History Characters / HettyFeather

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* CommitmentIssues: Can't settle down at all, avoids Jem's marriage proposal in running away to the circus.

* ManicPixieDreamGirl: To the TallDarkAndHandsome brooding and slightly-mysterious Jem, Hetty is a breath of fresh air and pulls him out of his 'boring' ways.

* JackOfAllTrades: Hetty has worked a HUGE variety of jobs:
** SculleryMaid
** Showgirl
** Farmer's market saleswoman
** Circus Ringmaster
** Music Hall artiste
** Seamstress
** Actress

* UptightLoveWild: The straight-laced, slightly boring Jem loves the [[ILoveYouBecauseICantControlYou wild, untameable Hetty]].

* OppositesAttract: The gentle, kind, slightly-boring Jem is in love with the exciting and lively Hetty.

* BettyAndVeronica: The Betty to Bertie's Veronica.

* MrFanservice: To all the girls in the village as he's literally TallDarkAndHandsome.
* NotBloodSiblings: The convenient excuse for him and hetty.

* ObliviousToLove: To Janet, at least.
* OldFlameFizzle: To Hetty.

* RunawayFiance: Defied. Jem attempts to persuade Hetty to runaway with him, but ultimately the marriage happens anyway when Hetty brings him back to reality by reminding him of the consequences.

Ida Battersea/Evie Edenshaw is the mother of the protagonist Hetty Feather. Ida conceived Hetty out of wedlock and was on her own, with no choice but to give up Hetty into the Foundling Hospital. Ida watched Hetty grow up from afar, posing as a cook in the Hospital to help raise her daughter without her knowledge.[[spoiler: She eventually dies in ''Sapphire Battersea'' of Tuberculosis and Pneumonia,]] and it is revealed in 'Emerald Star' that her real name is Evie Edenshaw.

* RedheadInGreen: Hetty first sees her wearing a green dress in a nightclub.

* BunnyEarsLawyer: Is borderline AxCrazy and uses not the most morally-just methods, but does mostly get results.

!!Marvo, Julio and Tag

* BunnyEarsLawyer

[[folder:Lizzie]]
!!Lizzie

Hetty's only friend in the North.
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* AlphaBitch:

* AbusiveParents
* PsychopathicManchild

* WillfullyBlind

[[folder: Marvo, Julip and Tag]]

* SiblingRivalry

A seamstress and Hetty's landlord

An incredibly untrustworthy womaniser and Mrs Ruby's 'nephew'.

* DirtyOldMan

* DrivenToSuicide: Averted. [[spoiler: He survives the attempt.]]

An author who writes stories bout destitute children on the streets of London. She first meets Hetty when she runs away from the Hospital at age 10, and becomes on elf her biggest supporters in regards to Hetty's dream of writing.

* ParentalSubstitute

* ShrinkingViolet

* ParentalSubstitute

Hetty's employer in ''Sapphire Battersea''.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Apparently daydreams of his life with Hetty's mother instead, as his current wife angrily tells Hetty.

* AlphaBitch

Jem's childhood friend and Hetty's good friend and brief romantic rival. Sweet and good-natured, Janet is nice to everyone from the goodness of her own heart. She is even willing to sacrifice losing [[LoveInterest Jem]] to Hetty, as long as he's happy.

* CountryMouse
* GirlNextDoor
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold

The incredibly perceptive and shrewd owner of The Cavalcade.

Ida Battersea/Evie Edenshaw is the mother of the protagonist Hetty Feather. Ida conceived Hetty out of wedlock and was on her own, with no choice but to give up Hetty into the Foundling Hospital. Ida watched Hetty grow up from afar, posing as a cook in the Hospital to help raise her daughter without her knowledge.

[[spoiler: Ida eventually dies in 'Sapphire Battersea' of Tuberculosis and Pneumonia,]] and it is revealed in 'Emerald Star' that her real name is Evie Edenshaw.

Ida is very loving and caring to her daughter, and only wants the best for her wellbeing.

* AscendedExtra: Put on a bus after ''Sapphire Battersea'', returns in ''Little Stars''.

* ChivalrousPervert

* LadykillerInLove: Gets around a lot and has made a name for himself with the ladies, but is genuinely loyal and loving to Hetty.

* TheCutie: Although has occasional BrattyHalfPint moments, especially in ''Little Stars''.

* StageNames

[[folder:Gideon]]

As Hetty says, Jem is similar to a 'Shire horse', in the sense that he is gentle and reliable, and rather oppositional to Hetty, who's spontaneity confuses and discomforts him. Jem is deeply in love with his foster sister Hetty, so much so he'd do anything for her. Jem desperately wants to marry Hetty and live with her as his wife and mother of his children, but Hetty doesn't't feel the same way, resulting in a painful love triangle between Jem, Hetty and Janet, a local village girl who is madly in love with Jem.

Ida Battersea/Evie Edenshaw is the mother of the protagonist Hetty Feather. Ida conceived Hetty with a sailor, and was on he own, with no choice but to give up Hetty into the Foundling Hospital. Ida watched Hetty grow up from afar, posing as a cook in the Hospital to help raise her daughter without her knowledge.

Ida eventually dies in 'Emerald Star' of Tuberculosis and Pneumonia, and it is revealed in 'Emerald Star' that her real name is Evie Edenshaw.

* DemotedToExtra: Appears as Hetty's spiritual advisor occasionally, and has less of a role in Hetty's life as she gets older.

* MissingMom

* BettyAndVeronica: The Veronica to Jem's Betty.

--->--"I knew I couldn't avoid his affections much longer. I had no idea how to tell him."



Hetty Feather/Sapphire Battersea/Emerald Star (b.1876) is the protagonist of the Hetty Feather series and the narrator. The series begins when Hetty is a child, and ends when she is in her late teens.

--->--"But I don't want to marry Janet, Hetty. God help me, I want you. And you want me too, otherwise you wouldn't have come all this way, I can see it in your eyes."

Jem Cotton (b.1872) is Hetty's older foster brother, introduced in the title book. Sweet and caring, he is endlessly patient to those he loves, particularly Hetty, making sure to write to her consistently when she is in service and in the Hospital. Son of Peg and John Cotton, his profession is farming, taking over his duties on the village farm when his father died in ''Emerald Star''.

--->--'Don't be so ungrateful!'


Ida Battersea/Evie Edenshaw (b.1850s-1880) is the mother of the protagonist Hetty Feather. Ida conceived Hetty with a sailor, and was on he own, with no choice but to give up Hetty into the Foundling Hospital. Ida watched Hetty grow up from afar, posing as a cook in the Hospital to help raise her daughter without her knowledge.

* StageNames

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[[caption-width-right:90: Hetty (illustration) aged 15/16 in 'Little Stars']]

[[caption-width-right:90:Jem (illustrated) aged 19-20 in 'Emerald Star']]

[[caption-width-right:90: Ida (illustrated) aged roughly 30 in 'Sapphire Battersea']]

* PatientChildhoodLoveInterest: Waited ''years'' for Jem (even turning into a joke in the village.)

* JackOfAllTrades: Hetty has worked a huge variety of jobs: