# Richard Alardyce — Night and Day character guide

> Richard Alardyce in Night and Day by Virginia Woolf.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Alardyce, a Richard Alardyce, Richard, the poet Alardyce

**First appearance:** 0001-night-and-day

## Who they are

The famous poet, Mrs. Hilbery's father, deceased before the story.

## Relationships

### [Katharine Hilbery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/night_and_day_se/characters/katharine_hilbery)

_family_

Richard Alardyce is Katharine's deceased grandfather, a famous poet, and her relationship with him is one of ancestral reverence and literary legacy.

### [Katharine Hilbery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/night_and_day_se/characters/katharine_hilbery)

_family_

Richard Alardyce is Katharine's deceased grandfather, a famous poet, and her relationship with him is one of ancestral reverence and literary legacy.

## In the story

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/night_and_day_se/chapters/iii)

The deceased poet and grandfather, whose legacy dominates the Hilbery household and whose biography is the central project of the chapter.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/night_and_day_se/chapters/ix)

Referenced as the deceased poet whose biography is being written; his photographs and legacy fill the room.

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