Re: Nancy based on Lenin?!


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Posted by Duncan on January 28, 2013 at 01:01:26 user Duncan.

In Reply to: Nancy based on Lenin?! posted by Magnus Smith on January 25, 2013 at 03:40:59:

"Thinly-disguised portrait" is definitely a bit much, although the Winter Holiday idea is an interesting one. I like the way "Winter Holiday as Russian Revolution" means Arthur Ransome ends up appearing in the story three times at least - he is Dorothea (romantically enthusiastic), Dick (a practical participant) and Captain Flint ("nothing but a beast of burden") And as for Peggy and Trotsky... ;-)

Seriously, I don't think AR went in for analogies really, although there might have been a subconscious or semi-conscious influence here and there, and the big red flag might have been a bit mischievous...


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