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Go Ahead Secret Seven
The Secret Seven or Secret Seven Society is a fictional group of child detectives created by Enid Blyton and based on the publisher’s children. They appear in one of several adolescent detective fiction, detective series which Blyton wrote. The Secret Seven consists of Peter (the society's head), Janet (Peter's sister), Pam, Barbara, Jack, Colin and George. Jack's sister Susie and her best friend Binkie make occasional appearances in the books; they hate the Secret Seven and delight in playing tricks designed to humiliate them, although this is partly fuelled by their almost obsessive desire to belong to the society. Unlike most other Blyton series, this one takes place during the school term time because the characters go to day schools. Continuing Blyton's series, Pamela Butchart wrote two new adventures in the series, adding elements of horror. Origins The names Secret Seven and Famous Five (Greyfriars School), Famous Five had already been used by the author Charles H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brockhampton Press
Brockhampton Press was a British publishing company, based in Leicester. Children's books Originally specialising in children's books, from about 1940, Brockhampton Press published the Asterix comic book series, many of Enid Blyton's story collections (such as The Secret Seven), many of W. E. Johns's Biggles titles, much of the Ian and Sovra series by Elinor Lyon, the Cherry books by Will Scott, and Scottish author Nigel Tranter's children's books. It also published series of children's books, including the Hampton Library and the Super Hampton Library. Non-fiction series In the 1990s the Brockhampton Press published a number of non-fiction and reference series aimed at the popular market, such as The Brockhampton Library and the Brockhampton Reference series. Military history Brockhampton Press is now an imprint of Hodder Headline,Rod Stewart"Caxton's books for the masses" ''The Bookseller'', 5 September 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2021. and is known for its military history ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |