the backwoods of English literature

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• backwoods — /ˈbækwʊdz / (say bakwoodz) plural noun 1. → back country. 2. Chiefly US wooded or partially uncleared and unsettled districts. 3. any unfamiliar or unfrequented area: the backwoods of English literature. –adjective Also, backwood. 4. of or… …  

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