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"I'm sure this isn't the way to do the breast stroke..." said Julie. "And when do I get tied to the breakwater...?"
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hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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Julian gave an exclamation and nudged George.
"See that? It's the black Bentley again. KMF 102!"
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"See that? It's the black Bentley again. KMF 102!"
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"Is this some kind of bust?" she asked the undercover Bill Smugs."Yes,very impressive I'm sure madam,but I still have to arrest you.."
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'Oh voice of Spring of Youth
hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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Good work, folks. I'll pick a winner on Saturday.
Dave
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"If I had known this picture was going to be drawn for it, I never would've written the story to begin with. Scandalous!"—@EnidBlyton
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Anne was beginning to think maybe agreeing to be part of the new "Famous Five for Adults" series hadn't been such a good idea after all.
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It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
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First of all, may I say to Rob and Darryl (daanton) that I think you are being a bit unfair (even if in a light-hearted way) to the illustrator, Harold Millar. He is depicting the moment when the young fairy, Princess Fenella, is snatched up by Sly-One, the malevolent gnome, just before they disappear into the infinite, as a result of the wish he makes at the wishing well. Millar depicted that moment with accuracy and, yes, a hint of danger, necessary to provide the conflict that drives the story. I don't really see what is scandalous. Remember, Fenella is only a fairy child; her breasts would not have formed. I suspect that you are both applying modern connotations to something to which no-one would have batted an eyelid in 1936.
Rob, you may be interested to know that Millar, although a Scot, studied at the Birmingham School of Art. He was a highly respected artist, who illustrated both adult and children's books, especially those by Edith Nesbit. (The Yellow Fairy Book seems to be the only Blyton book he illustrated, however.)
Anyway, that out of the way, on to the caption competition.
As is always the case, and perhaps more than ever with this one, it was almost impossible to select just one. Great efforts from Pete and Anita, but I think the winner is Rob's
When she saw the cane, she realised it certainly WOULD be 'Strictly Come Dancing'.
My own caption would have been
"I'll let you go if you can guess my name," said Sly-One.
Fenella thought for a while. "Er, it wouldn't be Trumpelfakeskin, by any chance?"
Over to you, Rob.
Dave
Rob, you may be interested to know that Millar, although a Scot, studied at the Birmingham School of Art. He was a highly respected artist, who illustrated both adult and children's books, especially those by Edith Nesbit. (The Yellow Fairy Book seems to be the only Blyton book he illustrated, however.)
Anyway, that out of the way, on to the caption competition.
As is always the case, and perhaps more than ever with this one, it was almost impossible to select just one. Great efforts from Pete and Anita, but I think the winner is Rob's
When she saw the cane, she realised it certainly WOULD be 'Strictly Come Dancing'.
My own caption would have been
"I'll let you go if you can guess my name," said Sly-One.
Fenella thought for a while. "Er, it wouldn't be Trumpelfakeskin, by any chance?"
Over to you, Rob.
Dave
He called the greatest archers to a tavern on the green.
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Domino wrote:...I suspect that you are both applying modern connotations to something to which no-one would have batted an eyelid in 1936.
Congratulations Rob - especially after successfully slipping it past the censors.Domino wrote: ..the winner is Rob's
When she saw the cane, she realised it certainly WOULD be 'Strictly Come Dancing'.
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Thank you, Dave!
And thanks Pete!
I must say, I do actually like Harold Millar's illustrations - especially those for E Nesbit.
Here's the next illustration - from 'Enid Blyton's Treasury' -
I'll pick a winner this time next week!
And thanks Pete!
I must say, I do actually like Harold Millar's illustrations - especially those for E Nesbit.
Here's the next illustration - from 'Enid Blyton's Treasury' -
I'll pick a winner this time next week!
'Oh voice of Spring of Youth
hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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Even aged twelve,Uncle Quentin was not like the other boys and girls...
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"Oh, dear! Mr. Corbyn's sleep-walking again."
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"Ooooh, Sho-Sho-Sho-Shorofsky!
Ooooh, where's the Music profsky? ...
Shorofsky, he's coming,
I hear him, I smell him..."
(Apologies as this won't make any sense to people who haven't watched the 1980s TV series Fame.)
Ooooh, where's the Music profsky? ...
Shorofsky, he's coming,
I hear him, I smell him..."
(Apologies as this won't make any sense to people who haven't watched the 1980s TV series Fame.)
"Heyho for a starry night and a heathery bed!" - Jack, The Secret Island.
"There is no bond like the bond of having read and liked the same books."
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You're right... it doesn't!Anita Bensoussane wrote: (Apologies as this won't make any sense to people who haven't watched the 1980s TV series Fame.)
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