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|featuring = | |featuring = [[Raymond Phillips|Raymond]] | ||
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'''The War Romance '''was the fourth short story in the ''[[Lethbridge-Stewart (series)|Lethbridge-Stewart]]'' series anthology ''[[Lineage (anthology)|Lineage]]''. | |||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart]] | * [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Mary Lethbridge-Stewart]] | ||
* [[Raymond Phillips]] | * [[Raymond Phillips]] | ||
* Graham Ingleton | * [[Graham Ingleton]] | ||
* [[Gordon Conall Lethbridge-Stewart|Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] | * [[Gordon Conall Lethbridge-Stewart|Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
'' | * Alistair reads ''[[The Final Problem]]'' by [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]. | ||
* Alistair dreams of his father, [[Wing Commander]] [[Gordon Conall Lethbridge-Stewart]]. | |||
* Gordon flies a [[Halifax (plane)|Halifax]]. | |||
* Alistair lives with his mother at [[Redrose Cottage]]. | |||
* Alistair mentions reuniting with the other [[Bledoe Cadets]], including [[Jemima Fleming|Jemima]], [[Henry Barns|Henry]], [[Terry (Cowpats and Comfort)|Terry]] and [[Nobby (Cowpats and Comfort)|Nobby]]. | |||
* Mary mentions her "[[James Gore's father|Grandpa Gore]]". | |||
* Mary recalls a surprise [[birthday]] dinner with Gordon at ''[[The Scott Arms]]'' in [[Kingston upon Thames|Kingston]] and chasing children across [[Pentire Head]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This story had the working title of "Paperman."<ref>[https://lethbridgestewartnovels.wordpress.com/2018/05/23/kate-lethbridge-stewart-returns/ Original title announcement]</ref> | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
'' | * Alistair notices the barn at [[Puckator Farm]], which had previously appeared in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Bledoe Cadets and the Bald Man of Pengriffen (short story)|The Bledoe Cadets and the Bald Man of Pengriffen]]'' as a meeting place for the [[Bledoe Cadets]], who is still away on duty. | ||
* Also referencing ''The Bledoe Cadets and the Bald Man of Pengriffen'', Mary recalls reading ''[[Gulliver's Travels]]'' to Alistair. | |||
== | == Footnotes == | ||
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[[Category:Lineage short stories]] | [[Category:Lineage short stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in 1943]] | [[Category:Stories set in 1943]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:42, 29 December 2023
The War Romance was the fourth short story in the Lethbridge-Stewart series anthology Lineage.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart
- Mary Lethbridge-Stewart
- Raymond Phillips
- Graham Ingleton
- Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Alistair reads The Final Problem by Arthur Conan Doyle.
- Alistair dreams of his father, Wing Commander Gordon Conall Lethbridge-Stewart.
- Gordon flies a Halifax.
- Alistair lives with his mother at Redrose Cottage.
- Alistair mentions reuniting with the other Bledoe Cadets, including Jemima, Henry, Terry and Nobby.
- Mary mentions her "Grandpa Gore".
- Mary recalls a surprise birthday dinner with Gordon at The Scott Arms in Kingston and chasing children across Pentire Head.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story had the working title of "Paperman."[1]
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Alistair notices the barn at Puckator Farm, which had previously appeared in PROSE: The Bledoe Cadets and the Bald Man of Pengriffen as a meeting place for the Bledoe Cadets, who is still away on duty.
- Also referencing The Bledoe Cadets and the Bald Man of Pengriffen, Mary recalls reading Gulliver's Travels to Alistair.
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
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