Garfield is a somewhat overlooked writer in today's world of children's books. Writing thrilling adventures which were set in the past - usually the 18th or 19th century, he was not interested in giving readers a history lesson. Smith, one f his earliest and his best, is well worth revisiting. Here are villains and bodies - and a mystery - in a style that owes a lot to Fielding and Dickens.
(Ferelith Hordon - bwl 71 Winter 2014 ) |
