2006, Thomas Hardy, Tim Dolin, The Hand of Ethelberta
Christopher can only conceive of this archlecher in terms of medieval romance, in the larger than life figures of François Rabelais (1494–1553) and the Falstaffian chaplain and steward of Robin Hood.
2018, Catherine Robson, Men in Wonderland: The Lost Girlhood of the Victorian Gentleman (page 90)
The curious quality of the grandfather's relation with his grandchild is perhaps best shown by juxtaposing the old man with Quilp, the spurious archlecher.
