5/9/2023 0 Comments Lynley dodds![]() Indeed, anyone who has been a child in the past 40 years or so, has had children or has been in the company of children for any length of time is bound to have encountered the adventures of the shaggy black mutt and his gaggle of chums. Hairy Maclary is one of those characters from children’s books that everyone seems to know. "Who could do better than Mr Collins (the unctuous vicar in Pride and Prejudice)? It’s really just the fact that I love language and I want the language to sing for the children." What Dodd – Dame Lynley Dodd to be correct – says impresses her about Austen is her language and the wonderful characters she created. ![]() And you can’t see specific allusions to the great English novelist. She is the creator of the much-loved Hairy and an enthusiast of the much-loved Austen. At least that’s what Lynley Dodd says and she should know. The influence of Jane Austen on Hairy Maclary From Donaldson’s Dairy may not be immediately apparent, but it’s there. ![]()
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