Aspects of the Novel | Teaching Key Figures

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

Jane Austen - This English novelist is known for works depicting the British middle class that are a landmark in the development of the modern novel.

Sir Max Beerbohm - This British journalist is celebrated for witty caricatures of the fashionable elite.

Arnold Bennett - This British novelist, critic, essayist, and playwright's major works include a series of novels set in the author's native region of the "five towns," then called the Potteries.

Charlotte Bronte - This British novelist of the Victorian era is celebrated for the masterpiece Jane Eyre.

Emily Bronte -...
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