tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post3824840140128523403..comments2024-03-27T16:39:43.522+00:00Comments on Liberal England: John Masefield, Traffic and Aston TirroldJonathan Calderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730157683743989696noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-76173076258076076522009-12-27T18:39:31.443+00:002009-12-27T18:39:31.443+00:00"The Midnight Folk" was my favourite nov..."The Midnight Folk" was my favourite novel when I was a child and I still think it is superior to its sequel. Unfortunately, it starts with the hero struggling over Latin grammar, which I suppose would be off-putting for most readers nowadays. For a while there was a heavily pruned Puffin version, which made the book more accessible, but lost the book's magic. It contains many elements instantly recognisable as influential on later children's novels, including the Harry Potter series. Part of the fun of reading it now is picking out the elements which have been borrowed and the novels in which they appear.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11717309322729778838noreply@blogger.com