"Brother Copas" by Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch is a moving tale set within the idyllic placing of Polkimbra, a fictional Cornish village. The plot revolves round Brother Copas, a monk who lives in the close by abbey. When a series of unforeseen occurrences upset the village's peace, Brother Copas turns into entangled in an internet of affection, devotion, and moral quandaries. As the tale progresses, readers are attracted into Polkimbra's captivating and complex universe, wherein the protagonists war with questions of obligation, choice, and the battle among secular and non-secular beliefs. Brother Copas, cited for his wit and knowledge, emerges as a pivotal discern within the unfolding narrative, dealing with both external and personal troubles. Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch tells a story at the eternal topics of human nature and how societal modifications affect traditional approaches of existence. The tale is imbued with the writer's astute observations of human character and a radical recognition of small-city dynamics. "Brother Copas" exemplifies Quiller-Couch's literary skills, bringing readers a gripping combination of humor, drama, and incisive mirrored image at the complexities of human relationships.
Arthur Quiller-Couch was born in the town of Bodmin, Cornwall. He was the son of Dr. Thomas Quiller Couch, a renowned physician, folklorist, and historian who married Mary Ford and resided at 63 Fore Street, Bodmin, until his death in 1884. Thomas was the offspring of two historic local families, the Quiller and Couch dynasties. Arthur was the third generation of academics from the Couch family. His grandfather, Jonathan Couch, was a naturalist, physician, historian, classicist, pharmacist, and illustrator (especially of fish). His younger sisters, Florence Mabel and Lilian M., were both writers and folklorists. Quiller-Couch attended Newton Abbot Proprietary College between the late 1870s and the early 1880s. He later attended Clifton College and Trinity College, Oxford, where he earned a First in Classical Moderations (1884) and a Second in Greats (1886). Quiller-Couch briefly taught Classics at Trinity beginning in 1886. After gaining some journalistic experience in London, primarily as a writer to The Speaker (periodical), he settled in Fowey, Cornwall, in 1891.
