Characters in The Moonstone

Rachel Verinder

Spirited young heiress who is given the Moonstone diamond on her eighteenth birthday, whose theft sets the whole investigation in motion.

Franklin Blake

Rachel's cousin and suitor, who brings the diamond to the house and turns amateur detective to clear up the mystery.

Sergeant Cuff

Celebrated Scotland Yard detective summoned to the Verinder house to solve the theft; one of the earliest detectives in English fiction.

Gabriel Betteredge

The Verinders' elderly head servant and the novel's first narrator, who consults Robinson Crusoe for guidance on every occasion.

Rosanna Spearman

Lonely housemaid with a troubled past, employed in the Verinder household.

Drusilla Clack

Self-righteous poor cousin of the family who distributes religious tracts and narrates a section of the story.

Lady Julia Verinder

Dr. Candy

Penelope Betteredge

Mr. Murthwaite

Ezra Jennings

Dr Candy's unpopular, odd-looking assistant, who narrates a late section and helps bring the truth to light.

Godfrey Ablewhite

Philanthropist and lay preacher, a cousin of Rachel who is admired by polite society.

Matthew Bruff

The Verinder family solicitor, who contributes a narrative section of his own.