Emily of New Moon · Character
Hugh Murray
The stern, long-dead patriarch of the Murray family.
minor
Also known as old Hugh Murray, Hugh, old Hugh
First appearance: vi new moon
Hugh Murray shows up with force in The Book of Yesterday. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The ancestor who settled at New Moon; his wife's epitaph 'Here I stay' is discussed.
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Character groups
- Extended Village and Family
- New Moon Household
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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See Hugh Murray in vi new moon