The Secret History
The Secret HistoryDonna Tartt
Characters in The Secret History
8 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Richard Papen
A scholarship student who reinvents himself to join an insular circle of Classics students, and narrates the story years later.
Supporting characters
Julian Morrow
The students' magnetic, unconventional Classics professor.
Bunny Corcoran
Group member whose death, revealed in the opening pages, drives the novel.
Camilla Macaulay
One of twins in the group; object of Richard's fascination.
Francis Abernathy
Wealthy, anxious member of the circle.
Henry Winter
The intellectual leader of the Classics group.
Charles Macaulay
Camilla's twin brother and a member of the Classics circle.
Edmund Corcoran