Posted by Duncan on August 01, 2012 at 05:43:06 user Duncan.
In Reply to: Origin of Dorothea posted by Magnus Smith on July 30, 2012 at 11:39:45:
I have always assumed that the Ds must have been at least partially inspired by Dick and Des Kelsall. AR was not averse to developing a character from an original with changes of name and gender, but does anybody know whether Des was a bit of a writer?
Having said that, Dick and Dot as two sides of AR's character (and not quite the same two sides as John and Titty... and Captain Flint) makes sense too.