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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 » 14 Oct 2017, 16:24
Daisy wrote: Pete.. does go on.
Daisy, I fear that thee verily unto me speaketh the truth and I humbly and sincerely doth apologise...
" A kind heart always brings its own reward," said Mrs. Lee.
- The Christmas Tree Aeroplane -
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sixret
Posts: 4130 Joined: 16 Aug 2006, 14:25
Favourite book/series: Five Find-Outers,Mr.Twiddle,Barney R
Favourite character: Mr.Twiddle,Fatty,Saucepan,Snubby
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by sixret » 14 Oct 2017, 16:25
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 » 14 Oct 2017, 16:40
pete9012S wrote: Daisy wrote: Pete.. does go on.
Daisy, I fear that thee verily unto me speaketh the truth and I humbly and sincerely doth apologise...
Brilliant, Pete!
'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 » 14 Oct 2017, 17:26
pete9012S wrote:
Anne and George get a glimpse of their future care of Laura Ellen Anderson...
'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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Darrell71
Posts: 3027 Joined: 19 Jun 2012, 15:35
Favourite book/series: Adventure series
Favourite character: Darrell Rivers, Bill Smugs, Kiki, Elizabeth Allen,
Location: USA
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by Darrell71 » 14 Oct 2017, 18:10
Pete I envy your sense of humor
You can call me Sunskriti!
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 » 14 Oct 2017, 19:36
Pete. Touché.
'Tis loving and giving that makes life worth living.
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Anita Bensoussane
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Posts: 26887 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 » 14 Oct 2017, 22:13
"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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Courtenay
Posts: 19317 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 » 14 Oct 2017, 22:30
Well done, Pete.
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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 » 14 Oct 2017, 23:09
It certainly brought a smile to my face, Pete.
'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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Wolfgang
Posts: 3139 Joined: 06 Apr 2008, 05:26
Favourite book/series: The children at Green Meadows/Adventure-series
Favourite character: Fatty
Location: Germany
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by Wolfgang » 15 Oct 2017, 07:03
Obviously they're not so shocked by the cover but what's on the rear side...
Success is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration.
Courtenay
Posts: 19317 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 » 15 Oct 2017, 08:02
Yeah, I was wondering about that...
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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 )
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 » 15 Oct 2017, 09:06
May Laura Ellen Anderson's rear satiate all who were curious.
" A kind heart always brings its own reward," said Mrs. Lee.
- The Christmas Tree Aeroplane -
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Wolfgang
Posts: 3139 Joined: 06 Apr 2008, 05:26
Favourite book/series: The children at Green Meadows/Adventure-series
Favourite character: Fatty
Location: Germany
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by Wolfgang » 15 Oct 2017, 11:46
Who knows, maybe it was a misprint and featured the Maxey's cover on the rear side
Success is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration.
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 » 15 Oct 2017, 11:50
You see...even that blurb is flippant. 'the children soon realise they're (the baddies) not clowning around'...
'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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Darrell71
Posts: 3027 Joined: 19 Jun 2012, 15:35
Favourite book/series: Adventure series
Favourite character: Darrell Rivers, Bill Smugs, Kiki, Elizabeth Allen,
Location: USA
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by Darrell71 » 18 Oct 2017, 14:01
I cringe every time I see those illustrations. You know I always crib about never getting any old editions, but honestly, I bought most of my EB books before 2012, and the new covers were still sensible back then. THIS is horrible.
You can call me Sunskriti!