The character was an amalgam of his idea of an English gentleman; himself; and Fairlie: in literary terms, Drummond has his roots in Sherlock Holmes, Sexton Blake and Richard Hannay, although there is also an element of The Scarlet Pimpernel.
The character was an amalgam of his idea of an English gentleman. The character was an amalgam of his idea of himself. The character was an amalgam of his idea of Fairlie. Drummond has his roots in Sherlock Holmes. This is in literary terms. Drummond has his roots in Sexton Blake. This is in literary terms. Drummond has his roots in Richard Hannay. This is in literary terms. There is also an element of The Scarlet Pimpernel.