The Old Nurse’s Story

Hester is the titular “old nurse” who helped raise Miss Rosamond and is now telling Miss Rosamond’s children a story from their mother’s youth. In Hester’s story, Miss Rosamond’s mother comes to the village school… read analysis of Hester

Miss Rosamond is the little girl whom Hester, the titular “old nurse,” cared for and is now telling a story about. In Hester’s story, Miss Rosemond is only four or five when her mother… read analysis of Miss Rosamond

Miss Grace Furnivall is the lady of Manor House and Lord Furnivall’s great aunt, making her Miss Rosamond’s distant relative. She’s about 80 years old when Miss Rosamond and Hester come to live… read analysis of Miss Grace Furnivall

The eldest daughter of the old lord, Miss Maude Furnivall was “Miss Furnivall” by right and was known to sterner and more beautiful than her younger sister, Miss Grace Furnivall. Miss Maude is… read analysis of Miss Maude Furnivall

The little girl was Miss Maude Furnivall and the foreigner’s daughter. She died when the old lord discovered her secretly living in the east wing of Manor House and banished Miss Maude and the… read analysis of The Little Girl

Many years before the story takes place, the old lord invited the foreign musician to Manor House to share his musical gift. While there, he got the old lord hooked on playing the organ and… read analysis of The Foreigner

Miss Rosamond’s mother is a dedicated and loving mother who adores her daughter. She first meets Hester when she is still pregnant with Miss Rosamond and is in search of a nursemaid. However, when… read analysis of Miss Rosamond’s Mother

Lord Furnivall is Miss Grace Furnivall’s great-nephew and Miss Rosamond’s mother’s cousin. He arrives upon Miss Rosamond’s mother’s death to handle affairs. He is stern and proud, just like all the Lord… read analysis of Lord Furnivall

Mrs. Stark has been Miss Grace Furnivall’s maid since her youth, and because of this, she is more like a sister and friend to Miss Grace than a part of the staff. As old… read analysis of Mrs. Stark

A member of the staff at Manor House and James’s wife, Dorothy is a close friend to Hester and a doting caregiver to Miss Rosamond. Dorothy is from Westmorland like Hester, and James… read analysis of Dorothy

James is a staff member at Manor House and Dorothy’s husband. He looks down on Dorothy for having grown up on a farm, while he has spent his entire life living with the Furnivalls… read analysis of James

Agnes is James and Dorothy’s servant. Hester sees Agnes as below her and only engages with her when she is unable to get information out of Dorothy about the organ. Unlike Dorothy, Agnes… read analysis of Agnes