Excellent, Elizabeth!

Over to you.

Hey! If I lived nearer to you, I would come round and give you a good slap! How dare you say that Christie is an inferior writer. Her books (like Blyton's) have held the top spot for decades, and are fantastic examples of the crime genre. You'd be in for a shock if you even tried, and since when di...

Some of Agatha Christies work was labelled anti-semetic (she usually referred to a Jewish lady as a "fat Jewess") and Charles Dickens portrayed the Jewish Fagin in a pretty unfavourable light. I have never read any Agatha Christie books but have been informed by other sources that she was...

There would be some, I'm sure, but I have been reading the Famous Five for almost 60 years so it's not surprising that I know them pretty well. :lol: Another food question, with a slight twist. When the Five were lost in Ravens Wood they suddenly felt hungry (that makes a change then!) What did they...

Perfectly correct, Pete.

Over to you.

Tapestry curtains.

Have you forgotten about this one, Elizabeth?

Chuff - Flip - Patricia - Arabella - Alicia - Angela - Amelia Jane - Ern - Ned - Dick - Kollamoolitoomarellipawkyrollo - Oola - Anne - Erb - Bobby - Yan -

So now you know that it was 10:00.

Not strictly to the rules but at least you've been honest.

Over to you.

I cannot believe that someone who was not anti-semitic would have used the words she did in initially describing a Jewish character. I'm not entirely convinced that the descriptions were purely a result of Crompton's alleged anti-Semitism (I say "alleged", because outside this story, I'm ...

Thanks, Nick.

George intended to row over to Kirrin Island alone (Five on Kirrin Island Again.) At what time did she ask James to have the boat ready for her?

Thanks, Julie.

Hopefully not too challenging! When Barney first arrived at Ring O'Bells Hall it was night and the hall was locked. How did he get into it?

Chuff - Flip - Patricia - Arabella - Alicia - Angela - Amelia Jane - Ern - Ned - Dick - Kollamoolitoomarellipawkyrollo - Oola - Anne -

Coming back to the debate about William and the Nasties , I don't think it's an anti-Jewish story at all (notwithstanding the stereotyping used), but rather anti-Nazi. Moreover, I believe that it's actually designed to challenge the readers' own prejudices. (Anti-Semitism was quite common in Europe...

Not to mention trying to take a dig at those who have been fortunate enough to have led more interesting lives.