| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Bennett Brodie | Corresponds to Arthur Batchelor. An older man who marries Sarah Henderson and helps out with finances after Mr. Henderson’s financial failure |
| Bob Greville | A widower interested in Miriam |
| Boy | The Corrie’s son, aged 8. We are never told his real name |
| Bunnikin | The governnesss to the Corrie children before Miriam. |
| Mrs. Bywater | An friend of Mrs. Henderson who attends Harriet’s wedding |
| Eve Henderson | Miriam’s second oldest sister, corresponds to Alice Mary (Richie) Richardson |
| Felix Corrie | A leading Q.C., a small man of about 40, intelligent and worldly, who frequently brings houseguests to his country home, Newlands. |
| Gerald Ducayne | Marries Harriet Henderson, corresponds to Jack Hale |
| Mrs. Green | Mother in the family where Eve Henderson works as a governess |
| Mr. Gove | A gloomy, ascetic young man, a friend of Gerald Ducayne, who is attracted to Miriam |
| Harriet Henderson | Miriam’s youngest sister, shares room with Miriam, marries Gerald Ducayne, corresponds to Jessie Abbot Richardson |
| Harris | The Corrie’s footman |
| Jin Tower | A friend of the Corrie’s who comes to a weekend party and dinner |
| Joey Banks | An attractive young woman, friend of the Corries |
| Mr. Kronen | A wealthy friend of the Corries who has divorced and remarried |
| Mrs. Kronen | Mr. Kronen’s second wife. Miriam and Mrs. Corrie visit her on a trip to London |
| Mary | One of the Corrie’s housemaids |
| Miss Meldrum | Owner of the house in Brighton where Miriam stays with her mother |
| Mélie Staple-Craven | A middle-aged friend of the Corries whom Mrs. Corrie believes is a psychic |
| Dr. Ryman | Mrs. Henderson’s doctor |
| Rollo Corrie | Mrs. Corrie, Felix Corrie’s wife. She is somewhere in her 30s |
| Sarah/Sally Henderson | Miriam’s oldest sister, correponds to Frances Kate Richardson |
| Mr. Staple-Craven | Husband of Mélie Staple-Craven |
| Stokes | One of the Corrie’s manservants |
| Sybil Corrie | The daughter of the Corries, aged 12 |
| Mr. Tremayne | A man who attends Harriet’s wedding |
| Wiggerson | The parlor maid at the Corries |