The article in my local paper has reappeared - can't guarantee how long it will stay there!
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Quick - before it disappears again!
Quick - before it disappears again!
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Interesting article - I particularly liked the school photo - great stuff!
I did notice one error - Enid intended to write eight Famous Five books...when in fact she'd only intended to write six!
I did notice one error - Enid intended to write eight Famous Five books...when in fact she'd only intended to write six!
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I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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A great article, Katharine! Thanks for posting it.
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It is a pity that nobody seems to spell Malory Towers correctly, it is wrong in most cases! A nice article though.
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75 years now. I remember the exhibition for 70 years at the EB Day.
Funnily enough, my brother jokingly referred to "Mallory Towers" in a text yesterday (as we had been discussing schools earlier). I just managed to resist the urge to correct him !
Funnily enough, my brother jokingly referred to "Mallory Towers" in a text yesterday (as we had been discussing schools earlier). I just managed to resist the urge to correct him !
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Thanks Katharine I enjoyed reading that.
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I see the article makes a reference to the "adult" books. A good article nevertheless.
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Thanks for posting a link to the article, Katharine. I always think Seckford Hall looks magnificent. Enid Blyton must have been overjoyed to go and stay there with the Hunt family.
I like Liz Nice's comment: "I reckon it’s down to those books [the Famous Five series] that I still see every day as a potential adventure rather than a drudge."
And I couldn't help chuckling at this: "Inevitably, over the years, the books have been accused of being class-ridden, racist and sexist and have been generally mocked but they strike a chord with children and children who loved them seem unscarred by their affection for the Five – some are feminists and even socialists."
I like Liz Nice's comment: "I reckon it’s down to those books [the Famous Five series] that I still see every day as a potential adventure rather than a drudge."
And I couldn't help chuckling at this: "Inevitably, over the years, the books have been accused of being class-ridden, racist and sexist and have been generally mocked but they strike a chord with children and children who loved them seem unscarred by their affection for the Five – some are feminists and even socialists."
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Thank you for the link, Katharine. The photo reminds me of The Other film!
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A nice little article Katharine. Thanks for posting it. I too loved the school photo. How sad to think they will all have left us by now. I hope they had nice lives.
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