# The Veiled Lady — The Blithedale Romance character guide

> The Veiled Lady in The Blithedale Romance by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0014-xiii-zenobia-s-legend

## Who they are

A mysterious veiled figure who performs in public shows.

## In the story

### [Old Moodie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blithedale_romance_se/chapters/i-old-moodie)

Subject of a mesmeric exhibition Coverdale attended; her identity is mysterious.

### [XIII: Zenobia's Legend](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blithedale_romance_se/chapters/xiii-zenobia-s-legend)

The Veiled Lady is the central figure of Zenobia's legend, a mysterious performer who vanishes and is ultimately captured by a magician.

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