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Major Storybook Characters of William Edwin Baxter

1) King Finnegan - is the King of the Leprechauns which lives near what is now Killarney, Ireland.

2) Thomas Hooter - Is the major character of a series of Tall Tales which the author told in Toastmasters meetings and contests with himself as the main character. When the author put the tall tales speeches into storybook form, he substituted himself with Tomas Hooter.

3) Bobbie Jo Soppleweed - She is the love interest of Thomas Hooter.

4) King Arachno - Giant Tarantula which is the leader and ruler of a race of very friendly and hospitable giant spiders from another planet that colonized in a mysterious and hidden glen in Scotland. King Arachno is a symbol of one that should definitely NOT be judged by outer appearances. 

 

5) Blotko and Glotko - Giant Golden Orb Spiders (Twins) which serve as Royal Counselors to King Arachno in Spider Glen.

6) Nathaniel Hobart - Is the fictional character which characterizes and parallels the life of William Edwin Baxter.

7) Zeke Balstead - Is a fictional Pony Express Rider which is used in the author's tall tales of the Old West in Late 19th Century America.

8) Seymour Wiggles - Is also "Mister Wiggles." He is one of the main fictional characters of the author's "WaldoVille Series." He is the owner of a popular Popsicle Store in the fictional town of WaldoVille, Oregon; which was founded near the Oregon Trail.

9) Miss Felicity Reagins - is a fictional elementary school teacher in the fictional town of WaldoVille Oregon, and is used by the author in most of his "WaldoVille Series."

10) Gilbert Farthington - Fictional teenage Patriot during the time of the Boston Tea Party and Paul Revere's Midnight Ride (1773 to 1775).

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Miss Felicity Reagins

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King Finnegan

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