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The woodland at Linbury Court becomes squatters' territory when Jennings comes up with the idea of building huts out of reeds and branches. Jennings and Darbishire are thrilled with their construction, which even includes a patented prefabricated ventilating shaft, a special irrigation drainage canal and a pontoon suspension bridge! The trouble starts when Jennings is put in charge of Elmer, the treasured goldfish, and gets worse when the Headmaster pays the squatters a visit - and if show more Jennings thinks a game of cricket will be less trouble, he's going to be knocked for six! show lessTags
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The Jennings stories, as I have said in previous reviews of different books in the series, are a callback to a time of childhood and innocence, and very funny. Like the Just William books, they show the world from the point of view of 10-year-old children, starkly different from the grownup's vision, but the style here is more innocent and cute. They remind me more of the Little Nicholas books (Le Petit Nicolas) by René Goscinny and Jean-Jacques Sempé.
This one started a bit slow with the details of the construction of the boys' huts on a marshy ground on school property, but it soon becomes classic Jennings, as Bromwich Major's goldfish, Elmer, and later General Merridew and his grandson get involved. Jennings, always accompanied by show more the hapless Darbishire, will of course find a way to inadvertently get in more and more trouble and cause all kind of chaos around himself. Very funny and sweet escapist read. show less
This one started a bit slow with the details of the construction of the boys' huts on a marshy ground on school property, but it soon becomes classic Jennings, as Bromwich Major's goldfish, Elmer, and later General Merridew and his grandson get involved. Jennings, always accompanied by show more the hapless Darbishire, will of course find a way to inadvertently get in more and more trouble and cause all kind of chaos around himself. Very funny and sweet escapist read. show less
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Armada (C189)
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- Original publication date
- 1951
- People/Characters
- J. C. T. Jennings
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- 136
- Popularity
- 237,898
- Reviews
- 1
- Rating
- (4.06)
- Languages
- English, Finnish, French, Swedish
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- Paper
- ISBNs
- 8
- ASINs
- 10
