Five Get into Trouble Talking Points

[Wolfgang]

It's a more elaborate version of the Nikolaus Plump cover.
http://www.cyranos.ch/plump02.htm

[Lucky Star]

It's a more elaborate version of the Nikolaus Plump cover.
http://www.cyranos.ch/plump02.htm

That's interesting. I wonder if the other Nikolaus Plump covers have had a similar treatment. The one posted by Pete is quite nice though I think the originals in your link are a bit too minimalist for my liking.

[Wolfgang]

The illustrations of the first editions of the "Europa" dramatised Famous Five audio book are more or less based on the Plump covers. In the meantime Europa changed the covers.

[pete9012S]

Many thanks Wolfgang - there is something new to learn every day!

[Anita Bensoussane]

Very interesting, Pete and Wolfgang. I like the atmospheric colours of the Europa audio book.

The original first edition cover [of Five Get Into Trouble] is head and shoulders above the reprint cover. It looks so much more realistic.

Totally agree. It's a great pity that the cover was redone.

[John Pickup]

The original Five Get Into Trouble wrapper illustration is the best in the whole series in my opinion. Eileen Soper at her supreme best.

[GloomyGraham]

Frances Kirrin's daughter"

Despite the TV show modernising George's mother's name to Frances, I always thought 'Fanny' was a common nickname for girls named 'Sarah'.

[Boatbuilder]

Wikipedia states the following:

Fanny is a given name. A diminutive of the French name Frances meaning “free one”,

[Tony Summerfield]

Many thanks Wolfgang - there is something new to learn every day!

I am sure that you already know, Pete, as you have a really good knowledge of the Cave, but all these German Europa items are already in the audio section in the Cave.

[pete9012S]

Thank you Tony.
Here's a couple more of Europa covers and a link to the section of the cave they can be found in:







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[dsr]

Frances Kirrin's daughter"

Despite the TV show modernising George's mother's name to Frances, I always thought 'Fanny' was a common nickname for girls named 'Sarah'.

"Sally" is a common but perhaps unintuitive nickname for Sarah. (Sarah Hope, maybe?) I've never heard Fanny except for Frances, and I haven't heard that so often.

My mother's middle name is Frances. I dare say there was an Aunt Fanny somewhere further in the background, though we don't know where.

[Anita Bensoussane]

I like the Europa covers. They have an appealing 1970s-80s look.

[Moonraker]

Awful! Julian (?) in a baseball cap?