# Lucy Ferrier — A Study in Scarlet character guide

> Lucy Ferrier in A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Little Lucy Ferrier, Lucy, Ferrier, old Ferrier, poor Lucy, sweet Lucy

**First appearance:** 0009-i-on-the-great-alkali-plain

## Who they are

A fair-haired child of the mountains, raised among pine and wheat, whose awakening heart sets in motion a chain of events no one can stop.

## Relationships

### [Jefferson Hope](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_study_in_scarlet_se/characters/jefferson_hope)

_romantic_

Jefferson Hope is deeply in love with Lucy Ferrier, and their relationship is a tender, devoted romance tragically cut short by Mormon persecution.

### [John Ferrier](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_study_in_scarlet_se/characters/john_ferrier)

_family_

John Ferrier is the loving adoptive father of Lucy Ferrier, fiercely protective of her against the Mormon elders.

### [Brigham Young](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_study_in_scarlet_se/characters/brigham_young)

_rivalry_

Brigham Young views Lucy Ferrier as a pawn to be forced into a Mormon marriage, opposing her freedom and happiness.

### [Jefferson Hope](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_study_in_scarlet_se/characters/jefferson_hope)

_romantic_

Jefferson Hope is deeply in love with Lucy Ferrier, and their relationship is a tender, devoted romance tragically cut short by Mormon persecution.

### [John Ferrier](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_study_in_scarlet_se/characters/john_ferrier)

_family_

John Ferrier is the loving adoptive father of Lucy Ferrier, fiercely protective of her against the Mormon elders.

### [Jefferson Hope](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_study_in_scarlet_se/characters/jefferson_hope)

_romantic_

Jefferson Hope is deeply in love with Lucy Ferrier, and their relationship is a tender, devoted romance tragically cut short by Mormon persecution.

### [Brigham Young](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_study_in_scarlet_se/characters/brigham_young)

_rivalry_

Brigham Young views Lucy Ferrier as a pawn to be forced into a Mormon marriage, opposing her freedom and happiness.

## In the story

### [The Country of the Saints](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_study_in_scarlet_se/chapters/part-ii-the-country-of-the-saints)

Orphaned girl rescued by Ferrier, grows up in Utah, and becomes the object of affection for both Mormon suitors and Jefferson Hope.

### [I: On the Great Alkali Plain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_study_in_scarlet_se/chapters/i-on-the-great-alkali-plain)

A five-year-old girl, the daughter of a deceased mother, rescued and adopted by John Ferrier. She is pale but healthy, and shows a childlike resilience and faith in reuniting with her mother in heaven.

### [II: The Flower of Utah](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_study_in_scarlet_se/chapters/ii-the-flower-of-utah)

Grows up in Utah, becomes a beautiful and skilled rider; her romance with Jefferson Hope blossoms.

### [III: John Ferrier Talks with the Prophet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_study_in_scarlet_se/chapters/iii-john-ferrier-talks-with-the-prophet)

Lucy overhears the conversation, is frightened, but is comforted by her father's plan to send for Jefferson Hope.

### [IV: A Flight for Life](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_study_in_scarlet_se/chapters/iv-a-flight-for-life)

Flees with her father and Jefferson Hope, supported by Hope during the arduous journey.

### [The Avenging Angels](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_study_in_scarlet_se/chapters/v-the-avenging-angels)

Forced to marry Enoch Drebber, dies within a month; Hope takes her wedding ring from her corpse.

## Links

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