Lady into Fox (Masterplots: Revised Category Edition, British Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: David Garnett
- First Published: 1922
- Type of Work: Novelette
- Type of Plot: Fantasy
- Time of Work: 1880
- Setting: England
- Principal Characters: Mr. Richard Tebrick, Silvia Fox Tebrick
- Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: Nineteenth century, England or English people, Moral conditions, Wit or humor, Satire, Foxes
- Locales: England
The Story:
Silvia Fox married Richard Tebrick in 1879 and went to live with him at Rylands, near Stokoe, Oxon. The bride was oddly beautiful, a woman with small hands and feet, reddish hair, brownish skin, and freckles. Early in the year 1880, while the two were still very much in love, Silvia accompanied her husband on a walk. Hearing the sounds of a hunt, Mr. Tebrick pulled his bride forward to get a good view of the hounds. Suddenly, she snatched her hand away and cried out. Mr. Tebrick saw a small red fox beside him on the ground where his wife had stood.
Even in her...
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