Literary Reputations
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poliphiloThis morning's Guardian carries an almost entirely laudatory article about Kipling- and the comments on it are almost entirely laudatory too- so perhaps the tide has turned. I notice that several of the admiring comments come from India and Pakistan- which does my heart good...
Channel 4 did a run down of the nation's 50 favourite children's books last night (but who gets to vote? no-one approached me) and it was cheering for a fogey like me to see the long-established classics holding their places; Ruddy was in there with The Just So Stories, Kenneth Grahame and E Nesbit came near the top- and Rowling and Dahl were beaten to first place by A A Milne.
Channel 4 did a run down of the nation's 50 favourite children's books last night (but who gets to vote? no-one approached me) and it was cheering for a fogey like me to see the long-established classics holding their places; Ruddy was in there with The Just So Stories, Kenneth Grahame and E Nesbit came near the top- and Rowling and Dahl were beaten to first place by A A Milne.
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Date: 2015-12-27 07:43 pm (UTC)I was glad to see Peter Bellamy get a shout-out for his settings.
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Date: 2015-12-27 09:03 pm (UTC)I saw Bellamy do his Kipling show back in the 80s. One of the highlights of my life
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Date: 2015-12-27 09:49 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-12-28 12:53 pm (UTC)