Characters
- Max Morley, an 8-year-old boy
- Jane Morley, his 11-year-old sister
- Philip Morley, his 14-year-old brother
- Mr. and Mrs. Morley, their parents
- Mrs. Hodgson, Mrs. Morley's help in the house
- Bill, Mr. Morley's help on the farm
- Mr. Howson, a parson and Brontë fan
- Christopher Howson, his son
- Seneca D. Brewer, an American professor
- Mr. Kettlewell, a local farmer
- A reporter from the local paper
- Wooden soldiers
- Butter Crashey, the Patriarch of the Twelves
- Stumps, formerly Frederick Guelph, Duke of York —Max Morley's protégé
- Alexander Sneaky, formerly Buonaparte —Branwell Brontë's protégé
- The Duke of Wellington —Charlotte B's protégé
- Parry —Emily B's protégé
- Ross —Anne B's protégé
- Gravey —Jane M's protégé
- Cheeky, the surgeon
- Bravey
- Crackey
- Monkey
- Tracky
- Animals
- Brutus, the Morleys' cat
- Rover, Mr. Kettlewell's dog
- A water rat
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