Re: Readathon - Smuggler Ben and Cliff Castle
Posted: 13 May 2017, 21:55
Interesting thoughts, Rob. I don't normally mind stories featuring princes and princesses but in this case the princess feels rather like a fairy princess, suddenly appearing and bestowing upon the children a magnificent and most unlikely-sounding car in which they drive off down the lane. It's as though we've stepped into a completely different book!
I also like the sentence a little later about the men failing to spot Brock, who is "able to dart out and elude their outstretched hands". It conjures up quite a scary image of the men's hands as tentacles eager to ensnare.
By the way, I was wondering about the "currant pasties" which the children have for tea in Chapter 2. Are they similar to Eccles cakes or Chorley cakes? I hadn't heard the term "currant pasty" before.
I love the way Enid Blyton describes the sneeze: "Now when Brock sneezed, everyone knew it, for he sneezed heartily and well."Nicko wrote:When Brock was trying to hide from the baddies, I did think to myself, "Please don't let him sneeze!" This obviously became one of Enid's favourite motifs and was used in The Missing Necklace, one of the Secret Sevens, The Strange Ruby and probably elsewhere.
I also like the sentence a little later about the men failing to spot Brock, who is "able to dart out and elude their outstretched hands". It conjures up quite a scary image of the men's hands as tentacles eager to ensnare.
By the way, I was wondering about the "currant pasties" which the children have for tea in Chapter 2. Are they similar to Eccles cakes or Chorley cakes? I hadn't heard the term "currant pasty" before.