Dickens Characters

Can you guess the characters from Dicken's books, given the clues provided?

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Hint	Answer
Main Character of "Great Expectations"	Philip 'Pip' Pirrip
Choirmaster who is thought to be the murderer of Edwin Drood	John Jasper
Born in a Debtor's Prison, her family fortune is lost in a banking scam	Amy Dorrit
Retired Mill Owner who runs a school in the fictional Coketown in "Hard Times"	Thomas Gradgrind
Constantly in debt, childhood landlord of David Copperfield	Wilkins Micawber
Sickly boy who escapes from Dotheboy's Hall with Nicholas Nickleby	Smike
Wicked Schoolmaster of Dotheboy's Hall in "Nicholas Nickleby"	Wackford Squeers
Saintly girl who lives with her grandfather in "The Old Curiosity Shop"	Nell Trent
Manservant and advisor of Mr Pickwick	Sam Weller
Scheming lawyer in "Bleak House", ultimately murdered	Josiah Tulkinghorn
Villainous half-brother of Oliver Twist	Edward Leeford
The Golden Dustman of "Our Mutual Friend" who acts as a Miser to demonstrate the dangers of wealth	Nicodemus 'Noddy' Boffin
Scheming clerk to Mr Wickfield, the main villain in "David Copperfield"	Uriah Heep
Blacksmith and early father figure for the main character in "Great Expectations"	Joe Gargery
Ebenezer Scrooge's charwoman in "A Christmas Carol"	Mrs Dilber
Self-righteous and hypocritical architect from "Martin Chuzzlewit"	Seth Pecksniff
Childhood schoolfriend of David Copperfield at Salem House	James Steerforth

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The owner of Bleak House always helping others out financially	John Jarndyce
Redemptive lawyer, the main character in "A Tale of Two Cities"	Sidney Carton
Servant girl and companion to the spoilt Pet Meagles in "Little Dorrit"	Harriet Beadle 'Tattycoram'
Close friend and childhood boxing opponent of the main character in "Great Expectations"	Herbert Pocket
Insightful female dwarf who captures the villainous manservant Littimer in "David Copperfield"	Miss Mowcher
Honest carrier who is the main character in "The Cricket on the Hearth" who is led to believe his wife has cheated on him	John Peerybingle
Bob Cratchit's youngest son in "A Christmas Carol"	'Tiny' Tim Cratchit
Street smart pickpocket and prominent member of Fagin's gang in "Oliver Twist"	Jack Dawkins 'The Artful Dodger'
Adoptive Aunt of David Copperfield, who suffers from paranoia of donkeys	Betsey Trotwood
The above character's kite-flying distant relative, who lives with her and is constantly trying to rid his head of King Charles I	Richard Babley 'Mr Dick'
Hook-handed, retired Sea Captain in "Dombey and Son"	Captain Edward 'Ned' Cuttle
Guardian of Neville and Helena Landless in "The Mystery of Edwin Drood"	Luke Honeythunder
Pip's secret benefactor and Estella's father in "Great Expectations"	Abel Magwitch
Thief and murderer of Nancy in "Oliver Twist"	Bill Sikes
Fraudulent self-made businessman who employs many of the characters in "Hard Times"	Josiah Bounderby
Guardian of Estella at Satis House and eternal Bride in "Great Expectations"	Miss Havisham
Main antagonist of "A Tale of Two Cities", a female revolutionary out for revenge	Madame Therese Defarge

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