Eliza Fanning

Eliza is the servant girl who believes in the power of magic strongly enough that she is willing to sacrifice herself for Nella. Eliza is Mrs. Amwell’s servant girl. She writes the letter requesting poison to kill Mr. Amwell and then later comes to pick up the poison. Eliza returns to Nella after Mr. Amwell is dead because she believes she has been cursed by Mr. Amwell’s spirit. She believes Nella can help rid her of the curse or at least let Eliza stay with her until Mrs. Amwell returns from visiting her mother.

Eliza is obsessed with the idea of magic because her mother told her that London was a magical place where Eliza could transform from a servant girl into anything she wanted to be. Nella tells Eliza that what she does is not magic, but she gives Eliza the address of a...