Mar. 2nd, 2015

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The Enid Blyton was one I had not read before and it makes me wonder if my editions (from the 60s and 70s) were censored. It's the only Famous Five novel I've read that references rationing (first published 1948). Also, it has a lot of praise for spam, delicious food for all.

It is also the most sexist, with the boys refusing to allow George to participate in the adventure at all. And the only one I remember that uses a word my grandmother would have used to describe someone with very dark skin. (Context, George fell into a pile of soot).



Naomi Klein This Changes Everything 2014

Anne Rooney Evolution: Why did fish grow feet and other stories of life on Earth 2014

JM Barrie The Admirable Crichton 1914

Anna Krylova Soviet Women in Combat: A History of Violence on the Eastern Front 2010

Enid Blyton Five Go Off to Camp 1948

David Traill Schliemann of Troy: Treasure and Deceit 1995

Somerset Studio 2000

Michelle Cooper The FitzOsbornes at War 2010

Robert Heinlein Between Planets 1951

Mary Renault The King Must Die 1958

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