The Bolds in PEACE

Alex Groce16 Aug 1999, 13:19original as archived

The Bolds in PEACE

I've found the answer to one of the first questions I ever asked on the list--whether Eleanor Bold's name in PEACE being the name of the character in BARCHESTER TOWERS had any significance. Apparently, I hadn't reread PEACE since becoming a Trollope fan. On page 77 of the Orb edition, Weer mentions that Eleanor was "as outspoken as the judge's favorite author could have wished," and on 79 Eleanor states that Stewart Blaine came to the Bold house to "play chess with Poppa and talk about Dickens and Anthony Trollope." So, Barbara Black (nee Bold) and Eleanor are named after the Warden's daughter and her sister-in-law in BARCHESTER TOWERS. For whatever that is worth. I'm also gathering some evidence for my hypothesis that Weer's ghost is woken up at a time when America has (for whatever reason) reverted to wilderness, presumably a LONG time after he died. "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free." John 8:32

Alex David Groce (agroce at cs.cmu.edu) Ph.D. Student, Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~agroce

William H. Ansley16 Aug 1999, 22:58original as archived

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So, Barbara Black (nee Bold) and Eleanor are named after the Warden's daughter and her sister-in-law in BARCHESTER TOWERS.

Wonderful. I always welcome Peace news on this list. Is there any other tie in between Peace and Barchester Towers?

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For whatever that is worth. I'm also gathering some evidence for my hypothesis that Weer's ghost is woken up at a time when America has (for whatever reason) reverted to wilderness, presumably a LONG time after he died.

I will be very interested to see your evidence whenever you decide to share it. William Ansley