James Steerforth to be Steerforth; his death brings grief and shock to both his mother and Miss Dartle. At this point Miss Dartle confesses that she had always loved Steerforth and desired to be his wife; she angrily blames Steerforth's associates (including his mother) for having corrupted him and led him to his demise. James Steerforth James Steerforth is a character in the novel "David Copperfield" by Charles Dickens. He is a handsome young man noted for his wit and romantic charm. Though he is well liked by his friends, he proves himself to be lacking in consideration for others. David Copperfield
T.P. James T.P. James Thomas Power James (better known as T. P. James) was a publisher in Brattleboro, Vermont best known for publishing a completion of Charles Dickens' "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" claimed to be written by the spirit of Dickens channeled through a spiritualist summoning. The book, published in 1873 under the title "Part Second of the Mystery of Edwin Drood," was reviewed by the "New York Times," as well as regional newspapers, like the "Salem Observer". With a successful marketing campaign, the book became an item of comment in the literary community, with an essay by Arthur Conan Doyle