a sweet, blonde orphan living with two great-aunts; shes 13 when the story beginsmore...
Rose Campbells forward-thinking uncle and guardianmore...
Rose Campbells gentle, sickly auntmore...
Rose Campbells kind, practical auntmore...
Nicknamed "The Chief" for his leadership skills, hes Rose Campbells eldest cousin, the son of Jessie Campbell; hes 16 when the story beginsmore...
Roses cousin, icknamed "The Prince" or "Prince Charlie" for his charming manner and good looks, hes tempted by fast company; 15 when the story begins, hes Aunt Clara Campbellss only child and Archie Campbells best friend&hell...
Roses cousin, nicknamed "The Worm," the very near-sighted Mac loves to read and is given to depression; hes Aunt Jane Campbells sonmore...
Nicknamed "The Dandy," he is Jane Campbells vain son and Mac Campbells younger brothermore...
Roses 12-year-old cousin when the story begins, one of Archie Campbells younger brothersmore...
Roses 11-year-old cousin when the story begins, one of Archie Campbells younger brothersmore...
Roses cousin, the youngest of Aunt Jessies four boys; hes 6 when the story beginsmore...
the illiterate kitchen maid at the Aunt-Hill, Aunt Peace and Aunt Plentys house; shes 15 when the story startsmore...
Rose Campbells businessman uncle, married to Aunt Jane Campbellmore...
the sea-faring husband of Aunt Jessie Campbell...
the sea-faring husband of Aunt Clara Campbell...
Rose Campbells widowed, lugubrious, hypochondriac auntmore...
Rose Campbells fashionable aunt, who believes Rose belongs in a finishing school in order to get a husbandmore...
Rose Campbells humorless, intellectual aunt, who wants Rose sent to an academically challenging boarding schoolmore...
Rose Campbells fun-loving, motherly auntmore...
a Chinese merchant who does business with Uncle Mac Campbell...
a young Chinese man, come to be educated in America...
Jamie Campbells little friend, whom he calls his "doll"; shes 4 when the story beginsmore...
"The model child of the neighbourhood," Ariadne is frivolous, fashion-obsessed and shallowmore...
the bad-tempered cook at the home of Aunt Peace and Aunt Plenty Campbell; Debby bosses Phebe Moore about unmercifully...