It's been a while, guys. I'm really glad that new scans keep coming! You're as awesome as ever Pete.

It's a pleasure Escanor.I am forever in your debt for your uploading of the Five Go To Demon's Rocks illustrations by Betty Maxey,which I had almost given up hope of ever seeing! You're giving me way too much credit, Pete. :oops: I didn't do anything, really. :oops: Unlike Eileen Soper,Derek Lucas ...

These are all amazing. Thank you for your trouble, Pete!

Hello Pete. I'm alright I guess, thank you for asking.

Also, thank you for that link, Lucas' illustrations are beautiful!

The Secret Seven illustrations

Is that Derek Lucas? The book doesn't say who the illustrator is...

I loved all the illustrations I came across as a kid - and they weren't always the originals. They were 'my' version of the characters... I used to thoroughly believe I might one day meet these characters - even maybe climb the faraway tree...but I can't imagine children looking at the modern Famou...

That's really cool!
I am a huge lover for pretty much anything Japanese. Yet, I prefer not mixing my love for Blyton's worlds with manga-like illustrations. I find it quite interesting though, and I can see it work.

Despite the undying universal love of everyone towards Eileen Soper,I was surprised to read that: It was not until 1941 that her career as a book illustrator took off when the publishers Macmillan suggested her name to Enid Blyton , firstly for a series of Nature Readers. But it was the commission ...

walter raleigh wrote:If you're referring to "Five Have Plenty Of Fun" Escanor, I think I might be able to help...

Thank you Walter, those are absolutely gorgeous!
(Does Anne's blouse look funny in this one, or it's just me? )

Anita Bensoussane wrote:Golly - is it a blue moon(raker)?!

Hahaha nice one Anita!

While I was scanning the pictures from "Kirrin Island Again", I was mindful of the feelings of the Soperites amongst us and took the liberty of touching up one of the pictures so it might be more appealing to those who feel that Betty Maxey wasn't as "artistically talented" as E...

Absolutely loving these, Tony and Walter. Thank you both so very much. I'm not sure, but I think Pete scanned Five Go To Billycock Hill. There are some illustrations I don't remember myself. :? The illustrations of Five On Kirrin Island Again are also very beautiful, although Anne looks kind of funn...

I was thinking of saying something to this effect, but decided to be polite. :mrgreen: Actually, it would have been more like "so we can all see just how much more artistically talented Soper was..." You went and said it anyway. :lol: :lol: :lol: While I get how people generally prefer So...

:shock: These are fantastic Tony, I really can't thank you enough! :!: Just a note to Escanor: a few of your FF paperback illustration scan galleries have since been deleted [ possibly "Photo or photo set was deleted automatically because it has not been viewed for more than 30 days" ??? ]...

I'm glad you guys liked these illustrations!

walter raleigh wrote:

Escanor wrote:I'm going to have to ask someone else to do the 6th book after all.

I've finally got a day off on Monday so I might have a go if my scanner behaves itself.

Thank you Walter. I'm in your debt.

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