In Conversations with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, its author described him as 'a Boy's Own figure', full of derring-do. Does anyone know what 'a Boy's Own figure' means here?
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Anonymous 'a Boy's Own figure', A character sure to be idolized by boys.
— Mister Micawber
Anonymous 'a Boy's Own figure', A character sure to be idolized by boys.
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