I discovered this post (and enjoyed your analysis) while searching for stuff about Arthur Ransome (being a life-long fan - I'm now 60 and still read all the books!) I then went over to Archive and read 'Dispatches'.
Firstly, congratulations on an entertaining variation on the speculation of how the characters mature and their experiences in WWII.
Secondly, congratulations for venturing in to matters of sexuality (some die-hard fans object to such speculation!) Lastly, back in Autumn 2013 I wrote just for myself a tale of how some of the characters ended up after WWII.
In it I had John and Peggy engaged, Dick having worked at Bletchly Park in the war working on computers for Lyons and Nancy in a relationship (started during the war) with Daisy (one of the Eels in Secret Water.) Why I came to the conclusion that this would happen I’m not really sure, they both just seemed to be of that nature and clearly hit it off when they first met.
As yet, it remains unpublished anywhere but I have been considering posting to one of the fan fiction sites.
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Dispatches
Date: 2014-02-03 04:40 pm (UTC)Firstly, congratulations on an entertaining variation on the speculation of how the characters mature and their experiences in WWII.
Secondly, congratulations for venturing in to matters of sexuality (some die-hard fans object to such speculation!)
Lastly, back in Autumn 2013 I wrote just for myself a tale of how some of the characters ended up after WWII.
In it I had John and Peggy engaged, Dick having worked at Bletchly Park in the war working on computers for Lyons and Nancy in a relationship (started during the war) with Daisy (one of the Eels in Secret Water.)
Why I came to the conclusion that this would happen I’m not really sure, they both just seemed to be of that nature and clearly hit it off when they first met.
As yet, it remains unpublished anywhere but I have been considering posting to one of the fan fiction sites.