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in reply to a message by elbowin
That's great information, and confirmed by the Social Security data. I wonder, though, if the fictional "Nedra," being a place-name rather than a person's name, was inspired by Shakespeare's "Arden," the forest in "As You Like It" in which the play takes place and several pairs of lovers meet. At any rate, I wouldn't be surprised if this was the case.
This message was edited 5/22/2020, 3:11 PM
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I don't know whether there is a connection with Arden, and without some quote from McCutcheon it is probably undecidable. At least I see no special preference for backward spellings in McCutcheon's namings.
This message was edited 5/23/2020, 10:09 AM
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