Why it matters
A curate and his fiancée meet in a wood; she looks at her name, Amy, carved into a tree by him long ago and now about to be covered by ivy. The title refers to a convention of the time: a poorly paid curate often could not marry until he had a better position.
Did you know?
- It was created between 1854 and 1859.
- It was originally titled Orlando.
- Hughes was a Pre-Raphaelite artist.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Long Engagement (CC BY-SA 4.0).
