Famous characters from Fiction

The Independent Online Edition interviewed 100 literary figures to determine their favourite characters from fiction. So Terry Pratchett of Discworld fame chose Harry Flashman calling him "a fictional reprobate ...You just can't help liking the amiable cad." Tim Lott chose Pip from Great Expectations "Like him, I had hopes of escaping the loving, but limited, quotidian world that surrounded me ...
What an excellent idea for an activity to promote the library ... and reading.