# Mrs. Pegler — Hard Times character guide

> Mrs. Pegler in Hard Times by Charles Dickens.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mrs. Pegler, old Mrs. Pegler, Pegler

**First appearance:** 0012-xii-the-old-woman

## Who they are

An old woman who secretly visits Coketown, later revealed as Bounderby's mother.

## In the story

### [XII: The Old Woman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hard_times_se/chapters/xii-the-old-woman)

The old woman is later revealed to be Mrs. Pegler, though not explicitly named in this chapter; she is the mysterious visitor.

### [Fading Away](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hard_times_se/chapters/vi-fading-away)

Mrs. Pegler, an old woman who joins Stephen and Rachael for tea, becomes extremely agitated upon hearing the name 'Bounderby' and hides when Louisa arrives.

### [Found](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hard_times_se/chapters/v-found)

Brought by Mrs. Sparsit, she proudly defends her son and reveals the truth about Bounderby's childhood.

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