Eileen Soper only illustrated "The Secret of Killimooin". E.M.Davie illustrated the first two on the series. (Information in the cave.)Chrissie777 wrote:I have 4 old Secret series books ("Moon Castle" as paperback, the three others as old hardcovers), but as I only read "The Secret Island" (my copy has no Soper illustrations), I was not even aware that the next books were illustrated by Eileen Soper whom I admire so much.
As soon as the pre-Christmas stress will be over, I will indulge in looking at the illustrations (is there actually a synonym for illustrations...I don't like using the same word in three sentences in a row ).
The illustration on page 32 in EBS # 58 reminded me a lot of the FF illustrations. The blonde girl on the far left looks like Anne and the boy in front of the window has George's curly hair.
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You have saved me posting here, Daisy! I was simply going to say that the five books had four different illustrators. It could be one of the reasons why it is one of the less popular series.
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Thank you Tony and Daisy. That is indeed interesting. Did anybody ever find out why?Daisy wrote: Eileen Soper only illustrated "The Secret of Killimooin". E.M.Davie illustrated the first two on the series. (Information in the cave.)
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A fine journal, very seasonal too. An article or 2 a night over the Christmas period made for a great holiday read.
The Book Wrapper illustration in the centre pages was attractive and well done.
The index has been updated up to the latest journal.
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The Book Wrapper illustration in the centre pages was attractive and well done.
The index has been updated up to the latest journal.
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Many thanks for that, I'm sure I use your index more than most, I find it very helpful, especially when I am working on a new Journal which is something I am doing now.
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Thanks, Lenoir - that's great!
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Many thanks for the update, Lenoir.
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I've not yet read the entire Journal, only some articles. First of all, the cover is excellent, really gives you a Christmassy feel. I only wished I'd subscribed earlier, during Christmas time. Anyways, the article on Stuart Tresilian is great, I didn't know anything about him, except that he was a Blyton Illustrator. I also like Julie's article on Snubby, and I share many of her views. As for Anita's article on Killimooin, I can see where many of her recent posts on the Readathon have come from! 'What happened over the wall' is an excellent short story that I quite enjoyed. Poppy's article is very well written as well!
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I felt the same way. This is my favorite journal so far. It contained more articles on my favorite suspenseful EB series than the others before. Just great !!!
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