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Rob Houghton
Posts: 16029 Joined: 26 Feb 2005, 22:38
Favourite book/series: Rubadub Mystery, Famous Five and The Find-Outers
Favourite character: Snubby, Uncle Robert, George, Fatty
Location: Kings Norton, Birmingham
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by Rob Houghton » 29 Aug 2017, 11:32
pete9012S wrote: Could you post the story in any way Rob - I would still love to read it if possible?
Not brilliant - just some quick photos - hope this is okay -
'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.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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Dinah Cunningham
Posts: 765 Joined: 12 Feb 2012, 15:15
Favourite book/series: Adventure Series and the Famous Five
Favourite character: Everyone of the Adventure Series, George, Timmy
Location: Switzerland
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by Dinah Cunningham » 29 Aug 2017, 11:44
Thanks! The Story really is short...
Bill: "I don't know what to say. You're only kids — but you're the finest company of friends anyone could have. You know the meaning of loyalty already, and even if you're scared you don't give up. I'm proud to have you for my friends."
Anita Bensoussane
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Posts: 26862 Joined: 30 Jan 2005, 23:25
Favourite book/series: Adventure series, Six Cousins books, Six Bad Boys
Favourite character: Jack Trent, Fatty and Elizabeth Allen
Location: UK
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by Anita Bensoussane » 29 Aug 2017, 11:52
Short and sweet, but I do like the Mary Gernat illustrations.
"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.
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Kate Mary
Posts: 1931 Joined: 20 Apr 2007, 06:25
Favourite book/series: The Treasure Hunters/ Five Find Outers
Favourite character: Barney
Location: Kent
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by Kate Mary » 29 Aug 2017, 12:09
Winnie-the-Pooh seems to be in the title illustration.
"I love everything that's old: old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wines." Oliver Goldsmith
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Courtenay
Posts: 19309 Joined: 07 Feb 2014, 01:22
Favourite book/series: The Adventure Series, Galliano's Circus
Favourite character: Lotta
Location: Both Aussie and British; living in Cheshire
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by Courtenay » 29 Aug 2017, 12:59
He does too!
Thank you, Rob — a story of truly great depth, profundity and pathos.
It does leave me wondering, though, why the twins have only the one tricycle between them. They surely couldn't both fit on one... I guess money may have been tight and the parents could only afford one tricycle, but I can just imagine all the squabbles breaking out between Dan and Daisy over whose turn it was!
(Meanwhile, I still have Judy Garland stuck in my head, thanks to Rob.
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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 )
Rob Houghton
Posts: 16029 Joined: 26 Feb 2005, 22:38
Favourite book/series: Rubadub Mystery, Famous Five and The Find-Outers
Favourite character: Snubby, Uncle Robert, George, Fatty
Location: Kings Norton, Birmingham
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by Rob Houghton » 29 Aug 2017, 13:05
That certainly does look like Winnie the Pooh!
I think the Dan and Daisy stories were so short because they were designed to fit into a 'children's corner' column in Good Housekeeping - I presume.
Glad you are still singing 'The Boy Next Door', Courtenay!
'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.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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Daisy
Posts: 16632 Joined: 28 Oct 2006, 22:49
Favourite book/series: Find-Outers, Adventure series.
Location: Stoke-On-Trent, England
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by Daisy » 29 Aug 2017, 13:34
I wonder if Dan had a bike but Daisy was given a dolls' pram - that kind of thing happened back then!
'Tis loving and giving that makes life worth living.
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pete9012S
Posts: 17649 Joined: 24 Jan 2010, 15:32
Favourite book/series: Five On A Treasure Island
Favourite character: Frederick Algernon Trotteville
Location: UK
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by pete9012S » 29 Aug 2017, 15:11
A great little story.Many thanks Rob.
" A kind heart always brings its own reward," said Mrs. Lee.
- The Christmas Tree Aeroplane -
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Courtenay
Posts: 19309 Joined: 07 Feb 2014, 01:22
Favourite book/series: The Adventure Series, Galliano's Circus
Favourite character: Lotta
Location: Both Aussie and British; living in Cheshire
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by Courtenay » 29 Aug 2017, 15:59
Rob Houghton wrote:
Glad you are still singing 'The Boy Next Door', Courtenay!
I'm not now... I'm just endeavouring to replace it with
The Trolley Song .
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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 )
Eddie Muir
Posts: 14566 Joined: 13 Oct 2007, 22:28
Favourite book/series: Five Find-Outers and Dog
Favourite character: Fatty
Location: Brighton
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by Eddie Muir » 29 Aug 2017, 16:54
I much prefer
The Trolley Song .
'Go down to the side-shows by the river this afternoon. I'll meet you somewhere in disguise. Bet you won't know me!' wrote Fatty.
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Rob Houghton
Posts: 16029 Joined: 26 Feb 2005, 22:38
Favourite book/series: Rubadub Mystery, Famous Five and The Find-Outers
Favourite character: Snubby, Uncle Robert, George, Fatty
Location: Kings Norton, Birmingham
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by Rob Houghton » 29 Aug 2017, 18:11
So do I - but it doesn't really fit in 'The Boy Next Door' thread!!
'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.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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Eddie Muir
Posts: 14566 Joined: 13 Oct 2007, 22:28
Favourite book/series: Five Find-Outers and Dog
Favourite character: Fatty
Location: Brighton
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by Eddie Muir » 29 Aug 2017, 18:35
I can't argue with that, Rob.
'Go down to the side-shows by the river this afternoon. I'll meet you somewhere in disguise. Bet you won't know me!' wrote Fatty.
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Moonraker
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Location: Wiltshire, England
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by Moonraker » 30 Aug 2017, 12:39
It'd be difficult to serialise that story.
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Rob Houghton
Posts: 16029 Joined: 26 Feb 2005, 22:38
Favourite book/series: Rubadub Mystery, Famous Five and The Find-Outers
Favourite character: Snubby, Uncle Robert, George, Fatty
Location: Kings Norton, Birmingham
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by Rob Houghton » 30 Aug 2017, 12:49
Moonraker wrote: It'd be difficult to serialise that story.
'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.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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Courtenay
Posts: 19309 Joined: 07 Feb 2014, 01:22
Favourite book/series: The Adventure Series, Galliano's Circus
Favourite character: Lotta
Location: Both Aussie and British; living in Cheshire
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by Courtenay » 30 Aug 2017, 16:18
Moonraker wrote: It'd be difficult to serialise that story.
The "other"
Boy Next Door , you mean, I take it? Oh, I dunno... it could be done as just a few sentences per week, in order to stretch it out and build up the suspense...
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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 )