When you first mentioned the Lawrie = Julian concept to me, I didn't quite see it, but at that point I'd only read Autumn Term. Now that I've read a few more of the books, I agree that there's a distinct shift in characterisation towards what one might call the Julianish end of the spectrum. It's certainly possible that he was an inspiration for the character, given that we know Forest read other Renault novels. (And given what we know about Forest, I can see Renault's writing appealing to her.)
Only Lawrie doesn't have a mysterious fondness for caves or fall passionately in love with an older woman, so there's that...
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Date: 2014-05-31 04:11 pm (UTC)Only Lawrie doesn't have a mysterious fondness for caves or fall passionately in love with an older woman, so there's that...