Posted by Magnus Smith on June 05, 2014 at 00:24:24 user Magnus.
In Reply to: Re: Arthur's voice posted by Mike Dennis on June 05, 2014 at 23:16:24:
I did post about this before, expressing my surprise that there was no Leeds accent!
When we realise his family's middle class background (father a university don, etc) it isn't really surprising. And he always hung around with similar families like the Collingwoods, had a prince to stay over, etc.
What I wonder is whether he moderated his accent when socialising with the working classes, as he enjoyed doing (see 'Bohemia in London', or his references to pubs in Cumbria).