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Harding’s Luck · Character

Lady Talbot

A noblewoman connected to the Arden family.

minor

First appearance: iv which was the dream

Lady Talbot's tie to Dickie Harding is one of the pressures that moves Harding’s Luck—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Discovers Dickie after the burglary, takes him in, and expresses a wish to adopt him.
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With Dickie Harding (family): Lady Talbot is Dickie's kind and aristocratic grandmother in his alternate identity as Dickie Arden. With Dickie Harding (family): Lady Talbot is Dickie's kind and aristocratic grandmother…

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Character Web

17 connections

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PAParrot-noseMOMouldiwarpDHDickie HardingMBMr. BealeDADickie ArdenLTLady Talbot

Relationship types

  • Family
  • Other

Character groups

  • Dream Arden Family
  • Dream & Modern Mix
  • Protagonist

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Narrative arc

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

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

This is the story's dramatic climax because it presents the emotional and psychological peak where Dickie’s tr…

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See Lady Talbot in iv which was the dream

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Lady Talbot appears across 4 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

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See Lady Talbot in iv which was the dream