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It’s the birth anniversary of English philosopher and writer Gilbert Keith Chesterton, who created the enduring fictional detective Father Brown. This week’s quiz is about detectives and their authors
Sophie Hannah is currently reading The Maidens by Alex Michaelides. The novelist and poet said she would take Collected Poems by C.H. Sisson to a desert island.
The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage is the first book of
The Five Find-Outers and Dog series, which would eventually comprise 15 volumes. It is a mystery novel for children in the general range of 10-14, and is somewhat politically incorrect by today s standards, although less so than some of Blyton s books.
Larry, his little sister Daisy, and their friends Pip and Bets are intrigued when a neighboring cottage burns down. The fire is exciting enough, but soon the police determine that it was arson, and the neighbor had some very valuable papers lost in the fire. They begrudgingly team up with some rich toff, AKA Fatty, who is visiting for the holidays they mostly accept his company because he has a dog, and detectives should have a dog. Together they become the Five Find-Outers. Which is to say, detectives.
The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage
The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage
The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage is the first book of
The Five Find-Outers and Dog series, which would eventually comprise 15 volumes. It is a mystery novel for children in the general range of 10-14, and is somewhat politically incorrect by today s standards, although less so than some of Blyton s books.
Larry, his little sister Daisy, and their friends Pip and Bets are intrigued when a neighboring cottage burns down. The fire is exciting enough, but soon the police determine that it was arson, and the neighbor had some very valuable papers lost in the fire. They begrudgingly team up with some rich toff, AKA Fatty, who is visiting for the holidays they mostly accept his company because he has a dog, and detectives should have a dog. Together they become the Five Find-Outers. Which is to say, detectives.