Characters from Amsterdam

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Molly Lane - This is the deceased character whose former lovers include a musician and a politician.

George Lane - This character is a greedy, wealthy widower, who makes his living as a publisher.

Clive Linley - This character is a composer, who is commissioned to write the Millennial Symphony.

Vernon Halliday - This character is the editor-in-chief of the struggling daily journal, Judge.

Julian Garmony - This character is the Foreign Secretary of Britain and has a reputation for his ultra-conservative political views.

Rose Garmony - This character is a pediatric surgeon,...
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