Instructive and Memorable Characters

Each can teach at least one lesson:

1. Wilkins Micawber
2. Augustus McCrae
3. Huckleberry Finn
4. Otter, Mole, and Toad
5. Ebenezer Scrooge
6. Frank Skeffington
7. Uriah Heep
8. Sydney Carton
9. Jack Aubrey
10. Tom Jones
11. Dirk Struan
12. Becky Sharp
13. Obediah Slope
14. Alec Leamas
15. Mr. Kurtz
16. Walter Mitty
17. Mr. Jaggers
18. Atticus Finch
19. Ishmael
20. Sherlock Holmes
21. Bilbo Baggins

[From: 1. David Copperfield; 2. Lonesome Dove; 3. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn;  4. The Wind in the Willows;  5. A Christmas Carol; 6. The Last Hurrah; 7. David Copperfield; 8. A Tale of Two Cities; 9. Master and Commander; 10. The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling; 11. Tai-Pan; 12. Vanity Fair; 13. Barchester Towers; 14. The Spy Who Came in From the Cold; 15. Heart of Darkness; 16. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. 17. Great Expectations; 18. To Kill a Mockingbird; 19. Moby Dick; 20. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes; 21.  The Hobbit.]