Fandom squee post
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fic_cornerThe nice thing about children's book fandoms is they're mostly short (I'm looking at you, Chalet School), so now might be the perfect time to pick up a new fandom or revisit an old favorite.
Tell us why we should read your awesome fandom in the comments. Don't forget to link to legal sources, if they're available. Many long out of print books are now appearing as ebooks. And there's always the library.
Tell us why we should read your awesome fandom in the comments. Don't forget to link to legal sources, if they're available. Many long out of print books are now appearing as ebooks. And there's always the library.
The Story of the Treasure Seekers - E Nesbit
Date: 2013-07-24 11:40 am (UTC)This one is freely available as an ebook! Here: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/770 (And, of course, being a classic, it's still in print and widely avaialble in libraries and various places.)
I'd somehow never read this till recently and (barring one really unfortunate bit of stereotyping in the chapter The Great Benefactor, which I advise you to skip over, or skim), it was just charming: still genuinely funny, well-characterised and an overall delight. Each of the children have their own distinct personalities and viewpoints, and the unreliable narration is great.
The Bastables, the fortunes of their house having fallen (their house is on the Lewisham Road), decide to seek treasure to restore them, and shenanigans ensue but very little conventional treasure is found, basically.
It also occurred to me that it could be a lot of fun to play with for this challenge. In various ways (but it could definitely allow for some entertaining crossovers with the Bastables oblivious of who they'd met).