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The House on the Cliff · Character

Mrs. Hardy

The boys' mother, supportive but not directly involved.

minor

First appearance: i the haunted house

Mrs. Hardy shows up with force in The Strange Message. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mrs. Hardy first appears in 0000 i the haunted house.

In The Strange Message: Mrs. Hardy is worried by the missing secret sign on the note and suspects forgery.

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FHFenton HardyFHFrank HardyMJMr. JonesJHJoe HardyDSDetective SmuffMHMrs. Hardy

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  • Other

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  • Minor Characters and Family
  • Core Investigators and Antagonists
  • Protagonist

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

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

This is the story's dramatic climax because it marks the emotional and psychological peak where the Hardy boys…

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See Mrs. Hardy in i the haunted house
See Mrs. Hardy in i the haunted house
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