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- 28 Nov 2016, 12:08
- Forum: Other Authors
- Topic: E. Nesbit - The Railway Children, etc.
- Replies: 143
- Views: 21946
Re: E. Nesbit - The Railway Children, etc.
Have recently found out that E. Nesbit wrote ghost and horror short stories. Twenty of these stories are collected in The Power of Darkness - Tales of Terror. Worth a read for fans of the genre. Nesbit writes beautifully as usual but these are definitely not children's stories.
- 28 Nov 2016, 11:50
- Forum: Other Authors
- Topic: M. R. James
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1261
Re: M. R. James
Hi everyone
M.R. James is a favourite of mine - only discovered in last 5 years.
Favourite stories are The Haunted Doll's House and Lost Hearts.
Often you will find an M.R. James story in an audio book collection of ghost stories.
The stories have extra impact when listened to.
M.R. James is a favourite of mine - only discovered in last 5 years.
Favourite stories are The Haunted Doll's House and Lost Hearts.
Often you will find an M.R. James story in an audio book collection of ghost stories.
The stories have extra impact when listened to.
- 14 Mar 2015, 15:21
- Forum: The Books
- Topic: Your first and last Famous Five?
- Replies: 65
- Views: 4261
Re: Your first and last Famous Five?
Hi everyone I think Mystery Moor was the first Famous Five book I read and Billycock Hill was the last. There was no method or order to the reading of the books, just whatever I could get my hands on. My own collection was quite small, just six books. In Australia in the 1970s Blyton books were NOT ...
- 13 Mar 2015, 15:23
- Forum: The Books
- Topic: Secret Seven Win Through
- Replies: 37
- Views: 3654
Re: Secret Seven Win Through
I recently read this book for the first time while reading the series from start to finish. However, unlike so many of the other stories, this one didn't do much for me. Perhaps I've read too many EB stories set in caves (eg Adventurous Four Again , Valley of Adventure ). But when the Seven relocate...
- 13 Mar 2015, 14:44
- Forum: The Books
- Topic: Puzzle for The Secret Seven
- Replies: 54
- Views: 3735
Re: Puzzle for The Secret Seven
Greetings everyone! Puzzle was one of the only Secret Seven books I read as a child. I have recently read the book again, along with all the other books in the series, many for the first time. I agree with other posts that this book is a poignant and touching story. There is moral ambiguity in the c...
- 30 Oct 2013, 09:01
- Forum: General Natter
- Topic: Booktrust - 100 Best Children's Books
- Replies: 46
- Views: 2495
Re: Booktrust - 100 Best Children's Books
Good to see you posting again, Booklover! Hope all is okay with you. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone appears in the 9-11 age-group, so you should be able to vote for it in that category. Hi Anita Yes, thanks for your hearty welcome. I've been quite busy in recent times and had some ill-hea...
- 28 Oct 2013, 12:07
- Forum: General Natter
- Topic: Booktrust - 100 Best Children's Books
- Replies: 46
- Views: 2495
Re: Booktrust - 100 Best Children's Books
Hi everyone :) Nice to be able to drop in again after a long absence. Thanks for the link, Anita. You seem to be able to vote more than once (just type out the anti-Spam message each time). Certainly at least twice, I found, and possibly as many times as you want (although I didn't bother checking a...
- 26 Jan 2013, 13:35
- Forum: The Books
- Topic: Famous Five similarities, Caravan = Camp?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1150
Re: Famous Five similarities, Caravan = Camp?
Hi everyone Greetings for 2013! Hope it's a lucky year! I agree with Lucky Star that a lot of the plots are similar, with plenty of secret passages and tunnels etc - yet Blyton also makes each story memorable in its own way, so the similarities are not readily noticeable. Two stories with similar pl...
- 09 Jun 2012, 08:01
- Forum: The Books
- Topic: All the polls
- Replies: 29
- Views: 5058
Re: All the polls
Hi everyone
Have just updated the list of polls added to the forum since late December last year (three more - numbers 47-49).
Have just updated the list of polls added to the forum since late December last year (three more - numbers 47-49).
- 18 Sep 2011, 10:16
- Forum: Admin Announcements
- Topic: Monthly Quiz
- Replies: 2595
- Views: 196440
Re: Monthly Quiz
Hi everyone Thanks Eddie - my score this month was very lucky. Like Pip in Secret Room (which I just re-read), I was a "good guesser" on about 10 questions. Lenoir does have a good point - the scoring system for the quiz is a delicate balance of correct answers AND speed. I posted my comme...
- 17 Sep 2011, 02:55
- Forum: The Books
- Topic: Chivers Audio Books - Famous Five Collection
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1850
Re: Chivers Audio Books - Famous Five Collection
Thanks for the link, unclealister. From a quick look at the site, there are 35 EB books available: 19 Famous Fives (not #7 Go Off to Camp or #8 Get into Trouble ) 13 Secret Sevens (not #1 The Secret Seven or #4 Secret Seven on the Trail ) 1 Find-Outers book (#3 Secret Room - incorrectly titled a Sec...
- 17 Sep 2011, 02:09
- Forum: Admin Announcements
- Topic: Monthly Quiz
- Replies: 2595
- Views: 196440
Re: Monthly Quiz
Here is an update on the number of people attempting the quiz in 2011: January 144 February 136 March 167 April 127 May 117 June 128 July 150 An average of 138.43 entries per month so far. These are wonderful Bradman-esque figures! Or dare I say it - Alastair Cook-esque figures (although I suppose ...
- 16 Sep 2011, 15:08
- Forum: The Books
- Topic: Favourite Five Find-Outers book
- Replies: 357
- Views: 40599
Re: Favourite Five Find-Outers book
Hi everyone :) Some feedback on the poll. We have 51 votes so far and 14 of the 15 books have received one vote or more. The much-maligned Banshee Towers is the only book to miss out. As yet there is no runaway favourite, although six books are preferred: Missing Necklace and Invisible Thief have 7 ...
- 15 Sep 2011, 13:24
- Forum: The Books
- Topic: All the polls
- Replies: 29
- Views: 5058
Re: All the polls
Greetings everyone!
Have just added a few more polls to the list. Get those votes in!
Have just added a few more polls to the list. Get those votes in!
- 14 May 2011, 14:47
- Forum: The Books
- Topic: The best series
- Replies: 35
- Views: 4260
Re: The best series
A very interesting poll! Very helpful to have two choices. I went for Naughtiest Girl and the Adventure Series. Elizabeth Allen is a legend! And Kiki and the gang are legends too! PS Don't forget The Faraway Tree, The Wishing-Chair and the Barney mysteries. Not on the list but also all-time favourit...