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Tue 8 May, 2018 02:47 am
"Gustave the Loquacious"
I tried searching the name and nothing turned up (can you believe that?)
I'm not sure the context is any help but, here it is:
"She would talk about William the Silent, about Gustave the Loquacious, about Paris frocks, about how the poor dressed in 1337, about Fantin-Latour, about the Paris-Lyons-Mediterranée train-deluxe, about "
Any clue would be much appreciated, thank you!
William the Silent (Guillaume le Taciturne) is a genuine historical figure, living from 1533 until assassinated in 1584. He was the first Prince of Orange (in the modern era), for whom all subsequent Williams of Orange--such as William III of England--were named. I suspect that Gustave the Loquacious is a gag (a joke) by the author. Gustav Loquens is a name given to several prominent Czechs, and the author may be creating a ridiculous character who becomes confused and creates this Gustave the Loquacious, as a sort of mirror image of William the Silent.
@Setanta,
According to the footnote in the book
@ google books, the author most preobably was referring to the Swedish king Gustav I.
@Yang1130,
Thanks! That's very helpful!
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