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Bezig met laden... The Mystery Of The Spiteful Letters (origineel 1946; editie 1969)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. 9788423998821 This book is one of a series of 15, about the Five Find-Outers and Buster the dog. The story revolves around some nasty anonymous letters that have been sent to various people in the village. Mr Goon the policeman is trying to investigate without the children interfering, but naturally they find out what the problem is. It's quite a good story, although I remembered easily 'whodunnit', despite not having read this book for probably twenty years or more. It's not particularly well-written, but it appealed to me and my friends in the 1960s, and probably still appeals to children today despite being rather old-fashioned now. I don't much like the way poor Mr Goon is treated - he's not exactly a kind person, but the children are very unpleasant to him and often get away with teasing him, and otherwise being pretty nasy. But I don't really think that gives children a poor idea of the police force; there are other policemen in the books who are fair and generally nice people. There's even a moral lesson about the nastiness of anonymous letters in general. The fourth title in Enid Blyton's fifteen-book Five Find-Outers and Dog series, sometimes also styled the Mystery series, The Mystery of the Spiteful Letters sees the Find-Outers back in their home village of Peterswood for the Easter holidays. Fatty, Larry, Daisy, Pip, and Bets (together with Buster the dog), are on the look-out for another mystery, and they soon find themselves involved in a puzzling case involving a series of nasty anonymous letters. But will the children find the culprit before their nemesis - pompous police bobby Mr. Goon? Read as part of an ongoing project to familiarize myself with the work of Enid Blyton, who, despite being the sixth most popular author in the world, is virtually unknown in the United States, this series has thus far left me with the impression of formulaic plots and fairly generic prose. Oddly enough, despite these readily apparent flaws, it is also starting to grow on me. Perhaps I've simply become fond of the characters after reading four of their adventures, or perhaps I'm regressing (wouldn't Harold Bloom feel vindicated?), but I found myself giggling with childish glee in a number of places while reading The Mystery of the Spiteful Letters. I enjoyed seeing the further development of Fatty's character in particular, with his clever disguises (how many non-existent red-haired boys can one village hold?), and "innocent" baiting of slow Mr. Goon. Many of the scenes in which the children outwit the irritable policeman are simply hilarious! Bets also continues to entertain, although I am beginning to sense that Blyton's development of these two seems to have utterly eclipsed Larry, Daisy and Pip. However that may be, I am finding these books entertaining enough to continue with my project. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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A brilliant mystery series from bestselling author Enid Blyton, perfect for fans of The Secret Seven. Someone is sending spiteful letters to the people of Peterswood - but who? Fatty, Larry, Pip, Daisy, Bets and Buster the Dog have to find the culprit who is making the villagers so unhappy. But Mr Goon is right on their heels to solve the mystery first! First published in 1946, this edition contains the original text and is unillustrated. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)823.912Literature English English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1901-1945WaarderingGemiddelde:
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