Eileen Soper

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Really, Pete. Why are you checking for Blyton facts via Wikipedia, when the Cave is at your fingertips???? :wink:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYOZ3IzRaf4" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

:D :D :D

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pete9012S wrote:Is this our first marital disagreement darling? :wink:
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Can't be their first. We've already established that Nigel doesn't much like carrot cake. 8)
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I never consult Wikipedia for anything, really. How do we know if the facts are true or not? :?

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I find Wikipedia very helpful indeed, when I am researching for a History or Geography project: in my opinion, it is an excellent, very convenient source of information.
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Wikipedia is a useful starting point even though some entries may contain inaccuracies. If I pick a subject out of thin air - Bach, for example - Wikipedia is sure to teach me things I didn't know and cover the basics fairly concisely. In the case of Bach, I know lamentably little off the top of my head - his full name was Johann Sebastian Bach, he was German, he composed classical music and he lived in (I think) the 1700s. I've seen a portrait of him wearing a powdered wig. Enid Blyton said he was one of her favourite composers. Embarrassingly, I can't recall the title of any music he wrote except Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - and I only remember that because I learnt to play it on the recorder!

Wikipedia will give me a lot more information and, if I'm unsure of any points, I can check them out elsewhere. Numerous references are given at the end of the article:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Sebastian_Bach" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Don't fret, Anita - you can't be knowledgeable about everything! :wink:
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Julie2owlsdene wrote:I never consult Wikipedia for anything, really. How do we know if the facts are true or not? :?
Actually you have a good point there, Julie. I discovered a few "facts" in several Wiki pages/topics which were not accurate and corrected them.
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Image
Price £350.00
SIGNED
PEN AND INK
2 PAGES EACH 9 1/2 X 7 1/2 INCHES
PROVENANCE: THE ESTATE OF GEORGE AND EILEEN SOPER
ILLUSTRATED: EILEEN SOPER, SONGS ON THE WIND,
LONDON: MUSEUM PRESS, 1948
'THEN AND NOW', PAGES 36-37
http://www.chrisbeetles.com/gallery/chi ... d-now.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Quite a touching little picture and tale.
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pete9012S wrote:Quite a touching little picture and tale.
Thank you, Pete! 8)
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A sweet poem, nicely illustrated. Thanks, Pete!
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You see - those Eileen Soper illustrations are far superior to anything she supplied for The Famous Five! Thanks for showing us this, Pete. Lovely poem too!
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Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'

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Some of my favourite Eileen Soper illustrations are those that she did for the Little Books series.
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I agree, John - they're my favourite too. Her full-colour illustrations were wonderful! :D
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