Roderick Hudson - Characters

Characters

• Rowland Mallet a wealthy Bostonian bachelor and art connoisseur.
• Cecilia, Rowland's cousin. She is the widow of a nephew of Rowland's father. She has lost her fortune and lives in Northampton, Massachusetts.
• Roderick Hudson, a law student in Northampton, Massachusetts, sculptor by hobby.
• Mrs Hudson, Roderick's mother.
• Stephen Hudson, Roderick's brother. Died in the Civil War and is only mentioned a few times in the novel.
• Miss Mary Garland a distant poor cousin of the Hudsons who has been living with them as a companion to Mrs. Hudson. Mallet finds himself unexpectedly attracted to the young woman—to her simplicity, her lack of affectation, and her honesty.
• Mr Striker, an attorney who lent books to Roderick when he was studying law.
• Mrs Striker, Mr Striker's wife.
• Miss Petronilla Striker, the Strikers' daughter.
• Mrs Light, Christina Light's mother.
• Miss Christina Light, later the Princess Casamassima. A beautiful American woman with whom Roderick Hudson falls in love.
• The Cavaliere the Lights' devoted and mysterious servant
• Gloriani, a friend of Roderick's, another sculptor. He is in his forties.
• Sam Singleton, an American painter and a friend of Roderick's.
• Miss Augusta Blanchard, a friend of Roderick's. She is American, young and pretty.
• Madame Grandoni, Miss Blanchard's neighbour.
• Prince Casamassima, a rich Neapolitan.
• Mr Leavenworth, a gentleman who made money in Midwestern borax mines. He is a friend of Miss Blanchard's.