Yesterday's Word Count = 756 This guy was well popular in the 1970s but seems to have vanished from sight. - ThreadSky

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benaaronovitch.bsky.social • 69 days ago

Yesterday's Word Count = 756
This guy was well popular in the 1970s but seems to have vanished from sight.

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greyarmadillo.bsky.social•68 days ago

Loved that particular book, sparked my love for literature set in London. Direct line traced to Peter Grant et al. A circle was joined by your post.

hebusvontroy.bsky.social•69 days ago

There was also a German mini series from 1982 about Jack.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Holborn

leaflemming.bsky.social•69 days ago

The God Beneath The Sea remains my favourite version of the Greek myths.

sigridclassen.bsky.social•69 days ago

German TV did a mini-series of the book in 1982. It was one of ZDF‘s Christmas series.

patwill.bsky.social•68 days ago

Loved Leon Garfield. The adventures were great, but he could also do humour. The strange Affair of Adelaide Harris is hilarious

banana-the-poet.bsky.social•68 days ago

I remember reading a lot of his stuff. Didn't he have some TV series as well?

madeleine-100.bsky.social•68 days ago

I *loved* those books. Devil-in-the-Fog, Smith, Mr. Corbett's Ghost, Black Jack. Read like proper novels but for youngsters.

ambeggar.bsky.social•69 days ago

Not gone from my bookshelves. Genuinely deep and moral young adult works. I still think kindly of Lord Tom in Smith, who took the other decision from Lesley.
“Blue daylight!” roared Lord Tom, and fired…

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