Harding’s Luck · Character

Dickie Arden

Dickie's dream identity as a noble boy in the past.

major

Also known as Dickie, Lord Arden, Arden, dear Dickie, the lost Dickie

First appearance: IV: Which Was the Dream?

As a major figure in Harding’s Luck, Dickie Arden is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Dickie's identity in his dream world, a wealthy boy in Jacobean England.

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With Dickie Harding (psychological): Dickie Arden and Dickie Harding are the same person living parallel lives, with the Mouldiwarp enabling their consciousness to shift between identities. With Dickie Harding (psychological): Dickie Arden and Dickie Harding are the same person living parallel lives, with the Mouldiwarp enabling their consciousness to shift between identities. With Dickie Harding (psychological): Dickie Arden and Dickie Harding are the same person living parallel lives, with the Mouldiwarp enabling their consciousness to shift between identities.

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Dream Arden Family
Dream & Modern Mix
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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point

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Dickie Harding
psychological · ambivalent
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Dickie Harding
psychological · ambivalent
Dickie Arden and Dickie Harding are the same person living parallel lives, with the… How this plays out →
Dickie Harding
psychological · ambivalent
Dickie Arden and Dickie Harding are the same person living parallel lives, with the… How this plays out →

Dickie Harding
Dickie Arden and Dickie Harding are the same person living parallel lives, with the Mouldiwarp enabling their consciousness to shift between identities.
Dickie Harding
Dickie Arden and Dickie Harding are the same person living parallel lives, with the Mouldiwarp enabling their consciousness to shift between identities.
Dickie Harding
Dickie Arden and Dickie Harding are the same person living parallel lives, with the Mouldiwarp enabling their consciousness to shift between identities.

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In the story

Dickie Arden appears across 7 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

Harding’s Luck
Dickie's identity in his dream world, a wealthy boy in Jacobean England.
IV: Which Was the Dream?
Now called Master Richard, he is learning rapidly and enjoying his new life as a person of consequence, but is tormented by the memory of Beale and his promise.
VI: Buried Treasure
Identifies himself as the rightful Lord Arden in the dream world; takes fencing lessons and learns about dogs from the kennelman.
VII: Dickie Learns Many Things
The identity Dickie assumes in the dream world; son of Sir Richard Arden; has a tutor and cousins Edred and Elfrida.
IX: Kidnapped
Reveals that Dickie is a long-lost Arden relative and wants to raise him; talks with Lady Talbot about Dickie.
X: The Noble Deed
Anxious about Dickie's disappearance; leads the search; later accepts Dickie's claim to the title.
Lord Arden
Honest and generous, willing to give up his title to Dickie. Treats Dickie as his own son, buys him a pony, and is indulgent with the children's treasure hunt.

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