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{{Infobox character
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[[image:Tom Dudgeon.jpg|thumb|Tom Dudgeon in the [[BBC]] adaptation ''[[Swallows and Amazons Forever!]]'']]
  
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|Box title =Tom Dudgeon
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[[image:TomAR.jpg|thumb|An unused sketch by Arthur Ransome of Tom, published in [[CFT]]]]
  
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|Image file =Tom Dudgeon.jpg
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|Image size =150
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|Row 1 title =Name:
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|Row 1 info =Principal Boy (in AR's working notes and letters)<br>
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Tom Dudgeon
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|Row 2 title =Gender:
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|Row 2 info =male
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|Row 3 title =Age:
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|Row 3 info =12 or 13 ([[CFT|CFT p123]]).
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|Row 4 title =Height:
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|Row 4 info =?
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|Row 5 title =Position:
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|Row 5 info =Owner of ''[[Dreadnought]]''<br>
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Skipper of ''[[Titmouse]]''<br>
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Leader of [[The Coot Club]]<br>
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Elder of The Coot Club
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|Row 6 title =Loyalty:
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|Row 6 info =[[Dr Dudgeon]], [[Ella Dudgeon]] and [[our baby]]<br>
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[[The Coot Club]]<br>
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the [[Coot with the white feather]]<br>
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[[Scotland Yard]]<br>
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|Row 7 title =Enemies:
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|Row 7 info =[[Victims]]<br>
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[[Foreigners]]<br>
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[[George Owdon]]<br>
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[[Hullabaloos]]
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|Row 8 title =Native Residence:
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|Row 8 info = [[Horning]] (school might be elsewhere)
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|Row 9 title =Future career:
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|Row 9 info =bird watcher
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|Row 10 title =Possible prototype:
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|Row 10 info =the skipper of the ''Titmouse''
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|Row 11 title =
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|Row 11 info =
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[[image:Tom Dudgeon.jpg|right|150px|Tom Dudgeon in the [[BBC]] adaptation ''[[Swallows and Amazons Forever!]]'']]
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'''Tom Dudgeon''' is the skipper of the ''[[Titmouse]]'' and leader of [[the Coot Club]]. He is the older son of [[Dr Dudgeon]] and [[Ella Dudgeon]] and older brother to "[[our baby]]".
 
'''Tom Dudgeon''' is the skipper of the ''[[Titmouse]]'' and leader of [[the Coot Club]]. He is the older son of [[Dr Dudgeon]] and [[Ella Dudgeon]] and older brother to "[[our baby]]".
   
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Tom is older than Dick; he refers to "young Dick" in [[CC|CC16]]. The "scrap of grey flannel" from "sombody's trousies" ([[BS|BS18]]) is ''like what Tom wear'' says Pete; suggesting that Tom is old enough to wear long trousers like [[George Owdon]] and [[Ralph Strakey]]. However he is shown in short trousers in various pictures (eg [[BS|BS1,10]]). Dick thinks when he first meets Tom that ''hundreds of boys wore flannel shorts ([[CC|CC1]]).''
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Tom is older than Dick; he refers to "young Dick" in [[CC|CC16]]. The "scrap of grey flannel" from "sombody's trousies" ([[BS|BS18]]) is ''like what Tom wear'' says Pete; suggesting that Tom is old enough to wear long trousers like [[George Owdon]] and [[Ralph Strakey]]. However he is shown in short trousers in various pictures (eg [[BS|BS1,10]]). Dick thinks when he first meets Tom that ''hundreds of boys wore flannel shorts ([[CC|CC1]]).''
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Tom is a bold, daring boy who likes a challenge. He jumps aboard a moving train in Norwich, and takes "a flying leap" onto the ''Teasel '' in Beccles to tackle suspected intruders.(CC1,22)
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Tom lives with his parents in Horning, but because the [[coot with the white feather]] is described as being watched during school time by [[Joe]], [[Bill]] and [[Pete]] (and not Tom) this may indicate that Tom attended school far from Horning.
   
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According to [[Christina Hardyment]] , in letters to the Reynolds, Ransome planned [[Coot Club]] with the theme of Bird Protection, and having a P.B. or Principal Boy .... ''aet. 12 or 13 …. living say at Horning'' ([[CFT|CFT p123]]).
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[[CC|Coot Club]] is dedicated "To the Skipper of the ''Titmouse''"; suggesting that Arthur Ransome modelled Tom on someone.
 
   
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''[[CC|Coot Club]]'s'' [[dedication]] is "To the Skipper of the ''Titmouse''", suggesting that Arthur Ransome modelled Tom on someone.
   
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[[image:TomAR.jpg|left|450px|An unused sketch by Arthur Ransome of Tom, published in [[CFT]]]]
   
 
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Latest revision as of 14:12, 26 June 2021

Tom Dudgeon

Tom Dudgeon

Name:
Principal Boy (in AR's working notes and letters)
Tom Dudgeon
Gender:
male
Age:
12 or 13 (CFT p123).
Height:
?
Position:
Owner of Dreadnought

Skipper of Titmouse
Leader of The Coot Club

Elder of The Coot Club
Loyalty:
Dr Dudgeon, Ella Dudgeon and our baby

The Coot Club
the Coot with the white feather

Scotland Yard
Enemies:
Native Residence:
Horning (school might be elsewhere)
Future career:
bird watcher
Possible prototype:
the skipper of the Titmouse


Tom Dudgeon in the BBC adaptation Swallows and Amazons Forever!

Tom Dudgeon is the skipper of the Titmouse and leader of the Coot Club. He is the older son of Dr Dudgeon and Ella Dudgeon and older brother to "our baby".

Tom is older than Dick; he refers to "young Dick" in CC16. The "scrap of grey flannel" from "sombody's trousies" (BS18) is like what Tom wear says Pete; suggesting that Tom is old enough to wear long trousers like George Owdon and Ralph Strakey. However he is shown in short trousers in various pictures (eg BS1,10). Dick thinks when he first meets Tom that hundreds of boys wore flannel shorts (CC1).

Tom is a bold, daring boy who likes a challenge. He jumps aboard a moving train in Norwich, and takes "a flying leap" onto the Teasel in Beccles to tackle suspected intruders.(CC1,22)

Tom lives with his parents in Horning, but because the coot with the white feather is described as being watched during school time by Joe, Bill and Pete (and not Tom) this may indicate that Tom attended school far from Horning.

According to Christina Hardyment , in letters to the Reynolds, Ransome planned Coot Club with the theme of Bird Protection, and having a P.B. or Principal Boy .... aet. 12 or 13 …. living say at Horning (CFT p123).

Coot Club's dedication is "To the Skipper of the Titmouse", suggesting that Arthur Ransome modelled Tom on someone.

An unused sketch by Arthur Ransome of Tom, published in CFT
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