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Fragile ThingsNeil Gaiman

Characters in Fragile Things

5 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Sherlock Holmes

    The detective of "A Study in Emerald", Gaiman's Lovecraftian reworking of the first Holmes novel.

  • Susan Pevensie

    The Narnia sibling revisited as an adult in "The Problem of Susan", which questions how her story was told.

  • Goldilocks

    The intruder of the three bears tale, retold in the poem "Locks".

  • Aladdin

    The lamp-finder of the Arabian Nights, reimagined in the poem "Inventing Aladdin".

Supporting characters

  • Bluebeard

    The fairy-tale husband whose forbidden room gives "The Hidden Chamber" its subject.