Jane is often referred to as the "female William", a reference to the Just William stories of Richmal Crompton which were very popular at the time.
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During his time in Iceland Lamburn, the putative original for “William” of the Richmal Crompton books, came into contact with Air Commander Cecil George Wigglesworth, speculated to be the original for “Biggles” of the stories by W. E. Johns.