I didn't watch it all. Just picked it by how long it was.
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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)
Great first chapter Rob, reminded me of the opening chapter in Hike a little which is certainly not a bad thing. I am looking forward to reading more and when it's finished it will almost be Christmas!
A great start Rob.
I like the way they want to steer well away from the circus of any big, noisy and dirty cities.
And the description of 'getting provisions from farms and canal-side shops, maybe occasionally eating a fine tea at a nearby inn' makes me want to book a canal holiday right away!
" A kind heart always brings its own reward," said Mrs. Lee.
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For the few of us waiting for the completed story before we read it, can I respectfully ask that Spoiler Alert be at the top of any post giving any major plotlines away
Moonraker wrote:For the few of us waiting for the completed story before we read it, can I respectfully ask that Spoiler Alert be at the top of any post giving any major plotlines away
...or you could just read it as a serial...
'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.'
Moonraker wrote:For the few of us waiting for the completed story before we read it, can I respectfully ask that Spoiler Alert be at the top of any post giving any major plotlines away
...or you could just read it as a serial...
I am in agreement with Rob, here, as there is plenty of scope for discussion on new chapters and inevitably anything would need a spoiler alert, so if someone is not going to read it until October they would only be safe if they didn't read this thread at all for the next five months!
So often in the past the first chapter has had several remarks and there has then been almost complete silence until the last chapter. Julie's serial that has just finished started to break the mould on this and I rather hope this trend continues.
Nick wrote:Great first chapter Rob, reminded me of the opening chapter in Hike a little which is certainly not a bad thing. I am looking forward to reading more and when it's finished it will almost be Christmas!
Actually it will be finished some time in October, so we'll even get parts of a third continuation story this year .
Chrissie
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"For me, the cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake."
Alfred Hitchcock
I'm happy to read this one chapter by chapter as it comes, as I enjoy Famous Five stories but have never felt obliged to read or collect the whole series (which I haven't). The couple of Find-Outers stories we have on the site, I'm holding back on until I have read all the Blyton originals first. Which I still haven't managed to do!! But I will get to them — and then the continuation novels by Julie and Rob — in due course, I promise...
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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)
Talking of the other series, I noticed the other day that my Disappearing Tramp story is the only one on here not to credit the author on the banner...not that I'm complaining! .
'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.'
Of course, with my memory it wouldn't make much difference if I read any spoilers anyway! Maybe I'll take Tony's advice and not read this thread until October.
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