Who is Mr. Harrison?

Mr. Harrison is Anne's new neighbor in Avonlea, a middle-aged man living alone. Though he and Anne get off on the wrong foot when Anne's cow treads in Mr. Harrison's fields and both their quick tempers flare, they eventually become good friends. A seeming bachelor, Mr. Harrison causes scandal in the village with his bad housekeeping. Further scandal arises when an unknown wife suddenly appears in Avonlea to reclaim him. Mr. Harrison never denied being married, but no one ever asked him directly - and he enjoys the misunderstanding as a joke. He excuses his tactless behavior as "habit," but in truth Mr. Harrison takes a certain pleasure in being prickly and goading people into a reaction to his bluntness.