[LMB] Dag and the Catfish

[Carol Cooper]

Dorian E. Gray wrote
> 
> The Pratchett character in question is Harry King, known as "Piss Harry"
> and
> "King of the Golden River".  According to
> http://wiki.lspace.org/wiki/Harry_King he appears in "The Truth" and
> "Making
> Money".
> 
> Knowing Pratchett, he was almost certainly referencing an earlier class of
> businessmen, if not one particular (fictional or not) one.

Funny, I thought I'd already chipped in on this, but maybe not.  Pratchett
was indeed referencing another book - the original character was, I think,
Mr Boffin (aka 'The Golden Dustman') in Dickens' 'Our Mutual Friend'.
Carol