The children have a deeply unconvincing home life and never appear to go to school. Suffice it to say that things like Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans, and Willy Wonker's whole meal in a single strip of chewing gum may well have their root in the Faraway Tree's. Whether Enid Blyton was copying them in turn from some earlier writer I can't say. If you pay attention reading this book (published 1939) you will see a good number of ideas re-used later by authors such as Roald Dahl and JK Rowling. The second thing to note is that if you read this book as a child then all four children in the modern edition will have changed their names!ĭid they change Jo and Bessie so it wasn't so obvious why they changed Dick and Fanny? Who knows.Īdditionally Dame Slap is now Dame Snap, and disciplines the children in her school by scolding them rather than slapping them. If it wasn't a tree the whole thing would be a lie! They often harp on about how lucky they are that the Enchanted Wood starts across the lane from their house.
And Bessie is Bet The first thing to note about the Faraway Tree is that it's not far away at all, it's actually very close to where our heroes live. The second thing to note is that if you read this book as a child then all four children in the modern edition will have changed their names! Dick and Fanny are now Rick and Franny.
The first thing to note about the Faraway Tree is that it's not far away at all, it's actually very close to where our heroes live. This was a reread and I couldn't give it less than 5 stars.more All the more reason to cherish my unhurt version of the book. She doesn't slap naughty students anymore. Like I said, censorship ruined the newer versions of the book. They discover brownies (not of the confectionery type) pixies and elves.
Jo, Bessie and Fanny are three kids who move from the town to the countryside that borders on a mysterious wood. A magical tree where magical beings live was a great idea, but having various lands come to the top of the tree was a stroke of genius. The concept of the Faraway Tree was brilliant. Their ad The Enchanted Wood has been censored by an anonymous politically correct brigade, which is unfortunate. The Enchanted Wood has been censored by an anonymous politically correct brigade, which is unfortunate.
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