| The Real Names |
Dreiser's Names |
| Chester Gillette |
Clyde Griffiths |
| Grace (Billy) Brown |
Roberta (Bobby) Alden |
| (A composite) |
Sondra Finchley |
| George Ward (DA) |
Orville Mason |
| Charles Thomas (lawyer) |
Reuben Jephson |
| Albert Mills (lawyer) |
Alvin Bishop |
| Irving Devendorf (judge) |
Frederick Oberwaltzer |
| Frank S. Gillette (father) |
Asa Griffiths |
| Louisa Gillette (mother) |
Elvira Griffiths |
| Noah H. Gillette (uncle) |
Samuel Griffiths |
| Harold Gillette (cousin) |
Gilbert Griffiths |
| Frank B. Brown (father) |
Titus Alden |
| Minerva Brown (mother) |
Mrs. Alden |
| Isaac Coffin (coroner) |
Fred Heit |
| Austin Klock (undersheriff) |
Nicholas Kraut |
| Henry Macilvary (chaplain) |
Duncan MacMillan |
| Charles Hughes (governor) |
David Waltham |
| PLACES |
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| Cortland |
Lycurgus |
| Herkimer |
Bridgeburg |
| Big Moose Lake |
Big Bittern Lake |
| Tupper Lake |
Grass Lake |
| Eagle Bay |
Three Mile Bay |
| South Otselic |
Biltz |
| Old Forge |
Sharon |
| Utica |
Utica |
| Fourth Lake |
Twelfth Lake |
| Deruyter |
Fonda |
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