# Harding’s Luck — Character guide

> Key figures in Harding’s Luck by E. Nesbit.

- [Dickie Harding](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/harding_s_luck_se/characters/dickie_harding.md): A lame boy from Deptford who dreams of a past life as a nobleman.
- [Mr. Beale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/harding_s_luck_se/characters/mr_beale.md): Dickie's abusive guardian who keeps him in poverty.
- [Dickie Arden](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/harding_s_luck_se/characters/dickie_arden.md): Dickie's dream identity as a noble boy in the past.
- [Edred](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/harding_s_luck_se/characters/edred.md): A boy from Dickie's dream, brother to Elfrida.
- [Elfrida](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/harding_s_luck_se/characters/elfrida.md): A girl from Dickie's dream, sister to Edred.
- [Lord Arden](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/harding_s_luck_se/characters/lord_arden.md): The adult Lord Arden in Dickie's dream timeline.
- [Lady Talbot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/harding_s_luck_se/characters/lady_talbot.md): A noblewoman connected to the Arden family.
- [Mrs. Markham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/harding_s_luck_se/characters/mrs_markham.md): A housekeeper or servant in the Arden household.
- [True](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/harding_s_luck_se/characters/true.md): A loyal dog in Dickie's dream.
- [Sebastian](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/harding_s_luck_se/characters/sebastian.md): An old servant in the Arden household.
- [Amelia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/harding_s_luck_se/characters/amelia.md): A female character in the dream sequences.
- [Mouldiwarp](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/harding_s_luck_se/characters/mouldiwarp.md): He appears in Dickie's dream-life as a small, whiskered power broker who can open the way between a Deptford boy's two worlds, but only on his own punctilious terms. His vanity is enormous and his rules are exacting: he 
- [Jim](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/harding_s_luck_se/characters/jim.md): King James I, appearing in Dickie's dream.
- [Mr. Parados](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/harding_s_luck_se/characters/mr_parados.md): A character encountered in Dickie's adventures.
- [Edward Talbot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/harding_s_luck_se/characters/edward_talbot.md): A member of the Talbot family.
- [Farver](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/harding_s_luck_se/characters/farver.md): Dickie's father figure, mentioned in dialect.
- [Father](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/harding_s_luck_se/characters/father.md): Dickie's father, mentioned but not present.
- [Mother](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/harding_s_luck_se/characters/mother.md): Dickie's mother, mentioned but not present.

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