Re: The Enid Blyton Dossier
Posted: 15 Jan 2017, 23:46
well, I haven't seen a new copy for years! I've seen a few second-hand ones - but its not like you can just order it on Amazon!
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Complete with exclusive photos (mature audiences only)??Rob Houghton wrote: Maybe even tennis write-ups...
Slightly better than 'Anecdotage', though. Although had you called that, this thread might have slightly more than two pages. 63 pages, in fact.Tony Summerfield wrote:I know exactly what you mean, Anita, the word 'Dossier' doesn't exactly draw you to the book, it seems horribly academic
I'm thinking of buying a 'new' copy because my old one is so well thumbed and very poor condition indeed, I've looked at it so often! I could sell my copy - but its split all down the spine and the back cover is completely off, while the front cover is loose! I don't think I'd even get £1.50 for it!Eddie Muir wrote:I saw a copy for £1.50 in a charity shop over the weekend, but I decided to leave it on the shelf, as it was in such poor condition.
That's a testimony to how fantastic The Dossier is - only bad things get talked about.Moonraker wrote:Slightly better than 'Anecdotage', though. Although had you called that, this thread might have slightly more than two pages. 63 pages, in fact.Tony Summerfield wrote:I know exactly what you mean, Anita, the word 'Dossier' doesn't exactly draw you to the book, it seems horribly academic
Not long after you posted that comment I found a second thread also called The Enid Blyton Dossier, and I merged the two. So we've got seven pages now!Moonraker wrote:Slightly better than 'Anecdotage', though. Although had you called that, this thread might have slightly more than two pages. 63 pages, in fact.
I have no idea, either.Tony Summerfield wrote:I am not all that sure why you are quoting something that I wrote over eight years ago, Nigel!
Well done, old thing. Anecdotage, look out!Anita Bensoussane wrote:Not long after you posted that comment I found a second thread also called The Enid Blyton Dossier, and I merged the two. So we've got seven pages now!Moonraker wrote:Slightly better than 'Anecdotage', though. Although had you called that, this thread might have slightly more than two pages. 63 pages, in fact.
That is true, Rob - although rather sad for those who write well. I realise that there is a limit to how many times you can say, "A wonderful edition" and so on, but it does seem unfair that a load of rubbish attracts pages and pages of comments, yet a work of art relatively few.Rob Houghton wrote: That's a testimony to how fantastic The Dossier is - only bad things get talked about.
Was round at the folks' tonight and the dossier was handed over to me to keep!kirstymaclaren wrote:My parents bought the dossier at the time, and I had forgotten about it until recently, when my obsession with Enid Blyton (and this website) has been revived.
I looked it up on this website and was delighted to find it was by Tony Summerfield! It all comes together. I will have to ask my parents for a loan of it
Happy reading.kirstymaclaren wrote:
Was round at the folks' tonight and the dossier was handed over to me to keep!