tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470094.post115333592527247144..comments2024-03-18T16:55:31.971+00:00Comments on This Space: Markham ... wellStephen Mitchelmorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01658772259307446873noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470094.post-1153763320608495962006-07-24T18:48:00.000+01:002006-07-24T18:48:00.000+01:00There's a David(?) Markham in Millennium People by...There's a David(?) Markham in Millennium People by JG Ballard. One of his purposefully bland names.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470094.post-1153577260650282362006-07-22T15:07:00.000+01:002006-07-22T15:07:00.000+01:00Leonard Markham is the protagonist of Ian McEwan's...Leonard Markham is the protagonist of Ian McEwan's (best?) novel, <I>The Innocent</I>:<BR/><BR/>http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0385494335/102-9699708-5382533?v=glance&n=283155Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470094.post-1153378951287451752006-07-20T08:02:00.000+01:002006-07-20T08:02:00.000+01:00Markham is a very good fictional name. It's "norma...Markham is a very good fictional name. It's "normal" (it doesn't sound odd, because the component syllables are commonly found in many proper names, eg Marks, Oldham) but it's not "common" (Smith, Jones).Tim Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.com