Stephen King Sword In The Darkness

Description: This is the character listing from Chapter 71 of Sword In The Darkness, an unpublished novel by Stephen King. The chapter was first published in Stephen King: Unpublished, Uncollected by Rocky Wood, with David Rawsthorne & Norma Blackburn in 2005, and later printed in the Weekend Australian in January 2006.

Published: Cemetery Dance 2005,
Weekend Australian, 14 & 21 January 2006 Note: This is the first AVAILABLE version of the story, as the Cemetery Dance books had not shipped to customers before it was published

?, Luke	The carpark boy at Uncle Pete's reminded Edie Rowsmith of Luke
Calligan, ?	Brother of Mr Calligan who worked at a bank in Harding
Calligan, Mr	Worked at the bank with Donald Knowles
Campbell, Aluah	Student at school. He ran bootleg down to New Hampshire on the weekends. He was caught in the shed with Karen Genack by Edie Rowsmith
Coolidge, Mr	Uncle of Kitty Longtin
Cross, Janet	Friend of Edie Rowsmith
Davis, Bette	Edie Rowsmith was afraid she would overdo her makeup and look like Bette Davis
Doyle, Arthur Conan	Author read by John Knowles
Edgars, John	Teacher at Harding High School. He met with Edie Rowsmith before going to dinner at Uncle Pete's with her. He listened to her story about Donald Knowles, and his tragic murder
Esau	Mentioned in passing
Frankenstein	Mentioned in passing
Genack, Karen	Student wthat was considered a "Slut". She did sexual favours for money. She was caught in the shed with Aluah Campbell by Edie Rowsmith, and left the school and did not return
God	Mentioned in passing
Grayson, Henry	Principal of the Canal Street Grammar School. He got Edie Rowsmith interested in more study
Guinn, Mrs	Mother of Tom Guinn
Guinn, Tom	Student who was helping support his mother on short lobsters
Hall, Joey	Retarded student who would eat "hopping things" from under the shed for a penny. He used to urinate himself and cry
Hapgood, Arthur	Beaten up by Peter Van Nook when he called Peter a "Bookworm Pansy". They became friends when Peter told him that he had learned how to defend himself from what he read in books
Hardy, ?	Author of "Tests of D'Urbervilles
Jason	Horse owned by Donald Knowles
Kalowski, Arnie	He was eating dinner with Kitty Longtin at Uncle Pete's
Knowles, Cassandra	Wife of John, and mother of Donald and Julia Knowles. She did not approve of Donald and Edie's relationship, and when they announced their plans to marry, she killed Donald with a kindling hatchet. She was committed to an Asylum in Augusta
Knowles, Donald	Engaged to Edie Rowsmith, but his mother did not approve. His mother said that he was not the son of John Knowles, but instead was conceived when Cassandra Knowles had an affair with arailroad conductor ont he Bangot & Aroostook railroad. He was murdered bu his mother and his genetals were cut off
Knowles, John	When Edir Rowsmith moved to Gates Falls, she moved in with John and Cassandra Knowles. Father of Donald and Julia, and husband of Cassandra
Knowles, Julia	Daughter of Cassandra and John Knowles. She was a "change of life" baby
Longtin, Kitty	Neice of Mr Coolidge. A very attractive blonde, she was seen having dinner with Arnia Kalowski at Uncle Pete's
Moses	Biblical character mentioned in passing
Rowsmith, Cal	Sister of Edie Rowsmith. Married and lives in Pennsylvania
Rowsmith, Edie	French teacher at Harding High School since September 1949. During dinner at Uncle Pete's she told John Edgars about her first love, Donald Knowles, and how he was murdered by his own mother. She was born in Scarborough, and went to Gorham Normal School.
Rowsmith, John	Brother of Edie Rowsmith. He died of peritonitis when he was 15 years old. He was a good writer for his age
Rowsmith, Lois	Sister of Edie Rowsmith. Married and lives in California
Rowsmith, Mr	Father of Edie, Cal, Lois and John Rowsmith. He died a month after Edie moved to Gates Falls
Rowsmith, Mrs	Mother of Edie, Cal, Lois and John Rowsmith.
Slade, Marcus	Black activist that was tospeak at the South City Manual Trades on 29 June 1969
Van Nook, Peter (Nooky)	5th grade student. He wore old clothes, but was always reading something, including his favourite pulp magazines
Wells, H G	Peter Van Nook had read most of his work