6.03 Childhood Favourites: 2007
I have been reading for about eighteen years of my life. And I’m curious about what books I loved as a kid, and how they’ve influenced my reading tastes now. Do these books hold up? How do we separate our opinions from feelings of nostalgia? Should we change outdated vocabulary in old books? All these questions and more answered in today’s episode, the first in a new series on this podcast. I hope you enjoy! A x
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Books mentioned
Five Run Away Together by Enid Blyton, 1944
The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner, 1924
The Enchanted Wood by Enid Blyton, 1939
*Note: The following links to Enid Blyton’s books will take you to the Hachette Publishing page, where you can scroll down and read about the editing history of each series.
The Secret Seven series by Enid Blyton, 1949 – 1963
The Famous Five series by Enid Blyton, 1942 – 1963
The Faraway Tree Series by Enid Blyton, 1939 – 1951
Cover artwork is by Ashley Ronning
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