Posted by Mary Ezzell on October 01, 2001 at 04:31:25 from 148.63.90.39:
In Reply to: Re: Resemblances to characters too posted by andy bolger on August 22, 2001 at 18:33:36:
Fwiw, Katherine Harper in the /C. S. Lewis Readers Encyclopedia/ says Cyril, Anthea et al from the Amulet series "reemerge, almost unchanged, as Peter, Susan", et al.
She also says Nesbit had a story "The Aunt and Amabel" with a wardrobe which opens into a magical world!
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Posted by andy bolger on August 22, 2001 at 18:33:36 from 213.122.96.207:
I read an interesting review of E. Nesbit's Bastable family series ( "New Treasurer Seekers" "The Woodbegoods" if I have their names right) which pointed out the similarities between the Bastable children and the Swallows. The review was by Joan Aiken