Lukenut kirjallisuustiedettä yliopistolla, mutta ei se näköjään tehnyt niin syvää vaikutusta minuun, sillä ilahduin kun yhdestä kirpparista löysin kasan noita Enid Blytonin Viisikko-kirjoja, ainoastaan yksi puuttui. Ei liian paljon seksiä eikä väkivaltaa, sopivaa lukemista minulle.
I read literary studies at university, but it didn’t seem to have made such a profound impression on me, as I was delighted to find a pile of those Enid Blyton books of the Five from one flea market, only one was missing. Not too much sex and no violence, appropriate reading for me.
Can you guess the titles from the covers? Any you like best?
" A kind heart always brings its own reward," said Mrs. Lee.
- The Christmas Tree Aeroplane - Society Member
Nice artwork on many of those. The one where they are wading through water in a tunnel caught my eye particularly. I'm not certain which it is though. Down to the Sea maybe?
"What a lot of trouble one avoids if one refuses to have anything to do with the common herd. To have no job, to devote ones life to literature, is the most wonderful thing in the world. - Cicero
Not too much sex? The Swedish editions were obviously spiced up a bit then.
I like the cover for Demon's Rocks and Fall into Adventure which I assume is the middle cover on the second row.
The one for Billycock Hill seems to be set on Mars yet again.
Can you guess the titles from the covers? Any you like best?
Can anyone work out which one is missing. I've had a quick look but can't quite make out which it is.
"What a lot of trouble one avoids if one refuses to have anything to do with the common herd. To have no job, to devote ones life to literature, is the most wonderful thing in the world. - Cicero
I find these Swedish covers attractive on the whole, though Timmy looks rather like a bear in some pictures! Fem Pa Fotvandring (Five on a Hike Together) is my favourite, I think. The Five are nicely framed by the tree, the colours are intense and there's a real sense of adventure. Fem Reser Till Havet (Five Go Down to the Sea) and Fem Och Sjorovar-skatten (Five Go to Demon's Rocks) appeal to me too. Lovely colours and composition.
"Heyho for a starry night and a heathery bed!" - Jack, The Secret Island.
"There is no bond like the bond of having read and liked the same books."
- E. Nesbit, The Wonderful Garden.