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Main Characters and Their Development

• Roland Michell — a young scholar specializing in the life and works of Victorian poets. He discovers unknown letters of Randolph Henry Ash, which become the beginning of his journey and self-examination.
• Maud Bailey — a feminist scholar specializing in the life and work of Christabel LaMotte. The discovery of the love story between LaMotte and Ash changes her views on life and her own solitude.
• Randolph Henry Ash — a Victorian poet, a character within the book's world. His secret love affair with Christabel LaMotte becomes the subject of the protagonists' research.
• Christabel LaMotte — a Victorian-era poetess, author of eccentric and innovative poems. Her romance with Randolph Henry Ash adds intrigue and depth to the plot.