This was my first post for Sally Cronin’s “Smorgasbord” blog this week, hence no Friday post here yesterday. Do visit her blog. It has a wealth of posts on a wide variety of subjects! Wherever you read this post, I welcome comments as always, and will be back here next week as usual.
Excellent article as ever Jessica. I don’t recall reading any of these books as a child. I remember reading Jennings and Derbyshire school days type books. So much kinder that John Brown which I loathed for it’s cruelty. My parents tried to get me to read better books in their eyes. Treasure Island ( I was about 10) and The Master of Ballantrae. I thought they were silly. But at least my folks were encouraging me to read and that was a true gift from them.
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Fossilized fish hooks! How could I forget Jennings and Darbyshire? But you’re right about the generation gap, what parents think is good may not work for their children. But mine read Jennings nad I heard them laugh out loud, so that’s nice.
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I had no idea they were still publishing Jennings and D. I wonder how they’d read now. Great to hear your kids read them too
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I spelt Darbishire wrong! What a clodpoll! Old Wilkie will…will…well I don’t know what he’ll do but I wouldn’t be in your shoes, Norrie, when he finds out! Anyway here’s the link if you want to revisit their childhood and yours. I’ve found it excellent in-bed-with-a-cold reading. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jennings-Darbishire-Anthony-Buckeridge/dp/0755101537
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Jessica, this is wonderful. You know that I commented over at Sally’s. 🙂
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Thank you!
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You’re welcome!
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