The Woman in Black
The Woman in BlackSusan Hill
Characters in The Woman in Black
5 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Arthur Kipps
A young solicitor who narrates the story, drawn into a haunting while settling an estate.
Antagonists
The Woman in Black
The vengeful spectre glimpsed at the funeral and around Eel Marsh House, whose appearances bring tragedy to the town.
Supporting characters
Samuel Daily
A prosperous local landowner who befriends Kipps and offers him a sceptical, practical guide to the town.
Alice Drablow
The reclusive widow of Eel Marsh House whose estate Kipps is sent to settle.
Stella Kipps
Arthur Kipps's fiancée, later his wife, who waits for him in London.