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Can Such Things Be? · Character

Mrs. Harding

A woman who is haunted by a ghostly apparition.

minor

Also known as Harding

First appearance: some haunted houses

Mrs. Harding shows up with force in A Vine on a House. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Gentle, sad-eyed woman lacking a left foot; she never actually visited Iowa and is presumed murdered.
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RMRobert Mosely …MMMiss MargovanMHMrs. Harding

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  • Mysterious Tragedies
  • Doctor's Supernatural

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  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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