That's true. Alison has a tendency to develop crushes on other girls or women - a form of hero-worship (or heroine-worship!) which may simply show that she is somewhat insecure and lacking in self-confidence. She is drawn to certain people partly because of their appearance and partly because she c...

Just to digress ever so slightly .. what does it take to be an Honourable in the UK? I presume that it actually does mean something and that both Clarissa and Angela's parents must have had some sort of title but what? Yak, not sure as to accuracy but a quick online search found: http://wiki.answer...

Yuck!

I always got the feeling that Rita and William were around 18 years old, so last year of sixth form. I also have a memory of kindergarten or nursery school being mentioned which would suggest a lowest age of about 4. I guess senior school would probably start around 11-13? Although I get the feeling...

I am so pleased that I haven't a clue what you are all talking about. Gay? Weren't the curtains in the caravans gay? Slash fiction? What on earth is that A definition of slash fiction, courtesy of Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_fiction" onclick="window.open(this.href);retur...

I think you've answered your own question, Charmstar, with:- "Another reflection of the times and the differences with today’s world?" In the days when Enid was writting these books, Children, were 'seen but not heard', as I was constantly being told as a child. In one of the books I reme...

Until I read about it on here, I'd never even thought of Bill and Clarissa being lesbians. I think it is harking back to the old stereotype of manly-non-girly-women equalling lesbians. Look at George and she gets the same question raised. Yes, there may be manly lesbians but there are just as many f...

Thank you everyone! I'm hoping this will give me the perk up I need :) It's with Thomas Cook Airlines and for my first season I shall be doing short haul, which means as far as Egypt. There is also the chance I could get to go to Toronto though as the same type of aircraft is used and that involved ...

It's a bit sudden, but out the blue, I have been offered a job to be cabin crew with Thomas Cook, flying out of Glasgow! It starts on the 5th of April and ends on the 31st October. Next week is already my last week at work despite accepting the position over the phone on Friday as as of the 20th Mar...

After the Hayes code in Hollywood, the censors wouldn't even allow a toilet to be seen in case it offended movie goers. The flushing toilet scene in "Psycho" is a landmark for this reason. Hitchcock wrote the scene in such a way that a shot of the flushing toilet had to be shown. Amazing ...

My only guesses are that like you say, she believed boarding school was better for the children (more convenient for the parents if I am being devilish!), it's more romantic and possibly not what her readers were doing so the element of an alternate universe still exists. I don't know when the Carav...

Yes, sorry Daisy! I think I must have missed some pages as I found a more recent list...

I can do "Pantomime Cat" if it's still open?

Yes, just think of it! We could release special pans for cooking them, whole new utensils to prepare them with, all new cutlery and rockery for the correct serving of it...

We're onto a winner

Now, what to call our new enterprise?

Now placentas are fascinating... And, I believe, make a tasty and nourishing meal... Apparently it is like liver, which really isn't appealing! As if the thought of eating placenta isn't enough! But bizarrely, human placenta would be an ethical form of meat as in the current way human placenta are ...