Posted by A Clayton on May 27, 2012 at 06:51:56 user cousin_jack.
As Adam Q points out, almost every book has to have a protagonist to generate interest and plot. It recently occurred to me how often weather conditions are pulled into the stories to help the plot along or merely to add interest.
S+A The Storm on the island which is used as an exclamation mark to end the tale.
SD The fog on the moors which leads to Titty and Roger getting lost and needing to be rescued.
PD The fog in the channel to escape the Viper and the storm on the island to create a generaly cacophanous ending and also reveals the treasure and does for the pirates.
WH Apart from the unusualy icy conditions which generate the story, the blizzard which blows the D's to the north pole is more colourful than merely skating there.
CC The fog on Breydon water leading to a stranding and the meeting with the Hullabaloos.
PP A long drought which leads to a potentialy disastrous fell fire.
WD A combination of tide and fog lead to Goblin floating out to sea, stormy conditions prevent an early return.
SW The weather is clement, but the explorers are bedeviled by the tidal conditions, notably with crossing the wade and frequent groundings in the mud.
BS A rare absence of weather affecting the plot in this detective novel, unless I've forgotten something.
ML After the loss of Wild Cat the 'lifeboats' are separated by stormy conditions. Once ashore the weather plays no further part.
P+M Nancy sneaks out on a stormy night to see the D's. Doesn't affect the plot much, but adds to the colour and tension.
GN Only minimal weather effects here, a bit of becalming, and some hot weather which causes John's disguise to become sweat smudged and ineffective.
Considering the Lake District is one of the wetest places in England, apart from these dramatic and timely storms the S + A's do rather well for weather.