Characters from The Secret Agent

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

Mr. Adolf Verloch - This character is a lazy individual, whose profession is selling pornographic material. This character is half-French, half-English.

Winnie Verloc - This character is the child of a disabled widow and older sibling to a mentally challenged individual.

Stevie - This character exhibits such strong feelings about the injustices of the world, including a deep-seated anger regarding poverty and the attitudes of the wealthy, that another individual is able to encourage this character to assist in a plot.

The Professor - This character is a self-proclaimed anarchist who designs and...
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