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- 22 Sep 2011, 22:46
- Forum: The Books
- Topic: A nice thing in Waterstone's
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A nice thing in Waterstone's
When I was last in there, I noticed a section of the shop entitled: "I wish I'd written..." (or something like that). These were hand-picked books that I assumed people felt were particularly good; though they were mostly adult novels, be they classical or modern (I remember "The Grea...
- 30 Mar 2011, 06:24
- Forum: The Author
- Topic: Her writing style today?
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Her writing style today?
(I thought "the Author" was the most appropriate category) I've always wondered how the style of Enid's writing would be received by today's younger readers (and possibly adults). Obviously for her, it was nothing unusual, just a general style some might now call old fashioned. For example...
- 22 Jul 2010, 23:40
- Forum: The Author
- Topic: The two // in Enid Blyton's Signature
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The two // in Enid Blyton's Signature
Silly question, maybe, but I have always wondered about the two little dashes below the d on 'enid' I love them, but I've never seen them done before, does anyone know anything about them?
- 21 Jul 2010, 19:02
- Forum: The Books
- Topic: The Three Golliwogs
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Re: Is this favourite slightly wrong?
Okay, thanks. I was wondering whether there was x
- 21 Jul 2010, 18:47
- Forum: The Books
- Topic: The Three Golliwogs
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The Three Golliwogs
Okay, so we all know that the 'golliwogs' have been heavily criticised for alleged 'racist' reasons. I have to say though that probably my favourite book of all was 'the three golliwogs'. Who else loved this book, and did you really think anything negative about her use of these charcaters, be it in...