Aleck Maury, Sportsman (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Caroline Gordon
- First Published: 1934
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: Late nineteenth, early twentieth centuries
- Setting: Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Missouri
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism, Biographical fiction
- Subjects: Teaching or teachers, Values, Family or family life, Dogs, South or Southerners, Twentieth century, Nineteenth century, Schools or school life, Hunting or hunters, Fishing or fishermen
- Locales: Virginia, Mississippi, Tennessee, Florida, Missouri
Characters Discussed
Aleck Maury, a Southern sportsman. Trained in the classics by his father and his aunt and further educated at the University of Virginia, he becomes a teacher in several small schools and colleges. His principal loves, however, are fishing and hunting, which he cultivates as fine arts.
James Morris, his uncle, a Virginia planter who introduces Aleck to fox hunting.
Victoria (Aunt Vic) Morris, his aunt, a rigorous disciplinarian and learned woman who broadens and stimulates Aleck in his studies.
Julian Morris, his cousin, who hates...
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