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The Children of Green Knowe L M Boston Peter Boston 9780152024680 Books

This edition is disappointing. The cover art is out of sync with the timing of the story, and implies a creepiness that doesn't exist. The short excerpt inside the front cover looks as if it's a single passage from the book, a creepy passage -- and there should be some ellipsis (...) in there where they've left things out.

The worst parts are, some of the woodcut illustrations have been left out of this edition: Linnet in her nightgown beating her fists on the window to scare away the owl, for one.

But the real disappointment is the "cleaning up" of the story. I suppose this is to meet some moral majority standards. Percy Boggis, Boggis's grandson, has the name Boggis NOT because Boggis's daughter married a cousin, as it says here, but because she bore the child out of wedlock. And Boggis gives Percy a box of Licorice AllSorts every year for Christmas as a joke, because had his daughter married the father, the boy's name would have been Percy Licorice. THAT's the story in the book I took out of the library so many times in the '60's. I'm about to re-read it to find out where else they've changed the original.

If someone's going to change the original text, surely it's only right to mention that, in the seller's blurb.


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The Children of Green Knowe L M Boston Peter Boston 9780152024680 Books Reviews

I rented the movie version and was hooked. When I found out the movie was based on a series of books,I looked them up, however my local library one had a few books from the series. Thankfully I found the series available and ordered this. I love it! I hope other's discover this magical and well written series as well.
I enjoyed this book very much and plan to read the rest of the books in the series.
After watching Julian Fellowes movie "From Time to Time", I was fascinated by Lucy Boston. Timeless story that kept my whole family captivated from grade schoolers to adults. This series led me to Julian Fellowes and then onto Downton Abbey
The Green Knowe series is absolutely excellent! You just can't put these books down once you start reading them. Very entertaining, great character development and lots of excitement. I recommend this book and the entire series to anyone who likes to lose themselves in a magical fantasy world that seems so real.
I first read these in grade school, and checked the same books out from the library over the years from time to time. They are bittersweet fantasy, sweet and beautifully written. Tolly's and Ping's and Ida's and Oskar's adventures are timeless, set in the same timeless English manor house the author lived in. I consider these a necessary series of fantasy literature, good for children of all ages.
This book really struck a chord with me. The relationship of Tolly and his grandmother is a very fine achievement by Boston. I loved the way they communicated and that they ate in the kitchen in front of the fire and shared their stories and adventures; it felt real and true. I think their relationship is beautifully articulated. It made me long for such a bond - where the sharing of thoughts, memories, ideas and emotions is expected and welcomed. Theirs was a mutually nurturing connection.

There is so much to recommend here a ghost story, a Christmas story, and elements of magic and the fantastic. So much of life is seemingly magical to children. Tolly's discovery of the "other" children and the mouse and so many remarkable things in the garden are appreciated as extraordinary but without a sense of incredulity.

The prose here is far and away superior to most literature for children. This piece seems to transcend the genre. There was one scene with St. Christopher that was so beautiful it I found myself in tears and I had to stop reading, mark the page and then had to read the whole section aloud to my sister (who was also quite moved).

I'm trying to keep my comments vague. However, half the enjoyment of this book is the "writing," the way in which the story is told - quite beautiful. I'm not going to reveal any more so early. I just hope you all enjoy this as much as I did.
I have given this to several children since I wrote this review and they also loved it! A classic! 2/27/2012. When I was ten, I read an enchanting book which I remembered fondly and thought about occasionally throughout my adult life.I didn't know the title, nor the author, so I expected to never come across this gem again. Then, at about 45 years old, I came across an article about Lucy Boston and her wonderful books. I immediately recognized the story of the little boy who went to live with his grandmother in the enthralling Greene Knowe! I bought it at once, read it with joy and appreciation, and have ordered copies for children I love. I have seen the Taj Mahal and loved it, but the memory of this book is dearer to me. It left me with unforgettable memories of mystery and love across time. Don't miss this book!
This edition is disappointing. The cover art is out of sync with the timing of the story, and implies a creepiness that doesn't exist. The short excerpt inside the front cover looks as if it's a single passage from the book, a creepy passage -- and there should be some ellipsis (...) in there where they've left things out.

The worst parts are, some of the woodcut illustrations have been left out of this edition Linnet in her nightgown beating her fists on the window to scare away the owl, for one.

But the real disappointment is the "cleaning up" of the story. I suppose this is to meet some moral majority standards. Percy Boggis, Boggis's grandson, has the name Boggis NOT because Boggis's daughter married a cousin, as it says here, but because she bore the child out of wedlock. And Boggis gives Percy a box of Licorice AllSorts every year for Christmas as a joke, because had his daughter married the father, the boy's name would have been Percy Licorice. THAT's the story in the book I took out of the library so many times in the '60's. I'm about to re-read it to find out where else they've changed the original.

If someone's going to change the original text, surely it's only right to mention that, in the seller's blurb.