# Mrs. Hardy — The Rainbow character guide

> Mrs. Hardy in The Rainbow by D. H. Lawrence.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0002-i-how-tom-brangwen-married-a-polish-lady

## Who they are

A neighbor of the Brangwens, a widow.

## In the story

### [How Tom Brangwen Married a Polish Lady](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rainbow_se/chapters/i-how-tom-brangwen-married-a-polish-lady)

The squire's lady at Shelly Hall, admired by the women of Cossethay as a symbol of refinement and the 'beyond'.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rainbow_se/chapters/i)

The squire's lady at Shelly Hall, a figure of fascination for the women of Cossethay, representing a finer, more luminous life.

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