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"The dryad : a novel" by Justin H. McCarthy is a novel written in the early 20th century. Set amid medieval Frankish-ruled Greece, it weaves chivalric romance with lingering Greek pagan enchantment as a rough soldier of fortune, a high-minded young prince, and an immortal forest nymph collide. The likely focus is on the clash between cynicism and idealism, the endurance of the old gods’ magic, and a perilous love between mortal and immortal, chiefly through Simon of Rouen, Rainouart of the Rock, and the dryad Argathona. The opening of the novel follows Simon of Rouen into the Eleusinian wood, where his coarse wit, empty purse, and misanthropic “lantern for honesty” contrast sharply with a young knight he meets reading the Romance of the Rose. After spitefully directing lurking thieves toward the knight, Simon naps and wakes to Argathona, a dryad who claims ancient lineage and effortless strength, rebuffing his clumsy advances and compelling him to aid the ambushed rider. She races hi
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