Previous
Colonel Hodge
Mr. Hargood-Hood is the main antagonist of “An Englishman’s Home.” Although he’s quite agreeable and friendly, he’s the one who buys Mr. Westmacott’s field and consequently incites the feud between Mr. Metcalfe and Lady Peabury. However, he’s not the kind and clueless man he seems. The last paragraphs of the story reveal that he and his brother (who was posing as his lawyer) actually bought Mr. Westmacott’s field as part of an elaborate con to frighten the local gentry into buying it back from him at a higher price. All of this Mr. Hargood-Hood does in order to preserve his own luscious country estate and gardens with the profits. Crucially, Mr. Hargood-Hood’s actual background gives him insight into the wealthy neighbors’ greatest fears, and he uses these to shape his tricks and disguises.
Mr. Hargood-Hood Quotes in An Englishman’s Home
The An Englishman’s Home quotes below are all either spoken by Mr. Hargood-Hood or refer to Mr. Hargood-Hood. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Part 5
Quotes
They drove to Mr. Hargood-Hood’s home, a double quadrangle of mellow brick that was famous far beyond the county. On the days when the gardens were open to the public, record crowds came to admire the topiary work, yews and boxes of prodigious size and fantastic shape which gave perpetual employment to three gardeners. Mr. Hargood-Hood’s ancestors had built the house and planted the gardens[...]. A sterner age demanded more strenuous efforts for their preservation.
Related Characters:
Related Symbols:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
Together the two brothers unfolded the inch ordnance map of Norfolk, spread it on the table of the Great Hall and began their preliminary, expert search for a likely, unspoilt, well-loved village.
Get the entire An Englishman’s Home LitChart as a printable PDF.
Mr. Hargood-Hood Quotes in An Englishman’s Home
The An Englishman’s Home quotes below are all either spoken by Mr. Hargood-Hood or refer to Mr. Hargood-Hood. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Part 5
Quotes
They drove to Mr. Hargood-Hood’s home, a double quadrangle of mellow brick that was famous far beyond the county. On the days when the gardens were open to the public, record crowds came to admire the topiary work, yews and boxes of prodigious size and fantastic shape which gave perpetual employment to three gardeners. Mr. Hargood-Hood’s ancestors had built the house and planted the gardens[...]. A sterner age demanded more strenuous efforts for their preservation.
Related Characters:
Related Symbols:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
Together the two brothers unfolded the inch ordnance map of Norfolk, spread it on the table of the Great Hall and began their preliminary, expert search for a likely, unspoilt, well-loved village.
