# Man and Wife — Character guide

> Key figures in Man and Wife by Wilkie Collins.

- [Geoffrey Delamayn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/characters/geoffrey_delamayn.md): Geoffrey Delamayn moves through drawing rooms and sporting circles with the confidence of a man who has never been denied. When a legal flaw in a marriage threatens to bind him, he circles the problem like a man trapped,
- [Anne Silvester](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/characters/anne_silvester.md): Anne Silvester grew up the gifted, neglected daughter of heartless parents, sent to make her fortune on the stage. Her childhood friendship with Blanche Lundie—sealed in a tearful vow aboard an Indiaman—remains the one p
- [Sir Patrick Lundie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/characters/sir_patrick_lundie.md): Sir Patrick Lundie watches his niece Blanche's romantic entanglements with the weary amusement of a man who has seen too many foolish contracts signed in haste. A bachelor of sharp tongue and sharper judgment, he is draw
- [Arnold Brinkworth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/characters/arnold_brinkworth.md): Arnold Brinkworth is the sort of open-hearted young man who acts first and thinks afterward, especially where a woman in distress is concerned. His affection for Blanche Lundie is sincere, but his chivalrous impulse towa
- [Blanche Lundie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/characters/blanche_lundie.md): Blanche Lundie arrives from India with round cheeks, saucy eyes, and a heart full of affection for her childhood friend Anne. She is the picture of health and happiness, but her devotion to Anne and her growing love for 
- [Lady Lundie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/characters/lady_lundie.md): Lady Lundie returns from India after years abroad, bringing with her the strict moral codes of colonial society and a determination to manage her stepdaughter Blanche's future. Her sense of propriety is absolute, and she
- [Hester Dethridge](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/characters/hester_dethridge.md): Hester Dethridge moves through the house as a silent witness, her slate carrying blunt warnings that Anne cannot afford to ignore. She has known Geoffrey's kind of violence before, and her dread is not nervousness but re
- [Julius Delamayn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/characters/julius_delamayn.md): Julius Delamayn belongs to the same landed family as Geoffrey but shares none of his appetites, preferring books, travel, and measured conversation to sport and drink. His mild interventions in family affairs carry a mor
- [Mr. Bishopriggs](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/characters/mr_bishopriggs.md): Bishopriggs trades in information the way other men trade in drink, and he knows exactly what his correspondence is worth to the people who want it buried. When Geoffrey's fists make direct negotiation unwise, the innkee
- [Mrs. Glenarm](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/characters/mrs_glenarm.md): Mrs. Glenarm moves through society as a small fortune wrapped in silk and lace, courted by men who calculate her worth before they compliment her wit. She has a direct interest in knowing whether another woman holds a pr
- [Mr. Vanborough](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/characters/mr_vanborough.md): Mr. Vanborough disowned and deserted the woman who bore his child, then married Lady Jane and climbed toward the peerage with the strictest attention to propriety. He offered money instead of his name, and the refusal he
- [Lady Jane Parnell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/characters/lady_jane_parnell.md): A gossipy society lady who spreads rumors.
- [Mr. Kendrew](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/characters/mr_kendrew.md): A lawyer consulted by the characters.
- [Mrs. Vanborough](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/characters/mrs_vanborough.md): Anne's mother, a quiet and suffering woman.
- [Lady Holchester](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/characters/lady_holchester.md): Geoffrey and Julius's mother, a dignified matriarch.
- [Mr. Moy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/characters/mr_moy.md): A solicitor involved in legal matters.
- [Mr. Speedwell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/characters/mr_speedwell.md): A doctor attending to characters' health.
- [Mrs. Karnegie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/characters/mrs_karnegie.md): The landlady of the inn where Anne stays.
- [Lord Holchester](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/characters/lord_holchester.md): Geoffrey and Julius's father, a peer.
- [Mr. Crum](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/characters/mr_crum.md): A lawyer in Glasgow handling Anne's case.
- [Duncan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/characters/duncan.md): Sir Patrick's loyal servant.
- [Sir Thomas Lundie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/characters/sir_thomas_lundie.md): Blanche's deceased father, mentioned in backstory.
- [Reuben Limbrick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/characters/reuben_limbrick.md): A brutal man connected to Hester Dethridge's past.
- [Mr. Bapchild](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/characters/mr_bapchild.md): A minor gentleman acquaintance.
- [Mr. Camp](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/characters/mr_camp.md): A lawyer involved in the legal proceedings.
- [Mistress Inchbare](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/characters/mistress_inchbare.md): The housekeeper at Windygates.
- [Joel Dethridge](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/characters/joel_dethridge.md): Hester Dethridge's husband, a cruel man.

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