Richard Hannay returns to the front lines and participates in desperate fighting following the Germans' massive, last-ditch effort to win the war. Soon after the end of the war, Hannay marries Mary Lamington, and the following year they have a son, Peter John Hannay. The boy is named after Hannay's two great friends John Scantlebury Blenkiron (an American businessman and spy who had often helped him) and Peter Pienaar ("Mr Standfast"), an old Boer scout who seems to have been a kind of father-figure to him. The family settles in Mary's old home in the Cotswolds, Fosse Manor, Oxfordshire and Hannay (now
Claudia (American literary character) 1947. Claudia (American literary character) Claudia is an American literary character created by author Rose Franken. An article in "Life magazine's" March 31, 1941, issue said, "One of the oddest phenomena in the entertainment world is how a little idea like "Claudia" can grow into big business." The Claudia stories originated as serialized narratives in "Redbook" and "Good Housekeeping" magazines. The stories focused on the Naughton family: Claudia, David (her husband), Bobby and Matthew (their sons) and relatives of the family. A 1949 article in "Radio Album" magazine pointed out the similarity between author and character: "Knowing Rose Franken is