# The Journal of a Disappointed Man — Character guide

> Key figures in The Journal of a Disappointed Man by W. N. P. Barbellion.

- [Barbellion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_journal_of_a_disappointed_man_se/characters/narrator.md): A restless young naturalist who begins his journal at thirteen, cataloguing goldfinches and kittens while quietly measuring himself against time, chance, and his own failing body.
- [R⸺](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_journal_of_a_disappointed_man_se/characters/r.md): One of the diarist's closest companions, remembered with the tender epithet 'dear old R⸺' and woven through the early entries of rambles, mischief, and shared boyhood.
- [E⸺](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_journal_of_a_disappointed_man_se/characters/e.md): The figure the diarist calls 'poor E⸺' and 'dear E⸺,' whose presence haunts his pages with a tenderness the journal never quite explains.
- [Mother](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_journal_of_a_disappointed_man_se/characters/mother.md): The diarist's mother, addressed in his pages as 'darling Mother,' a steady domestic presence against the wilder currents of his roaming, observing, and brooding.
- [The Doctor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_journal_of_a_disappointed_man_se/characters/the_doctor.md): The medical man whose examinations and verdicts shadow the diarist's body, turning private aches into clinical language and quiet dread.
- [Dad](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_journal_of_a_disappointed_man_se/characters/dad.md): The diarist's father, affectionately called 'dear old Dad,' a quiet figure in the household whose presence grounds the journal's domestic scenes.
- [H⸺ B⸺](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_journal_of_a_disappointed_man_se/characters/h_b.md): A person connected to a confession or significant event in the narrative.
- [Sir Henry Wood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_journal_of_a_disappointed_man_se/characters/sir_henry_wood.md): A famous conductor, possibly encountered or admired by the narrator.
- [Pachmann](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_journal_of_a_disappointed_man_se/characters/pachmann.md): A pianist or musical figure referenced in the journal.
- [Dr. M⸺](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_journal_of_a_disappointed_man_se/characters/dr_m.md): A doctor who appears in the narrator's medical consultations.
- [Mary](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_journal_of_a_disappointed_man_se/characters/mary.md): A woman mentioned in the narrator's personal reflections.
- [Madame A⸺](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_journal_of_a_disappointed_man_se/characters/madame_a.md): A woman, possibly a performer or acquaintance.
- [Dr. H⸺](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_journal_of_a_disappointed_man_se/characters/dr_h.md): A medical doctor consulted by the narrator.
- [Tom Sagg](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_journal_of_a_disappointed_man_se/characters/tom_sagg.md): A local character or acquaintance from the narrator's home.
- [Farmer Whaley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_journal_of_a_disappointed_man_se/characters/farmer_whaley.md): A farmer mentioned in the rural setting of the journal.
- [Lucy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_journal_of_a_disappointed_man_se/characters/lucy.md): A woman, possibly a romantic interest or acquaintance.
- [Maria](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_journal_of_a_disappointed_man_se/characters/maria.md): A historical diarist referenced by the narrator.
- [Mrs. H.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_journal_of_a_disappointed_man_se/characters/mrs_h.md): A married woman mentioned in the journal.

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