# John Duck — Amaryllis at the Fair character guide

> John Duck in Amaryllis at the Fair by Richard Jefferies.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** big John Duck, Duck, John

**First appearance:** 0006-iii

## Snapshot

A vast, slow-spoken farmer whose first-rate dog-trap and stolid bulk make him a welcome change from Iden's motionless days.

## Who they are

Big John Duck is the neighbouring farmer who enters the Iden house without ceremony, ale in hand, and offers Mrs. Iden a seat in his dog-trap for the fair. He is a mountain of slowness and stolidity, yet not the fool his clumsiness suggests, and his visits give Mrs. Iden the small, innocent spice of Another Man's attention. He anchors the novel's rural world, where courtship, ale, and a grubbed hedge carry equal weight.

## Relationships

### [Amaryllis Iden](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/amaryllis_at_the_fair_se/characters/amaryllis_iden)

_social_

Amaryllis and John Duck are acquaintances from the village, interacting in a polite but distant manner.

### [Iden Pacha](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/amaryllis_at_the_fair_se/characters/iden_pacha)

_professional_

Iden Pacha and John Duck have a working relationship, likely as employer and employee on the farm.

### [Jack Duck](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/amaryllis_at_the_fair_se/characters/jack_duck)

_family_

Jack Duck and John Duck are brothers, working together on the farm and sharing a close sibling bond.

### [Iden Pacha](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/amaryllis_at_the_fair_se/characters/iden_pacha)

_professional_

Iden Pacha and John Duck have a working relationship, likely as employer and employee on the farm.

### [Iden Pacha](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/amaryllis_at_the_fair_se/characters/iden_pacha)

_professional_

Iden Pacha and John Duck have a working relationship, likely as employer and employee on the farm.

### [Amaryllis Iden](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/amaryllis_at_the_fair_se/characters/amaryllis_iden)

_social_

Amaryllis and John Duck are acquaintances from the village, interacting in a polite but distant manner.

### [Amaryllis Iden](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/amaryllis_at_the_fair_se/characters/amaryllis_iden)

_social_

Amaryllis and John Duck are acquaintances from the village, interacting in a polite but distant manner.

## In the story

### [Amaryllis at the Fair](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/amaryllis_at_the_fair_se/chapters/amaryllis-at-the-fair)

Seen at the fair, a figure from the rural community.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/amaryllis_at_the_fair_se/chapters/viii)

Interested in Amaryllis; hopes to marry her for her grandfather's money; considered eligible due to his father's wealth.

### [XXXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/amaryllis_at_the_fair_se/chapters/xxxiii)

Sits with Iden in the bow-window, eats lunch with a great mouth full.

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