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The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green is an English comic novel by Cuthbert Bede, the pen name of Edward Bradley. Its first part appeared in 1853 as The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green, an Oxford Freshman, and later parts followed in 1854 and 1857.
The book follows Verdant Green, an undergraduate at the fictional Brazenface College, through humorous episodes of mid-nineteenth-century Oxford student life.
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Who wrote The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green?
The novel was written by Edward Bradley under the pen name Cuthbert Bede. Bradley used the name for this comic account of Verdant Green's experiences.
What is the first part of The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green called?
The first part appeared in 1853 as The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green, an Oxford Freshman. Later parts followed in 1854 and 1857.
What kind of novel is The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green?
It is an English comic novel with a picaresque structure, meaning it follows a central character through a series of loosely connected adventures. Verdant Green's student life provides the main setting for the humor.
What happens to Verdant Green in the book?
Verdant Green is portrayed as a young Oxford student whose experiences create the novel's comic episodes. The story draws humor from university life, social mistakes, and the conventions of Victorian student culture.
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