Immortal Muse

by Stephen Leigh

A friend of Nicolas, banker in Paris and minor courtier.

  Étienne Marcel *

  Provost of the merchants of Paris

  Charles Valois *

  Dauphin during the captivity of King Jean (John) the Good; later to become King Charles V of France

  Verdette

  Daughter of Nicolas & Perenelle, b1353—d1398

  Élise

  Verdette’s nursemaid

  Marguerite des Essars

  Provost Marcel’s wife

  Yvette Picot

  Benoît Picot’s wife

  Alaine Dubois

  Verdette’s husband

  —•——•— TODAY-2: POLYHYMNIA—•——•—

  Verdette

  Camille’s cat, a gray French Chartreux

  Jacob Prudhomme

  Gallery owner who exhibits David’s prints

  INTERLUDE TWO, Perenelle & Nicolas Flamel

  Musetta

  Perenelle’s apprentice in her later years

  Elita Pelletier

  Landlady of house where Perenelle flees after taking the elixir

  Tremeur Pelletier

  Husband of Elita. A seller of manuscripts.

  Perenelle Cantrell

  Perenelle’s identity with the Pelletiers

  Isabelle Leveque

  Name used by Perenelle with Jean Petit

  Jean Petit *

  A miniaturist who was “Isabelle’s” lover

  Jacquemart de Hesdin *

  A master miniaturist with whom Jean studied

  Philippe de Vitry *

  A musician who was one of the first artists Perenelle “enhanced”

  Giselle Boulanger

  Name used by Perenelle with Philippe de Vitry

  Jacqueline Fournier

  Name used by Perenelle when she investigated Nicolas’ “death”

  Didier Dubois

  Perenelle and Nicolas’ grandson

  —•——•— TODAY—3: EUTERPE—•——•—

  No new characters introduced

  INTERLUDE THREE, Costanza Bonarelli and Gianlorenzo Bernini

  Costanza Bonarelli *

  Name used by Perenelle with Bernini

  Gianlorenzo Bernini *

  Roman artist and sculptor

  Matteo Bonarelli *

  Apprentice to Bernini and husband of Costanza

  Scipione Borghese *

  Cardinal in Rome, patron of Bernini

  Luigi Bernini *

  Younger brother of Gianlorenzo

  Antonio Marcello Barberini *

  Cardinal and nephew of Pope Urban VIII

  Abramo Maroncelli

  Nicolas’ identity in this period

  Urban VIII *

  Current Pope, member of the Barberini family

  —•——•— TODAY—4: ERATO—•——•—

  Dr. Timothy Pierce

  Nicolas’ identity in this period

  INTERLUDE FOUR, Anna Giraud & Antonio Lucio Vivaldi

  Anna Giraud *

  Name used by Perenelle with Vivaldi

  Paolina Giraud *

  A companion whom Anna calls her “half sister”

  Antonio Lucio Vivaldi *

  Musician and Anna’s lover

  Carlo Goldoni *

  A Venetian playwright, a contemporary of Vivaldi

  Edward Braddock *

  An English musician who was her lover in 1701

  Calorgero

  Vivaldi’s head servant of the household

  Tommaso Ruffo *

  The Cardinal-Archbishop of Ferrara

  Lorenzo Ceribelli

  A Monsignor, and Nicolas’ identity in this period

  —•——•— TODAY—5: CLIO—•——•—

  Beth Walters

  Bob Walter’s granddaughter

  Gina Palento

  NYPD detective who was a friend and former partner of Bob Walters

  Sally Treadway

  Helen’s older sister

  INTERLUDE FIVE, Marie-Anne Paulze & Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier

  Marie-Anne Paulze *

  Perenelle’s identity in the time of the French Revolution

  Jacques-Louis David *

  Famous French painter who painted a portrait of Marie-Anne and Antoine

  Antoine Lavoisier *

  Perenelle’s husband during the French Revolution, executed 8 May 1794

  Etienne

  One of the Lavoisiers’ servants

  Josette

  One of the Lavoisiers’ servants

  Maximilien Robespierre *

  A leader of the French Revolution, and Nicolas’ identity in this period.

  Joseph Louis Lagrange *

  A mathematician spared by Antoine Lavoisier’s testimony

  —•——•— TODAY—6: THALIA—•——•—

  Dominique

  A clerk at the Hotel de Notré Dame

  Etienne

  A man who feeds the birds in the Jardin des Tuileries

  Charlene

  Etienne’s deceased wife

  INTERLUDE SIX, Emily Pauls & William Blake

  Emily Pauls

  Name used by Perenelle during this time

  William Blake *

  Poet and artist in Emily’s circle

  Catherine Blake *

  Blake’s wife

  Percy Bysshe Shelley *

  Poet in Emily’s circle

  Mary Godwin *

  Young woman in Emily’s circle, and Shelley’s lover

  Harriet Westbrook *

  Shelley’s wife

  JMW Turner *

  Artist in Emily’s circle

  Lord Byron *

  Poet in Emily’s circle

  Augusta Leigh *

  Byron’s half-sister, rumored to also have been his lover

  John William Polidori *

  The author of The Vampyre, Byron’s physician, and also Nicolas’ identity in this time

  —•——•— TODAY—7: TERPSICHORE—•——•—

  Mrs. Darcy

  Camille’s next-door neighbor

  INTERLUDE SEVEN, Gabriele Tietze & Gustav Klimt

  Gustav Klimt *A painter in Vienna during the turn of

  the century

  Gabriele Tietze

  Perenelle’s identity during this time

  Pauline Flöge *

  Eldest of the Flöge sisters; a dressmaker who runs a school for dressmakers in Vienna

  Helen Flöge *

  Second oldest of the Flöge sisters, married to Gustav Klimt’s brother Ernst.

  Ernst Klimt *

  Gustav’s brother and fellow painter

  Emilie Flöge *

  Youngest of the Flöge sisters: Klimt’s friend, sometimes model, and muse

  Franz Matsch *

  A friend of the Klimt brothers, who often painted with them on their large projects

  Anton
Srna

  A photographer, and Nicolas’ identity in this period

  Andre

  A street urchin Gabriele hires

  Franz

  Concierge at Anton’s apartments

  —•——•— TODAY—8: URANIA—•——•—

  Roger Compton

  Gina Palento’s detective partner

  INTERLUDE EIGHT, Anaïs Dereux & Charlotte Salomon

  Anaïs Dereux

  Perenelle’s identity during this time

  Charlotte (Lotte) Salomon *

  A Jewish artist and German refugee

  Ludwig Grunwald *

  Lotte’s grandfather, “Grosspapa”

  Charlotte Grunwald *

  Lotte’s grandmother, “Grossmama”

  Alois Brunner *

  Nicolas’ identity in this time, an SS-Hauptsturmführer

  Alexander Nagler *

  Lotte’s lover and husband

  Ottilie Moore *

  Owner of l’Ermitage

  —•——•— TODAY—9: MELPOMENE—•——•—

  No new characters introduced

  —•——•— EPILOGUE, SARAH—•——•—

  Ami Huang

  A pianist

  Sarah Miles

  Perenelle’ identity during this time

  Kristin Emerson

  David’s second wife

  Aaron Treadway

  David and Kristin’s son

  Michelle Treadway

  David and Kristin’s daughter