Lawrence Atreides: The Roots of 'Dune' 1 ▲ Wormwoodiana 1 hour ago · Writing · hide Withnail Books of Penrith have just announced pre-orders for the latest in their series of limited edition literary chapbooks, and this time it is a monograph, Lawrence Atreides, The Roots of Dune, a 10,000 words essay by Karen Kennedy Ph.D.This explores the inspiration of T. E. Lawrence in the character of Paul Atreides in Frank Herbert's Dune (1965), 'a foreign figure who Commenting on Bubbles has been removed. Why? If you want to talk about this post, write to the author, use the comments on their blog if it has them, or reply with a "RE:" post on your own blog. Suggestions? feedback@bubbles.town