Characters from No. 44, The Mysterious Stranger

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

Father Adolf - When this priest learns of the magician's magical powers, he determines to have him burned at the stake as a heretic.

Adam Binks - This character is a sixty-year-old proofreader who lives in the castle and works in the print shop.

Doangivadam - This character is an itinerant printer and takes the side of the stranger in the controversy.

August Feldner - This character falls in love with the master's niece, but finds that she only loves him when she is dreaming and he is invisible.

Gustav Fischer - This...
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