In Clear Horizon, numerous characters from much earlier in Pilgrimage reappear as Miriam takes leave of London and much of the life she has known in the last two decades.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Alma Wilson | A former schoolmate of Miriam’s now married to the writer Hypo Wilson. She corresponds to Amy Catherine Robbins Wells, wife of H. G. Wells. |
| Amabel | Thomson introduces her as “An adventurous and determined young woman of upper middle class British background who has made her family send her to Paris to study art and who is continuing an affair with her lover, Basil.” She becomes Miriam’s most intimate female friend in Dawn’s Left Hand and joins the Suffragist movement in this book. She corresponds to Veronica Leslie-Jones, who later married Benjamin Grad (Michael Shatov). |
| Arnold Kingfisher | The speaker at Mrs. Redfern’s Lycurgan party in Dawn’s Left Hand. |
| Mrs. Bailey | The landlady at Miriam’s former lodging on Tansley Street. |
| Belinda | A servant at Wimpole Street who falls in love with Reynolds. |
| Bennett Brodie | Sarah Henderson’s husband. Corresponds to Arthur Batchelor. |
| Bobby | The sympathetic policeman who arrests Amabel. |
| Mrs. Cameron | The housekeeper at the dental practice at Wimpole Street. |
| Dr. Densley | A Scotsman and Eleanor Dear’s doctor, first introduced in The Tunnel. Now a Harley Street surgeon, he treats Sarah Henderson in this book. |
| Mrs. Despard | Mrs. Charlotte Despard, a real-life leader of the Suffragette movement. |
| Donizetti | The owner of the restaurant Miriam visits with Hypo. |
| Ellen | A former servant at Wimpole Street who now works for the Orlys at their country home. |
| Miss Elliott | A woman boarding with Mrs. Bailey. |
| Elspeth Ducayne | Miriam’s niece, the daughter of Harriet and Gerald Ducayne. |
| Emma | A maid at Wimpole Street. |
| Estella and Nan Babington | Old friends of the Hendersons, they visit Sarah while she is recovering. |
| Garcia | Gustave Garcia, a famed voice teacher in London. |
| Grace Broom | A former student of Miriam’s at the Perne school and now a friend. |
| Mr. Hancock | A dentist and Miriam’s employer. She remains working for him for over eleven years. Corresponds to John Henry Badcock. He becomes engaged and Miriam meets his fiancée in The Trap. |
| Harriet Henderson | Miriam’s youngest sister, married to Gerald Ducayne. |
| Selina Holland | A spinster and night-school teacher with whom Miriam shared the flat in Flaxman Court. |
| Hypo Wilson | A writer of growing fame and husband of Alma Wilson. Corresponds to H. G. Wells, whom Dorothy Richardson would later have an affair with and become pregnant by, eventually losing the child to a miscarriage |
| Israel Zangwill | A popular novelist and playwright of the time. |
| Jan and Mag | Long-time friends of Miriam’s who room together and represent the independent “new woman” on the turn of the 20th century. Jan is based on Elie Schleusser, a German translator, and Mag on a daughter of the Heath family for whom Alice Richardson (Eve Henderson) once worked as a governness. |
| Janet | A servant at Wimpole Street who died when just 20 years old. |
| Lionel Cholmley | A poet boarding at Mrs. Bailey’s. |
| Lorna | A servant at Wimpole Street. |
| Michael Shatov | A Russian Jew who begins taking English lessons from Miriam. Their relationship then develops intellectually and romantically, though Miriam ultimately refuses him. He remains a friend and ultimately marries Amabel, who rooms with Miriam in Dawn’s Left Hand. Corresponds to Benjamin Grad. |
| Captain Norton | A boarder at Mrs. Bailey’s whom Amabel kisses. |
| Mr. and Mrs. Orly | The senior couple in the dental practice at Wimpole Street and his wife. They live in a flat that’s part of the practice building. |
| Mrs. Pewtress | A boarder at Mrs. Bailey’s. |
| Rachel | Another young woman at the Lycrugan dinner, in whom Miriam confides. |
| Mrs. Redfern | The hostess of the Lycurgan parties Miriam attends. |
| Emil Reich | A real-life lecturer and writer on European history and politics whom Miriam admires. |
| Miss Reid | A boarder at Mrs. Bailey’s. |
| Reynolds | A dental technician at Wimpole Street. |
| Sissie Bailey | Mrs. Bailey’s oldest daughter, who becomes a housekeeper. |
| Sydney Oliver | A respected member of the Lycurgans. |
| Ted Burton | One of Miriam’s earliest admirers, who fell out when he thought Miriam was interested in Max Sonnenheim, a Jew who traveled (and died) in America. |
| Sidney Webb | The founder of the Fabian Society, the real-life equivalent of the Lycurgans. |
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