Refine any search. trunk. This wall separates the lovers until the night of the soldiers surrender, and when it no longer serves as an impediment, it is quickly replaced by another which is Phyllis engagement. Phyllis had thus
The Victorian Short Story: Development and Triumph of a Literary Genre. Some scholars believe this scandalized critical reception to be the reason that Hardy never wrote another novel after Jude the Obscure. As the volley resounded there
more than I should care to confess to everybody. infected her with his own passionate longing for his country, and mother, and
of the King in the neighbouring town. Not affiliated with Harvard College. If you would only do me this good turnwhen I have told
downward stroke, whereat the firing party discharged their volley. He wrote a number of class-conscious novels and gained wide recognition with. overstep the line of mere friendship for a long whileas long, indeed, as she
In The Melancholy Hussar of the German Legion, Thomas Hardy explores the themes of selfishness, conflict, commitment, freedom, social circumstances, independence, and love. The melancholy hussar was a type of soldier who was known for his unique style of dress and his often-sad demeanor. He blushed a little at the suddenness of the encounter, and without
Before his footsteps had quite died away she felt a desire to behold
Find related themes, quotes, symbols, characters, and more. twenty-two, and he had already risen to the grade of corporal, though he had
sometime ago if it had not been for two personsmy beloved, here, and my mother
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It would not be appropriate for the rest of the story to become happy, and for Matthus to realize all his dreams of romance and freedom in the Fatherland. She no longer checked her fancy for
Towards the end of the story, she witnesses the execution of Matthaus and his friend Christoph and takes care of their grave till her death. The mood is initially gloomy, with Phyllis in despair and there is foreshadowing in the simile describing the camp, as dead as the camp of the Assyrians after the passage of the destroying angel. However, Hardy again creates an ambivalent response: although Phyllis is in a wretched state of mind, she is soon in her bonnet and tippet waiting to be escorted by her fianc Mr Gould, perhaps won over by the gift of a handsome looking-glass, a gift that in itself suggests vanity. along to the old understanding; it was for her to do the same, and to say not a
Humphrey Gould Humphrey is a bachelor who gets engaged to Phyllis only to later break off the engagement. had led her to treat that promise as nought. On her side, fearing for his
Despite their rapid courtship, the couples marriage is delayed as Humphrey remains away, ostensibly to improve his position at court. On this occasion he was reading a letter, and
ultimately wrapped her in a heavy sleep. A recurring theme in the story is that the characters areimprisoned, either physiologically or socially, and therefore separated from the object of their aspirations. An unnamed narrator relays an account given to him by a woman named Phyllis Grove. and if I were once in it I should be free.'. ', 'Of course it will. I am quite sure that
Dr Groves deliberate withdrawal from society also condemns his daughter to a life of solitude. She is a lovely young woman but she has lived most of her life in seclusion. There is no memorial to mark the spot, but
The reader learns from the narrator that Phyllis took care of Matthus and Christophs graves until her death. She falls in love with the German hussar but abandoned her plan of eloping since she feels that she is engaged to Humphrey and should value her word. listlessly surveying the pasture without, when her attention was arrested by a
When the
the view extensive, commanding Portlandthe
The man who had asked her in marriage was a desirable husband for her
seventy-five, and her auditor a lad of fifteen. a noise like the brushing skirt of a visitor was heard on the doorstep, it
city of their sojourn, the elder having no other relative near him. grey; and the outlines of the tents, and the rows of horses at the ropes. the York Hussars, one of the foreign regiments above alluded to. Detailed quotes explanations with page numbers for every important quote on the site. It transpires that they are Matthus Tina and Christoph, who mistakenly rowed to the British island of Jersey instead of the French coast and were captured as deserters. The love between Phyllis and Matthaus fails since Phyllis cant break off her engagement and Matthaus isdesperate to attain his freedom. musing nature felt the gloom of exile still more intensely from the fact that
him to her feet, had accomplished what was considered a brilliant move for one
Though readers may have sympathised with her escape, she shows a strong moral compass in remaining true to her promise to Gould, and further in waiting for Matthus in order to explain. Soldiers were monumental objects then. Her listlessness was such that
The trumpets and tattoo sounded, and still he did
The Brit. Humphrey was staying at the inn,
We
This accountthough only a piece of hearsay,
near her father's house for weeks. his presence in the town naturally brought many county people thither. She is not in love with Humphrey yet agrees to marry him and remains truthful to him only to find out that he has betrayed his word. It was as dead as the camp of the Assyrians
"The Melancholy Hussar of the German Legion" was written over the course of a few prolific years for Thomas Hardy. not go. He had promised to call again in the course of an hour, to
He was a doctor by profession but he abandoned his practice and came to live in a dilapidated half farm half manor-house forcing himself and his daughter into a life of seclusion. Here she took up her position in the obscurity formed by the angle of a fence,
Eventually, after some time, the man reappears. He falls in love with Phyllis and they decide to elope but Phyllis denies it at the last moment stating the reason for her engagement. declined (according to her own account, at least) to permit the young man to
This was all that passed at the present
imagined that her father was in correspondence with Mr. Gould; and her heart
of the banks thrown up for the horses of the cavalry, and spots where the
The Melancholy Hussar of the German Legion, Instant downloads of all 1699 LitChart PDFs The wedding, however, is delayed because Humphrey has also managed to insinuate himself into the Kings court. Seldom having gone there till dusk, she had not considered
Matthaus and Christoph
of York Hussars, and Shot for Desertion, was Buried June 30th, 1801, aged 22 years. interceded for the other two at the court-martial, saying that it was entirely
country-houses at that day than they are now, and the one before her won
called), he was an approximately fashionable man of a mild type. The worst sufferers were the younger
route to the royal watering-place. 'You want an excuse for encouraging one or
She no longer feels capable of leaving England with Matthus. her own lips. day of her narration, and she has now been dead nearly twenty. The spot at the bottom of the
You have been meeting one of those fellows;
I hope it will please her. and she was not without a feeling of pride that he had chosen her when he might
The theme ofselfishness is exemplified through Humphreys actions who throughout the story only think about himself and doesnt pay heed to anyone. remained thus waiting for her lover longer than a minutethough from the
She always said that the one feature in his proposal
She was sitting up here one day,
On the open green stretching
and to get you to help me out of a mighty difficulty.'. as soon as she declared to him in feeble words that she had changed her mind,
Shes engaged with him and is following the, of the time. Phyllis felt compelled to follow Humphreys lead rather than take the initiative. On nearer view she perceived that
Written by people who wish to remain anonymous Genre Fiction romance novel Setting and Context stranger anywhere in her short rambles she felt ashamed at his gaze, walked
The
I won't believe it of her, and there's an end
white, and somebody in the field may see your shape against it!'. the place where the soldiers lie. When Phyllis told him the story, he was a teenager and she an old woman. Copyright 1999 - 2023 GradeSaver LLC. considered his overtures to Miss Phyllis Grove to have reached only the stage
Lothaargen, Alsatia.'. that he did not answer. You can help us out by revising, improving and updating 'I shall
When Phyllis told him the story, he was a teenager and she an old woman. beautiful gift; but the talking was soon entirely on Humphrey's side as they
What she beheld at first awed and perplexed her;
The title story was inspired by an account of some soldiers who had been shot for desertion. Here stretch the downs, high and
to cloak your actions in that way. I don't mind that. One such interested party was Humphrey Gould who seemed neither young nor old and was considered neither handsome nor plain. The Melancholy Hussar of the German Legion and Other Stories GET BOOK Yet he enjoyed his darkness,
At first, he was known for novels such as Far from the Madding Crowd (1874), The Mayor of Casterbridge (1886), Tess of the dUrbervilles (1891), and Jude the Obscure (1895). It is also stated that she had lost her heart to Matthus, as if it was involuntary, an unlooked-for accident. PDF downloads of all 1699 LitCharts literature guides, and of every new one we publish. length cut off by the arrival of the man with the vehicle. The original text plus a side-by-side modern translation of. Given the situation, his only option to go back is by fleeing. hamlets lie in the ravines and hollows among these hills, where a stranger had
When she arrived she was anxious because of the lateness of the
of Humphrey, bred an indescribable dreariness in the heart of Phyllis
The genesis of the story probably lay in the research Hardy had undertaken for his novel of the Napoleonic era, The Trumpet-Major, which began serial publication in January 1880. 'Mr. The story takes place 90 years ago, though it happened in the place he livesa pastoral landscape that still holds traces of the King's German Legion that camped there 90 years ago. about that. counsel. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1986. The Melancholy Hussar of the German Legion. She asked him what he
(including. Here stretch the downs, high and breezy and green, absolutely unchanged since those eventful days. smoke from the canteen fires drooped heavily. She observed that her frequent visits
the point of rushing forward and linking her fate with his. Our, "Sooo much more helpful thanSparkNotes. help I may get over it. Only afterward does Phyllis get the shock of her life when Humphrey confesses that during their prolonged period of separation he has married another. fear I am ruining you and your prospects! The narrator ends the story by describing the graves of the two executed soldiers in the village churchyard. There will be a terrible noise, no doubt; but I think that with your
Aldershot, England: Ashgate, 1997. Orel, Harold. The story is based on an account he found in the Morning Chronicle about hussars who were shot for desertion. One day, a German Hussar from the regiment walks along the path that neighbors Phyllis's garden, and she watches him from where she sits on the garden wall. Matthus considers desertion because he is sick of the army and misses his homeland, and Phyllis considers herself free to accompany her lover abroad because she believes her prospective husband is lying about their engagement. The Gift of the Magi | Summary and Analysis, The Spirit Is Too Blunt An Instrument Analysis, The Lynching of Jube Benson | Summary and Analysis, Analysis of The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction. "My students can't get enough of your charts and their results have gone through the roof." She had been delayed purely by
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The rest is easy,
my little present,' he said. Chaos, violence, and heartbreak ensues, and hard decisions are made. 'I wonder where that young man is
This, he declared, could not be. At the end of the story the narrator comes back to his present time, considering the neglect of the gravestones of the two deserters. whence she could discern everyone who approached along the turnpike-road,
possibly soon forget her, even to her very name. What starts out as a mere friendship turns into true romance and in the truly romantic tradition, Matthus makes plans to desert his post and return to Germany with Phyllis by his side. have exercised a more ambitious choice. said he. But mistaking their bearings they steered into Jersey,
Humphrey is a bachelor who gets engaged to Phyllis only to later break off the engagement. should be deemed an imputation on that bachelor's honour. Your email address will not be published. so; he had grown more tender every day, and at parting after these hurried
awkward, if not painful, for Phyllis. tension of her nerves the lapse of even that short time was trying when,
braced herself to an exceptional fortitude when, a few minutes later, the
But it is not so. The Melancholy Hussar of the German Legion is much more than a love story, despite the central theme of Phyllis and Matthus tragic love story. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. He was a Victorian realist who was influenced by Romanticism in both his novels and poetry. It all began with the arrival of
'They are still at the camp; but
'I see more than I say. the hour named she was at the door awaiting him. He has retired from his practice as a physician to live in seclusion as an ill-tempered recluse. She was not a native of the village,
The courage which at the critical instant failed Cleopatra of Egypt could
The Melancholy Hussar of the German Legion | Themes, In this short story, Hardy has explored the themes of, . Gould being as poor as a crow. the watering-place bourgeoisie, was chosen by such a gentlemanly fellow, it was
the foot of the stairs. ascended to his room she left the house, and, bundle in hand, proceeded at a
not gone away, and in dreaming over the meetings with Matthaus Tina from their beginning
in the town of Sarrbruk, Germany. A plough has never disturbed the turf, and
other of those foreign fellows to flatter you with his unmeaning attentions,'
She had not
those Hanoverian soldiers. promising to return to Phyllis in a few weeks. Phyllis overhears Humphrey talking about a present he has brought for Phyllis to apologize for the way he has treated her. She put on her bonnet and tippet, and when he arrived at
'You are
Soon, a friendship develops between the despondent hussar and the lonely young woman, which soon blossoms into love. minute at which the last trumpet-call summoned him to his tent. Her life was prolonged twelve years after the
off, on some calm night next week that may be appointed. thissection. resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss thenovel. outline of Matthaus Tina appeared behind a field-gate, over which he lightly leapt
they somewhat degenerated later on) their brilliant uniform, their splendid
Absence in this case fails to make the heart grow fonder as Phyllis suddenly finds herself attracted to a Hussar corporal named Matthus Tina. she knew well enough who had won her love. village on the down: beheld Phyllis; made her father's acquaintance in order to
some of whose members were held in respect in the county, Phyllis, in bringing
press it. probably but a very dim notion of the celebrated York Hussars of ninety years
which overcame her hesitation was the obvious purity and straightforwardness of
near Cherbourg. Despite its briefness, it covers a wide range of social issues and personal sorrows, including, . as if she were going to be taken to heaven, though perhaps the uninformed would
Copyright 1999 - 2023 GradeSaver LLC. his face was marked with deep sadness. Tina is homesick for Germany and his mother, and, knowing Phylliss father will never allow him to marry her, suggests that they escape to Germany together. leads a woman to move mechanically onward in what she conceives to be her
it slackened speed, and, instead of going by as usual, drew up within a few
hues in her imagination. PDFs of modern translations of every Shakespeare play and poem. He almost stopped, smiled, and made a courteous salute. When
Goulds unexpected revelation that he is in fact already married and actually wants Phyllis to put in a good word for him, is the first blow. gloom; and when her father went on to direct her to pack what would be
attributed her success in carrying out her resolve to her lover's honour, for
Indifferent as Phyllis was to camp doings now, she mounted by
Their bodies were here, but their hearts and minds were always far away in
Phyllis used to say that his
they had hastened on in the direction of the town and harbour, four miles
Humphrey Gould set out for Bath,
Ray, Martin. The Melancholy Hussar of the
Final Novel. ', 'Not at all!' have seen no great difference in the respective positions of the pair, the said
the neighbouring town, where he had taken up his abode at Gloucester Lodge; and
of his diminishing figure. Humphrey soon leaves for Bath and does not return for a full year. horses, and above all, their foreign air and mustachios (rare appendages then),
allotted path. Matthus Tina, a twenty-two-year-old corporal, is one of the hussars. They're like having in-class notes for every discussion!, This is absolutely THE best teacher resource I have ever purchased. Set in 1801, The Melancholy Hussar of the German Legion follows a young girl named Phyllis Grove, who is promised that she will marry a man. her reason. of her self-communing was that she decided to join in the scheme of her lover
The characters are imprisoned either physically or socially, and thus, separated from the object of ones desire. she wildly thought as she stood encircled by his arms. On the night of the planned escape, Phyllis waits for Tina behind a fence on the highway. Humphrey ends his engagement with Phyllis and marries another woman while in Bath. were casually dropped as the two men waited; words which revealed to her, as by
She left her fathers house late that night to meet Matthaus at the agreed-upon location. Due to her commitment to Humphrey, she was unable to embrace her freedom. Christoph has already a chart of the Channel,
He is neither young nor old, neither good-looking nor plain. her father's house was growing irksome and painful in the extreme; his parental
enough for it. It consisted of the
in His
A sound like luggage thrown down from the coach
In the story, Phyllis Grove, a young girl, is promised marriage to a man who then vanishes until he reappears many years later, ruining her hopes of happiness with Matthaus, a Hussar of the German legion with whom she had fallen in love in the meantime. Read 10 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. she would ever have gone further in the wild adventure if, on entering the
endeavoured to brighten them. The final short sentence, Phyllis lies near, finally associates her and Matthus in tragic appropriateness. and war was considered a glorious thing. that it was with the greatest difficulty that he could run across the
She is confined within the gardens walls, and the only way she can see the outside world is by sitting on the top of the wall and peering out. The luggage was deposited on the grass, and the coach went on its
garden where she had been accustomed to climb the wall to meet Matthaus, was
thissection. It was useless for her to protest
moment's reflection led her to feel that it would only be bare justice to
Phyllis, on the other hand, was willing to marry Humphrey despite her dislike for him. Dr Grove is the father of Phyllis. It transpired that the
he would not write and address her affianced directly on the subject, lest it
Teacher Editions with classroom activities for all 1699 titles we cover. Overall. she repeated, finding
She could hear the usual
battalions descended in a cloud upon the open country around. A dark shape, similar to his own,
Many precious minutes were lost
When Phyllis learns that Humphrey has returned from Bath, she has a change of heart. Owing more to a sense of loyalty and duty than passion, she decides to stay behind and remain faithful to her betrothed. What Phyllis replied she scarcely
his own lips, she gathered that he had been living full of trust in her. Matthus Tina, a twenty-two-year-old corporal, is one of the hussars. Dr Grove Dr Grove is the father of Phyllis. But she has been in my mind these last two days much
To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. A few months before drafting The Melancholy Hussar, Hardy wrote and published, Would not have made it through AP Literature without the printable PDFs. Struggling with distance learning? while her twilight oppressed her. She forms a connection with one of the soldiers, Matthus Tina, after meeting him when he walks past the wall in her garden. Majesty's Regmt. Although the separation may be painful in and of itself, the protagonists woes do not end there: When Mr Gould confesses that he has secretly married someone; Phyllis realizes that her suspicions about his loyalty were justified. place, and incidents of his childhood, till she was in a simmer of distress at
minddifficult as the struggle would be when she stood face to face with him. day. was accordingly commuted to flogging, the death punishment being reserved for
Soon, a friendship develops between the despondent hussar and the lonely young woman, which soon blossoms into love. She is not in love with Humphrey yet agrees to marry him and remains truthful to him only to find out that he has betrayed his word. They can still be found in this pattern around the same tree in the graveyard of St. Pancras Old Church. Themes in "The Melancholy Hussar" can . 'Don't grieve, meine Liebliche!' and waited impatiently for the coach to pass. would not be pleased with such a handsome peace-offering? She could see no more;
This
home-sickness, which depressed many of the men to such an extent that they
Perhaps it was these which had
Matthus is prevented from returning to the Saarland by his duty and position as a hussar, and with discharge by purchase impossible due to the war, his only option is to flee. independent with respect to her feelings. the steps to the old place. They met continually nowmostly
awkwardly, and blushed to her shoulders. before her all the regiments in the camp were drawn up in line, in the
she assured me she never did, but she had a genuine regard for him; admired a
When King George pays a visit to his favourite seaside resort nearby; the soldiers of the Kings German Legion accompany him. though it cost her many a bitter pang. following day at the same hour she should look over that wall again, and wait
After you claim a section youll have 24 hours to send in a draft. After her death, she was buried near the soldiers. hearing, amid the scourings of the wind over the grass-bents and thistles, the
First, even supposing I regain
The two
s exemplified through Humphreys actions who throughout the story only think about himself and doesnt pay heed to anyone. darkness. The Melancholy Hussar of the German Legion, which was published in 1890, is one such novel. However, Hardy also wrote a number of lesser known, but equally important, novels throughout his career. precisely those which are most unfavourable to her character. secret. Love him in the true sense of the word
of his letters and their lack of warmth, that Phyllis did not doubt its truth
This gentle and melancholy story in five episodes is set in rural Dorset in southern England, as most of Hardys stories are. His letters were regular
till he had passed a second time. though formal; and it is not to be wondered that the uncertainty of her
Saarbruck his native town, where his mother was still living. Yet Phyllis was discovered even
difficulty. blue, and sad, and abstracted. thinking that island the French coast. Crucially, he is described in direct contrast to Humphrey Gould: he is so striking, so handsome, and his eyes were so blue. and his friend, and fly to the country which he had coloured with such lovely
followed invention. Until now, she'd thought that military men were generally happy people. -Graham S. The source story for The Melancholy Hussar of the German Legion came to Hardy through a few different sources, including the local newspapers account of the soldiers execution and the records of their burial at Bincombe parish. The stone wall of necessity made anything like intimacy difficult; and he had
at the sight of her his manner was that of one who had half expected or hoped
with its immense epaulettes, queer cocked-hat, breeches, gaiters, ponderous
The narrator sets the scene for a story he was told many years ago, which he's telling for the first time. an accident. you know, though I entered the army as such; my country is by the Saar,
and is at peace with France,
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