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- Publisher: Collins; Reprint edition (1957)
- ASIN: B000SI4640
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I think this is my favourite Jennings story, and I have read all of them many times. It couples the usual hilarity of Jennings and Darbishire's antics, as, inspired by Sherlock Holmes, they set up the Linbury Court Detective Agency with a genuinely exciting tale of robbers and detectives, which of course, has Jennings and Darbishire winning through at the end, after a chain of hilarious misunderstandings. When I first read this, aged 7 or 8, I laughed till I cried at the description of Darbishire trying to reconnoitre around the "thieves' kitchen", and I still find it just as funny now.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I remember being a huge fan of these books when I was at primary school and thsi was probably my favourite.
Because they tended to be at least partly drawn from earlier radio scripts, most of the Jennings stories tend to be quite episodic. This book is something of an exception with an integrated plot that maintains suspense throughout - add the detective element and I would probably recommend this book as ideal for those who have never read any of the series before.
Because they tended to be at least partly drawn from earlier radio scripts, most of the Jennings stories tend to be quite episodic. This book is something of an exception with an integrated plot that maintains suspense throughout - add the detective element and I would probably recommend this book as ideal for those who have never read any of the series before.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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By the second book in the Jennings series he has settled in at Linbury Court and while still slightly an outsider from the gang he's certainly no longer being treated like the "new boy". After Mr Carter reads him a Sherlock Holmes story, Jennings decides to form the Linbury Court Detective Agency, and sets out to investigate the mysteries of the stolen sports cup and the light in the sanatorium.
This edition has stuck to the original text, rather than others I've read which have (for example) converted money into decimal coinage. I don't think it detracts from the story in any way and for a young reader would be a good opportunity to learn about how things used to be. It's a funny read. A lot of the humour comes from the misunderstandings that occur as Jennings tries to explain things, particularly to Darbishire, and the way the characters tend to take everything very literally, something that children will still appreciate now.
The choice of language is also very much of the time, and in some places feels a little over the top - too much 'whizzo' does start to get on the reader's nerves. Although a child of a later era, I don't think we ever used that much slang to interject our speech. There are also a surprising number of more complicated words - whether they have just fallen out of fashion, or whether they are included in an attempt to aid the growth of the young reader's vocabulary I am unsure, but they may require explanation to a reader who has not encountered them before.
The plot in this book is actually rather better constructed than I remembered, with a lot of the earlier elements coming back to tie in towards the end. This surprised me as from having just re-read the first book (Jennings Goes To School) I was expecting a few loosely connected incidents rather than a solid story running through.
Overall I have enjoyed reading this one again - I certainly remember it less well than the first novel which added to my appreciation. I'm now looking forward now to 'Jennings' Little Hut', as it is one that I never read as a child.
This edition has stuck to the original text, rather than others I've read which have (for example) converted money into decimal coinage. I don't think it detracts from the story in any way and for a young reader would be a good opportunity to learn about how things used to be. It's a funny read. A lot of the humour comes from the misunderstandings that occur as Jennings tries to explain things, particularly to Darbishire, and the way the characters tend to take everything very literally, something that children will still appreciate now.
The choice of language is also very much of the time, and in some places feels a little over the top - too much 'whizzo' does start to get on the reader's nerves. Although a child of a later era, I don't think we ever used that much slang to interject our speech. There are also a surprising number of more complicated words - whether they have just fallen out of fashion, or whether they are included in an attempt to aid the growth of the young reader's vocabulary I am unsure, but they may require explanation to a reader who has not encountered them before.
The plot in this book is actually rather better constructed than I remembered, with a lot of the earlier elements coming back to tie in towards the end. This surprised me as from having just re-read the first book (Jennings Goes To School) I was expecting a few loosely connected incidents rather than a solid story running through.
Overall I have enjoyed reading this one again - I certainly remember it less well than the first novel which added to my appreciation. I'm now looking forward now to 'Jennings' Little Hut', as it is one that I never read as a child.
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