# Mrs. Garland — The Old Curiosity Shop character guide

> Mrs. Garland in The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0013-xi

## Who they are

Abel Garland's wife, a kind and motherly figure.

## In the story

### [XL](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_curiosity_shop_se/chapters/xl)

Mrs. Garland sits with her workbasket while Kit works in the garden; she echoes her husband's sentiment about not wanting to part with Kit.

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