Squire Bracebridge

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Squire Bracebridge is a jovial, old-fashioned English country gentleman featured in Washington Irving’s "Bracebridge Hall," known for his hospitality and love of traditional customs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English country squire
fictional character
literary character
appearsIn Bracebridge Hall
Old Christmas
appearsInWorkBy American author
characterTrait hospitable
jovial
old-fashioned
traditional
countryOfCitizenship England
creator Washington Irving
culturalAssociation traditional English Christmas customs
familyName Bracebridge
fictionalUniverse Bracebridge Hall universe
gender male
hasFamilyMember Frank Bracebridge
Mrs. Bracebridge
knownFor hospitality
hosting Christmas festivities
love of traditional customs
languageOfWork English
literaryGenre Romantic-era fiction
narrativeFunction embodiment of idealized rural English life
narrativeRole host of the narrator
occupation landed gentleman
residence Bracebridge Hall
settingPlace English countryside
settingTimePeriod early 19th century
socialClass gentry

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Bracebridge Hall hasCharacter Squire Bracebridge