Manalive · Character

Rosamund Hunt

A boisterous, brown-eyed heiress with a taste for charades and melodrama, she is the garden's splash of splendor and the story's most spirited questioner.

supporting

Also known as Miss Hunt, Miss Rosamund Hunt, Rosamund, Hunt

First appearance: How the Great Wind Came to Beacon House

As a supporting figure in Manalive, Rosamund Hunt is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Present at Beacon House, she is involved in the romantic entanglements that unfold.

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Rosamund Hunt is wealthy, good-humored, and perpetually surrounded by men, yet she gives irresolute suitors the impression of being both popular and inaccessible. When Innocent Smith's arrival throws the household into confusion, she is the first to demand practical answers, storming out to seek Michael Moon's cynical counsel and receiving an unexpected proposal instead. Her restless energy and refusal to accept easy explanations make her the reader's ally in the scramble to understand what is really happening.

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Character Web

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Relationship types

Romantic
Friendship
Social

Character groups

Beacon House Residents & Associates
Protagonist

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Relationships

Michael Moon
romantic · positive
Michael is romantically interested in Rosamund, pursuing her with playful energy. How this plays out →
Innocent Smith
romantic · positive
Mary Gray
friendship · positive
Diana Duke
social · ambivalent
Warner
social · positive
Innocent Smith
romantic · positive
Michael Moon
romantic · positive
Michael is romantically interested in Rosamund, pursuing her with playful energy. How this plays out →
Mary Gray
friendship · positive
Warner
social · positive
Michael Moon
romantic · positive
Michael is romantically interested in Rosamund, pursuing her with playful energy. How this plays out →
Warner
social · positive
Diana Duke
social · ambivalent

Michael Moon
Michael is romantically interested in Rosamund, pursuing her with playful energy.
Innocent Smith
Innocent is a romantic suitor to Rosamund, bringing excitement and chaos into her life.
Mary Gray
Mary and Rosamund are close friends, sharing confidences and supporting each other.
Diana Duke
Diana and Rosamund are acquaintances within the same social circle, with occasional rivalry.
Warner
Rosamund and Warner have a casual acquaintance, with Warner serving as a minor figure in her life.
Innocent Smith
Innocent is a romantic suitor to Rosamund, bringing excitement and chaos into her life.
Michael Moon
Michael is romantically interested in Rosamund, pursuing her with playful energy.
Mary Gray
Mary and Rosamund are close friends, sharing confidences and supporting each other.
Warner
Rosamund and Warner have a casual acquaintance, with Warner serving as a minor figure in her life.
Michael Moon
Michael is romantically interested in Rosamund, pursuing her with playful energy.
Warner
Rosamund and Warner have a casual acquaintance, with Warner serving as a minor figure in her life.
Diana Duke
Diana and Rosamund are acquaintances within the same social circle, with occasional rivalry.

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In the story

Rosamund Hunt appears across 7 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

Part I: The Enigmas of Innocent Smith
Present at Beacon House, she is involved in the romantic entanglements that unfold.
How the Great Wind Came to Beacon House
A wealthy, good-humored heiress staying at Beacon House; wears a white dress and hat; is blown inside by the wind.
The Luggage of an Optimist
Present in the boardinghouse with her protégée Mary Gray, wearing a fine white hat.
III: The Banner of Beacon
Her songs coalesce into an opera; becomes furious at Moon's suggestion that she is mad, defending her love of 'life and success.'
The Garden of the God
Angry and desperate to stop Smith's marriage to Mary Gray; she seeks out Michael Moon for practical advice and eventually accepts his proposal.
The Allegorical Practical Joker
Rosamund expresses confusion and defends Smith, stating that he has done them all more good than going to church; she is troubled by the accusations against him.
How the Great Wind Went from Beacon House
Walks with Mary and Diana, notes the rising gale, and compares Michael Moon to a storm that frightens and makes her happy.

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