Posted by allym on June 09, 2009 at 00:40:07 user allym.
In Reply to: Ransome or Blyton reference? posted by Pam Adams on June 08, 2009 at 15:59:22:
Since my last post apparently went too far, I'll try an abridged version
per wikipedia:
> In the early 1980s, revised editions of
> Enid Blyton's Noddy books replaced Mr. Golly,
> the golliwog proprietor of the Toytown garage,
> with Mr. Sparks.
Blyton books have a lot of 'problems' from today's perspective, such as this passage from Go Ahead, Secret Seven:
> "'Certainly not,' said Peter, sounding very
> grown-up all of a sudden. 'This is a man's job,
> exploring that coal-hole'"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enid_Blyton