His Dark Materials
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His Dark Materials

Lord Murdstone was the alleged owner of a house in Oxfordshire. He was possibly invented by Gerard Bonneville to scare Malcolm Polstead. Bonneville claimed that Murdstone used to kidnap children and dismember them in his basement.[1]

Behind the scenes[]

  • The choice of name may be a reference to the violent Edward Murdstone of Dickens' David Copperfield.

Appearances[]

References[]

  1. La Belle Sauvage, Chapter 18
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