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LINKS: About a year's worth
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REVISITING: Veronica in Venice
Oct. 12th, 2008 02:22 pmFirst of all, I've been revisiting my review of the Nancy Drew film, which should teach me not to comment on things I haven't read/seen, because I liked it despite my misgivings when I heard of the project, but when you have a gut reaction to a childhood friend being brought 'up to date'... Here's a link I came across on the rebranded (ugh) Famous Five: The Next Generation (ugh) that articulates some of said gut reaction. My Son is Disgusted. from The Age of Uncertainty.
I think I've mentioned or linked to stuff that's mentioned this rebranding of the Famous Five before (see the tags). I probably shouldn't comment, because I had a clear-out of most of my Blytons many years ago (I may even have got rid of the school stories). But the Famous Five were always my favourite over The Secret Seven, and I remember liking the one where Anne got a spine, and disliking the later series that was written by someone else and translated into the English. But this latest new version? Sounds a bit rum to me.
I've also reread
Veronica in Venice: Jill Stevens, Nelson 1964
It was one of the books that I rediscovered a while ago, and I decided to pick it up and reread it, because I honestly didn't remember it, despite being set in Venice. That was probably not a good sign. ( Read more... )
I think I've mentioned or linked to stuff that's mentioned this rebranding of the Famous Five before (see the tags). I probably shouldn't comment, because I had a clear-out of most of my Blytons many years ago (I may even have got rid of the school stories). But the Famous Five were always my favourite over The Secret Seven, and I remember liking the one where Anne got a spine, and disliking the later series that was written by someone else and translated into the English. But this latest new version? Sounds a bit rum to me.
I've also reread
Veronica in Venice: Jill Stevens, Nelson 1964
It was one of the books that I rediscovered a while ago, and I decided to pick it up and reread it, because I honestly didn't remember it, despite being set in Venice. That was probably not a good sign. ( Read more... )
LINKS: Mixed bag today.
Sep. 29th, 2007 02:39 pmFrench page dedicated to Eric Leyland. It states that Leyland was a friend of Captain W. Johns - author of the Biggles books - and also wrote under the pseudonym of Elizabeth Tarrant (I didn't know this, I have one of 'her' books!). There's a full looking bibiliography - though they warn that it isn't necessarily complete, due to the numerous pseuds that he used - with pictures of covers. This suggests that there is a series of Stanton's books (I wonder if they are about Statnon's in its incarnation before 'Stanton's comes of Age' or after?
This would suggest that it's after.)
Details on the casting for the new Ballet Shoes adaptation. ( My reaction. ) Also, I really need to reread the book.
The Fossil Cupboard - a message board to discuss Streatfeild's books.
And for Ransome fans, on lj, there's![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
ransomefans. (I saw a Swallows and Amazons mug of the classic cover, which I had a bit of a struggle over, but couldn't justify buying it right now, 15 % opening weekend discount or no. This was at the new Borders.
P'raps I can engineer a mug-related accident...
Wikipedia offers this list of fictional works invented by EBD (it hurts me a little that they are not chronologically ordered).
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astralis on new girls, honour and girls who don't fit in in girls school stories.
News of two Famous Five productions. Am I the only one who sees the major flaw in looking at the characters' lives decades later? ( Read more... ). Fan Lucy Mangan weighs in on the subject.
The Series Fic yahoo group - dedicated to exploring British children's series fiction of the 20th and 21st century.
This would suggest that it's after.)
Details on the casting for the new Ballet Shoes adaptation. ( My reaction. ) Also, I really need to reread the book.
The Fossil Cupboard - a message board to discuss Streatfeild's books.
And for Ransome fans, on lj, there's
ransomefans. (I saw a Swallows and Amazons mug of the classic cover, which I had a bit of a struggle over, but couldn't justify buying it right now, 15 % opening weekend discount or no. This was at the new Borders.P'raps I can engineer a mug-related accident...
Wikipedia offers this list of fictional works invented by EBD (it hurts me a little that they are not chronologically ordered).
astralis on new girls, honour and girls who don't fit in in girls school stories.News of two Famous Five productions. Am I the only one who sees the major flaw in looking at the characters' lives decades later? ( Read more... ). Fan Lucy Mangan weighs in on the subject.
The Series Fic yahoo group - dedicated to exploring British children's series fiction of the 20th and 21st century.
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