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Book cover of According to Queeney
According to QueeneyBainbridge, Beryl

Characters in According to Queeney

3 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Samuel Johnson

    The famed lexicographer and essayist, depicted in his final years as he grapples with failing health and the loss of his contemporaries.

  • Queeney (H. M. Thrale)

    Hester's daughter, whose perspective and the book's title, frames the narrative of Johnson's final years.

Supporting characters

  • Hester Thrale

    A wealthy brewer's wife and Johnson's close friend, who takes him in and cares for him during his illness.