Re: Puffin picture books - Sailing

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Posted by Jock on January 25, 2008 at 20:53:08 from 87.105.81.146 user Jock.

In Reply to: Re: Puffin picture books - Sailing posted by alan truelove on January 25, 2008 at 19:03:41:

We had a nice chat some time ago on Riddle of the Sands (1 of the books on the houseboat in WH?) and the sequel by Sam lewellyn...

Mmm, must have been asleep at the time. Riddle of the Sands is one of my favourite books. I had no idea until I read you post that it had a sequel. I've found an interesting review which includes the following observation:

ÒThose who read both books in sequence will recognize the dramatic contrast in the styles of the two works. The Riddle of the Sands was published in 1903 about events that took place in 1902. The Shadow of the Sands continues the story in 1903 but was published in 1998. Literary styles and expectations for adventure stories have changed significantly in the nearly 100 years between their publication dates.

ÒIn the original, the most dramatic events are tame by today's standards. In Llewellyn's sequel, the reader witnesses a beating, a murder, two sexual encounters, and a collision with the Kaiser's yachts, all in the first 75 pages, before the real action begins.Ó

This explains why it will be very difficult for a contemporary writer to satisfactorily finish off Coots in the North.

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