Can we just talk about the character names?
Some of my favorites:
The law firm of Hulker, Bullock and Bullock
Mrs. Rougemont, the actress
Sir Huddleston Fuddleston
Sir Giles Wapshot and the Misses Wapshot
Most of them are not very subtle, which I appreciate. Even "Miss Sharp" is a very telling name.
The ones I liked were the ones that are named after something or hint at something else:
ReplyDeleteRawdon--raw done?
Bute--buteo is a hawk, which describes the reverand's wife
Mrs. Firkin--a small wooden vessel
Dobbin--a plodding farm horse
I think I just ran into my favorite name yet--the brewer's daughter, Miss Grains.
ReplyDeleteSecond favorite--the Rev. Felix Rabbits, who happened to have 14 daughters.
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