James Steerforth at the school do, and a friendship begins to develop between the two. As Steerforth is several years older, David looks up to him as a sort of protector. Steerforth is said to be the only boy at the school bold enough to stand up to Mr Creakle, the school's strict headmaster, and to make Mr Creakle feel intimidated. Several years later, after moving to London, David encounters Steerforth, and the two resume their friendship. Steerforth takes David to his home in Highgate and introduces him to his mother, Mrs Steerforth, and her companion, Miss Rosa Dartle, an eccentric young
Charles Wilkins (writer) The Red Dragon. Wilkins died at home on 2 August 1913. Charles Wilkins (writer) Charles Wilkins (1831–1913) was a writer and editor. Wilkins was born in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, but lived for most of his life in Merthyr Tydfil, where he worked first as a postmaster's clerk to his father, and as a librarian for twenty years. As a writer, Wilkins' published output includes "The History of the Literature of Wales from 1300 to 1650" (1884), "The History of the Iron, Steel, Tinplate and Other Trades of Wales" (1903), and "The History of Merthyr Tydfil" (1867 and 1908). He also wrote