Can Such Things Be? · Character
Mr. Harker
A man who investigates a haunted house.
minor
Also known as Harker
First appearance: the spook house
Mr. Harker shows up with force in III: A Man Though Naked May Be in Rags. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Witness who testifies and is insulted by the jury's question about his asylum escape.
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In III: A Man Though Naked May Be in Rags: Witness who testifies and is insulted by the jury's question about his asylum escape. Later, in IV: An Explanation from the Tomb: Invited by Hugh Morgan to stay with him, as…
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