Fictional Character In A Book

[crockshard]

"Flemish female horse, happy and carefree". Full name. No letter count.

[mallyh]

the flanders mare was anne of cleves

[jno]

I don't know about happy and carefree, but she kept her head about her.

[crockshard]

Hmm. Need to think about this. Cryptic clue, but can't see how this works...

[crockshard]

Sorry, I am looking for a character in a book.

[jno]

yes, trying to think of a Flanders mare in fiction but it's too cryptic for me.

[Chinajan]

There was a character named 'Anne Blythe' in the book 'Anne of Green Gables'.

[crockshard]

I was trying to think of something bonny and blithe. I think you have hit on it, Chinajan!

[JimF]

"The Flanders Mare was Anne of Cleves"

Yes indeed, but the subject of "La Princess de Clèves" by Mme de La Fayette was a different person altogether.