pete9012S wrote:Are the songs Snubby played at the show real? One was called 'If I could only give you the moon'. Can't seem to find it anywhere.
Think the other song was 'What time is it when it's 12 o'clock'..again, can't seem to find it.
They remind me of some of George Formby's enjoyably daft song titles but, like you, I can't find any evidence that Snubby's ditties are real, Pete, so I imagine Enid Blyton made them up. Of course, some of the popular songs of the day that were played on banjos and ukuleles were rather risqué!
pete9012S wrote:
Is this the 1990 Armada edition not in the cave? Not a good quality pic, but it's not a bad cover in my humble opinion.
That 1990 Armada cover is extremely eye-catching. I wonder whether the artist is a fan of Stuart Tresilian, as the composition and colours remind me somewhat of Tresilian's artwork for the Adventure series.
pete9012S wrote:The book doesn't seem to go past 2003 according to the cave which surprised me. I thought this book would still be being published in ever new and zany covers, but it seems not!
A quick look online revealed:
International edition??
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They've take a few liberties with that cave and blow hole there!
That's interesting, Pete. I hadn't seen that before and I'm wondering whether it is an international edition as you suggest, or whether the series was actually meant to be re-released in the UK in 2019 (the date given in the Amazon listing) but was held back - perhaps because Hachette decided to concentrate on Malory Towers to tie in with the stage play and TV series? Although the characters look cartoony and a little too young, I think it's an attractive and dramatic cover.