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Characters

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From 2008

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Ruby, aged 11.

Ruby is in Year 6 and her favourite subject is history!

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Michael, aged 18.

Michael is Ruby’s cousin and is a student at the local college.

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Sam

Sam is Ruby’s dog. He has gone missing and Ruby and Michael are trying to find him.

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Victorian

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Mr Curtis, Father of Alice and Thomas.

Mr Curtis is not at home today as he works in a bank in the City of London.

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Mrs Curtis, Mother of Alice and Thomas.

She is busy making sure that the house runs smoothly and enjoys entertaining guests for tea and dinner.

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Alice Curtis, aged 12.

Alice is learning to play the piano, she also likes to play with her pretty porcelain dolls.

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Thomas Curtis, aged 7.

Thomas does not enjoy arithmetic, he prefers to play with his toy soldiers.

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Miss Wilson, Governess.

Miss Wilson is responsible for looking after the children, teaching them good manners, music and other lessons including the three “R’s”: reading, writing and arithmetic (maths). Miss Wilson lives at Rose Villa.

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Hannah Spencer, Maid of All Work.

Hannah does all sorts of jobs around the house. She works from sunrise to sunset, and has half a day off every Sunday. Hannah lives at Rose Villa with the Curtis family.

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Molly, Cook.

Molly prepares all the food for the family. She likes roasting beef, making pickles, and baking pudding and pies.

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John Barker, Gardener.

John is proud of the exotic plants that he grows in the greenhouse. The plants come from all over the world, including roses from Asia and the Middle East and camellias from China and Japan.

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