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In A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray, Gemma Doyle, a Victorian-era girl, discovers her mystical abilities and a hidden realm of magic. Alongside her friends, she uncovers dark secrets at her boarding school, Spence Academy, leading to a perilous journey into a supernatural world that challenges societal norms and friendships.

	Gemma	Gemma Doyle, the novel's protagonist, is a young English girl who discovers her magical abilities and a mysterious destiny.
	Doyle	Gemma Doyle, the novel's protagonist, is a young English girl who discovers her magical abilities and a mysterious destiny.
	Felicity	Felicity Worthington is Gemma's roommate and close friend at Spence Academy.
	Worthington	Felicity Worthington is Gemma's roommate and close friend at Spence Academy.
	Ann	Ann Bradshaw is a quiet and reserved girl who is loyal to Gemma.
	Bradshaw	Ann Bradshaw is a quiet and reserved girl who is loyal to Gemma.
	Pippa	Pippa Cross is the fourth member of Gemma's close-knit group of friends at Spence Academy.
	Cross	Pippa Cross is the fourth member of Gemma's close-knit group of friends at Spence Academy.
	Kartik	Kartik is a member of the Rakshana: a secret organisation assigned to watch over Gemma and guide her in her magical abilities.
	Eugenia	Eugenia Spence is the headmistress of Spence Academy.
	Spence	Eugenia Spence is the headmistress of Spence Academy.
	Circe	Circe is a mysterious and powerful figure who appears in Gemma's visions and dreams.
	Mary	Mary Dowd is a maid at Spence Academy who becomes entangled in the supernatural events surrounding Gemma and her friends.
	Dowd	Mary Dowd is a maid at Spence Academy who becomes entangled in the supernatural events surrounding Gemma and her friends.
	Tom	Tom Doyle is Gemma's younger brother.
	McCleethy	Miss McCleethy is a teacher at Spence Academy who becomes suspicious of the girls' activities.

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Gemma

Doyle

Felicity

Worthington

Ann

Bradshaw

Pippa

Cross

Kartik

Eugenia

Spence

Circe

Mary

Dowd

Tom

McCleethy

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