A World of Love (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Elizabeth Bowen
- First Published: 1955
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological
- Time of Work: Two summer days in the early 1950’s
- Setting: County Cork, Ireland
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: 1950’s, Culture, Family or family life, Self-discovery, Love or romance, Friendship, Ireland or Irish people, Nostalgia
- Locales: Ireland, Cork, Ireland
Characters Discussed
Antonia Montefort, a photographer in her early fifties, the owner of the dilapidated Montefort manor in the south of Ireland. Antonia inherited the manor from Guy Montefort, her cousin, who was killed in action in World War I at the age of twenty. Antonia lives in London but occasionally visits the manor, where she is served by the Danbys: Fred runs the manor farm, and Lilia, his wife, manages the housework in a dilatory way. Antonia, having arranged their marriage, keeps them on the manor out of a sense of responsibility. Capricious and demanding, Antonia...
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