Eileen Soper
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Courtenay, methinks thou protestest too much. Sometimes to say less is to say more...
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'protesteth'Moonraker wrote:Courtenay, methinks thou protestest too much. Sometimes to say less is to say more...
'Oh voice of Spring of Youth
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Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
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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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No, Nigel's right — "thou protestest" is the old-fashioned second person singular. "Protesteth" is the third person singular, as in "he/she protesteth". But "thou dost protest" would work as well.
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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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Surprisingly, the quote is actually 'the lady doth protest too much, me thinks!'
'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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Which is precisely what I was thinking of, Rob.
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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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Gadzooks!Courtenay wrote:Which is precisely what I was thinking of, Rob.
'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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I saw this interesting item this morning.
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Wow, that's great news — I hope they do raise enough funds to create the gallery! I had no idea that Eileen's father and sister were artists too. I love George Soper's painting of the horses!
(I can see one error in the article — it says twice (once in the article, once in a picture caption) that Eileen Soper "was responsible for the covers of the Famous Five stories". Er, um, what about the internal illustrations??)
There's a link to The Soper Collection website in the article, but they don't have much of anything on the site yet, just an email address to contact for further information. I assume the site will eventually explain more of their plans and how to support them. I'd be happy to make a donation towards the project and will definitely have to go and visit the gallery if it comes about!
(I can see one error in the article — it says twice (once in the article, once in a picture caption) that Eileen Soper "was responsible for the covers of the Famous Five stories". Er, um, what about the internal illustrations??)
There's a link to The Soper Collection website in the article, but they don't have much of anything on the site yet, just an email address to contact for further information. I assume the site will eventually explain more of their plans and how to support them. I'd be happy to make a donation towards the project and will definitely have to go and visit the gallery if it comes about!
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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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Well, at least later in the text towards the end it says that Soper illustrated many EB books.Courtenay wrote:Wow, that's great news — I hope they do raise enough funds to create the gallery! I had no idea that Eileen's father and sister were artists too. I love George Soper's painting of the horses!
(I can see one error in the article — it says twice (once in the article, once in a picture caption) that Eileen Soper "was responsible for the covers of the Famous Five stories". Er, um, what about the internal illustrations??)
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Wonderful news about Eileen Soper.
Oh if only Betty Maxey could get some long overdue recognition and appreciation too:
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Oh if only Betty Maxey could get some long overdue recognition and appreciation too:
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Pete, I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!pete9012S wrote:Wonderful news about Eileen Soper.
Oh if only Betty Maxey could get some long overdue recognition and appreciation too
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You may get cramp in your fingers Chrissie!
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You're right, I might!
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