# Mr. Harker — Can Such Things Be? character guide

> Mr. Harker in Can Such Things Be? by Ambrose Bierce.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Harker

**First appearance:** 0063-the-spook-house

## Who they are

A man who investigates a haunted house.

## In the story

### [III: A Man Though Naked May Be in Rags](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/can_such_things_be_se/chapters/iii-a-man-though-naked-may-be-in-rags)

Witness who testifies and is insulted by the jury's question about his asylum escape.

### [IV: An Explanation from the Tomb](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/can_such_things_be_se/chapters/iv-an-explanation-from-the-tomb)

Invited by Hugh Morgan to stay with him, as Morgan hopes Harker's level head will help judge his sanity.

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