“That interfering
boy! Joe would certainly stop him doing anything if he could!”
Staying at Craggy-Tops, an old house opposite the mysterious
Island of Gloom, friends Jack, Dinah, Lucy-Ann and Philip are bound for
adventure replete with counterfeiters, kidnappers, talking parrots and
abandoned copper mines.
It has been a very long time since I have read an Enid
Blyton book and let’s just say, time has not been kind. I can very well understand
how a novel that encourages young children to actively seek out subterranean
dangers would be frowned upon in
today’s cotton wool covered world and I
found myself laughing out loud thinking, this would never be allowed today.
I enjoyed the novelty of this little tale, yet, ultimately that wasn't enough to sustain my interest. Clearly I am no longer the target demographic.
2 out of 5 adventures could be lethal.
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