The Moonstone - Characters

Characters

• Rachel Verinder – young heiress at the centre of the story; on her 18th birthday she inherits the gem of the title.
• Lady Verinder – her mother, a wealthy widow devoted to her only child.
• Colonel Herncastle – Lady Verinder's brother, suspected of foul deeds in India, including the theft of the Moonstone.

• Gabriel Betteredge – the Verinders' head servant, first narrator.
• Penelope Betteredge – his daughter, also a servant in the household.
• Rosanna Spearman – second housemaid, ex-thief, suspicious and tragic character.

• Drusilla Clack – a poor cousin of Rachel Verinder, an unlikeable Christian evangelist and meddler, second narrator.
• Franklin Blake – adventurer, another cousin and suitor.
• Godfrey Ablewhite – philanthropist, another cousin and suitor.

• Mr. Bruff – family solicitor, third narrator.
• Sergeant Cuff – famous detective with a penchant for roses.
• Dr. Candy – the family physician, loses his ability to speak coherently because of a fever.
• Ezra Jennings – Dr. Candy's unpopular and odd looking assistant, suffers from an incurable illness and uses opium to control the pain.

• Mr. Murthwaite – a noted adventurer who has traveled frequently in India; he provides the epilogue to the story.
• The Indian jugglers – disguised Hindu Brahmins who are determined to recover the diamond.