlton Buxted George Buxted Jack Kentmere Tom Kentmere Jane Buxted Maria Buxted Kitty Buxted Caroline Kentmere Mary Kentmere Endymion Dauntry Chloe Dauntry Diana Dauntry
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Lady Jevingtonís daughter, she is a year or two older than her cousins Jane and Chloe, she is betrothed to an admirable young man named Redmure.
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SANDRIDGE, Honourable Gregory
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FATHER: Lord Jevington MOTHER: Lady Jevington SISTER: Anna Sandridge UNCLE: Marquis of Alverstoke AUNTS: Lady Buxted Lady Elizabeth Kentmere COUSINS: Lord Buxted, Carlton Buxted George Buxted Jack Kentmere Tom Kentmere Jane Buxted Maria Buxted Kitty Buxted Caroline Kentmere Mary Kentmere Endymion Dauntry Chloe Dauntry Diana Dauntry
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He briefly falls in love with Charis.
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SCRABSTER, Amelia
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Spouse: Mr. Scrabster Sisters: (Unknown) Seraphina Nephews: Harry Merriville Jessamy Merriville Felix Merriville Nieces: Frederica Merriville Charis Merriville
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Merrivilleís London Aunt. Their Motherís oldest sister who is married to an elderly cit.
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Scrabster, Uncle
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Husband of Mrs. Merrivilleís oldest sister.
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*SEFTON, Maria
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She attends Alverstokeís ball and agrees with Lady Jersey that they must furnish the Merriville girls with vouchers to Almackís
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SIDDONS, Sarah Kemble, Actress
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b. July 5, 1755, Brecon, Wales d. June 8, 1831, London Eng. She was the eldest of 12 children of Roger and Sarah Kemble, who led a troupe of traveling actors and were progenitors of a noted family of actors to a third generation. Through the special care of her mother in sending her to the schools in the towns where the company played, Sarah received a remarkably good education, even though she was accustomed to making appearances on the stage while still a child. While still in her teens, she became infatuated with William Siddons, a handsome but somewhat insipid actor in her father's company. The necessary consent to her marriage to Siddons was at last obtained, and the marriage took place in Trinity Church, Coventry, in November 1773. The new Mrs. Siddons, aged 18, then joined a new acting company. When the theatrical producer David Garrick was told of her acting prowess, he sent a representative to see her. At the time, she was playing Rosalind in As You Like It in a barn in Worcestershire. Garrick offered her an engagement, but when she appeared with him at Drury Lane, London, in 1775, she was a failure. She then went back on tour in the country, where she earned a reputation as the queen of tragedy on the English stage. In 1782, at the request of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, who had succeeded Garrick, she consented reluctantly to appear again at Drury Lane. This time her success was phenomenal. From then on she reigned as queen at Drury Lane until, in 1803, she and her brother John Philip Kemble went to Covent Garden. In 1783 she was appointed to teach elocution to the royal children. She retired from the regular stage on June 29, 1812, with a farewell performance as Lady Macbeth in Macbeth. On this occasion the audience would not allow the play to proceed beyond the sleepwalking scene, which Siddons was said to have performed to perfection. Her success was due to her complete concentration upon the character whom she played: she identified herself with a role and seemed possessed by it, oblivious of all else around her. Portraits of her were painted by Thomas Gainsborough, Sir Thomas Lawrence, and Sir Joshua Reynolds; Reynolds entitled his painting "Mrs. Siddons as the Tragic Muse."William Hazlet wrote of her that "passion emanated from her breast as from a shrine. She was tragedy personified." Mentioned in passing as the subject of a Joshua Reynolds painting in which she portrayed the Tragic Muse.
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STARKE, Miss
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London Milliner who supplies Charisí headgear.
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THROCKLEY, Miss
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The assistant to Miss Starke, the Milliner.
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*TREVITHICK, Richard
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b. April 13, 1771, Illogan, Cornwall, Eng. d. April 22, 1833, Dartford, Kent. English mechanical engineer and inventor who successfully harnessed HYPERLINK "/bcom/eb/article/idxref/0/0,5716,55431,00.html" high-pressure steam and constructed the world's first steam railway locomotive (1803). In 1805 he adapted his high-pressure engine to driving an iron-rolling mill and to propelling a barge with the aid of paddle wheels. In 1808 Trevithick demonstrated the Catch-me-who-can, a steam railway locomotive on a circular track laid near Euston Road in London. He then abandoned these projects, because the cast-iron rails proved too brittle for the weight of his engines. Mentioned in passing as the inventor of the ìCatch me who canî
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TREVOR, Charles
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Father: Lawerence Trevor Brother: Septimus Trevor
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He is the sixth son of the Rev. Lawerence Trevor. Through his Fatherís connections he becomes Alverstokeís secretary. A young man of high morals he admires his employer, though he deplores Alverstokeís off-hand behaviour to the Dauntry family. He is conscientious, dealing with the quarterly reports which he knows the Marquis would dismiss, and capable, he manages to extricate the younger Dauntryís and Merrivilleís from the bumblebath in which they embroil themselves. He has ambitions of a political nature.
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TREVOR, Rev. Lawerence,
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Sons: Charles Trevor Septimus Trevor
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The Mentor and tutor to the former Marquis of Alverstokeís on his Grand Tour. Presently he is the Rector at Alver Park.
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TREVOR, Septimus
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Father: Lawerence Trevor Brother: Charles Trevor
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He is one of the younger sons of Rev. Lawerence Trevor. Charles suggests that Septimus might be a suitable tutor for the young Merriville boys
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*TYLER
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Pioneering Aeronaut who according to Alverstoke ascended half a mile, at Edinburgh. . This information was probably gained from Cavalloís History and Practice of Aerostation which Felix Merriville studied before watching the balloon ascension.
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?UPCOT, Miss
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Guest at Fredericaís Sunday dinner
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WALTER
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Second footman at Alverstokeís London house. He was bitten by Lufra when James, Walter, Wicken and Charles Trevor, tried to ìbundleî the dog into a hack.
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*WESTON
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Mentioned in passing as Alverstokeís tailor
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WICKEN
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Alverstokeís London Butler
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WINSHAM, Seraphina
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The Merrivilleís maternal spinister aunt who raises them after their Mother dies. An eccentric she hates men, but becomes all the rage after Sally Jersey declares her an original.
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WRENTHORPE, Lord
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An impoverished fellow officer of Endymion Dauntry, he escorts Chloe Dauntry to dinner at Alverstokeís ball
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