The Woodlanders · Character
Fred Beaucock
Disreputable local man, sometimes acts as a go-between.
minor
Also known as Beaucock
First appearance: xiii
Fred Beaucock's tie to Grace Melbury is one of the pressures that moves The Woodlanders—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
A disgraced lawyer's clerk who informs Melbury about the new divorce law and influences him to write optimistic letters to Grace and Giles.
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With Grace Melbury (professional): Fred Beaucock is a lawyer's clerk who handles legal matters for Grace's family, interacting with her formally. With Giles Winterborne (professional): Fred Beaucock interacts with Giles…
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Relationship types
- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Rural and working-class community
- Upper-class and aspirational characters
- Protagonist
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Grace Melbury
professional · ambivalent
Fred Beaucock is a lawyer's clerk who handles legal matters for Grace's family,… How this plays out →
- Giles Winterborne
professional · negative
- Grace Melbury
professional · ambivalent
Fred Beaucock is a lawyer's clerk who handles legal matters for Grace's family,… How this plays out →
- Giles Winterborne
professional · negative
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See Fred Beaucock in xiii