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Soon Mr. Bobbsey needs to go to London to represent his lumber company and he takes the entire family with him. The kids plan to search for more realistic miniatures in the country which has far more castles than the United States and they learn that Smitty has also come to London when a rash of burglaries featuring miniatures takes place. Once again, the Bobbsey twins are able to help the police--British bobbies this time--to track down the bad guys.
As I mentioned in the review for the first Bobbsey Twins mystery I read, these books have a great many coincidences in them. It seems incredible that Smitty would take the same ship as the Bobbseys (especially in the late fifties when air travel was more convenient). It also seems incredible that Smitty and his confederates would keep crossing paths with the Bobbseys. The books have nice, simple mysteries that reflect a much simpler time. The kids are constantly running off (especially the younger set of twins) and the parents are mighty indulgent about it. I'm not an advocate for helicopter parenting, but I do find it a stretch of the imagination to believe that parents would not be concerned when their six-year-olds disappear in a strange big city. The kids wandered off repeatedly in New York City in the last book and do it again here in London. Mr. and Mrs. Bobbsey react pretty much with a finger shake and a "don't do it again"--but we all know they will.
The books were obviously intended for a young readership and the simple, straight-forward mysteries would certainly appeal to kids of an earlier time. The stories are good, clean fun with characters who, although they can't stay put, are good kids--kind-hearted and ready to help anyone they can. The good guys always win and the bad guys say things at the end that remind you of Scooby Doo villains: If it wasn't for those pesky kids....
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The one thing which annoyed me was the way each British character seemed to say "I say" or "Cheerio" in each speech (which might not be something that would bother a kid). A little overdone.
A pretty good mystery which takes the twins from Lakeport to London. I remember as a kid liking the descriptions and illustrations of the castle the children made and also of the miniature furniture. There are also a lot of basic, interesting facts about London in here for kids.The one thing which annoyed me was the way each British character seemed to say "I say" or "Cheerio" in each speech (which might not be something that would bother a kid). A little overdone.
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Laura Lee Hope was first used in 1904 for the debut of
Laura Lee Hope is a pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate for the Bobbsey Twins and several other series of children's novels. Actual writers taking up the pen of Laura Lee Hope include Edward Stratemeyer, Howard and Lilian Garis, Elizabeth Ward, Harriet (Stratemeyer) Adams, Andrew E. Svenson, June M. Dunn, Grace Grote and Nancy Axelrad.Laura Lee Hope was first used in 1904 for the debut of the Bobbsey Twins, the principal characters of what was, for many years, the Stratemeyer Syndicate's longest-running series of children's novels. Other series written under this pseudonym include: The Outdoor Girls (23 vols. 1913-1933), The Moving Picture Girls (7 vols. 1914-1916), Bunny Brown (20 vols. 1916-1931), Six Little Bunkers (14 vols. 1918-1930), Make Believe Stories (12 vols. c. 1920-1923), and Blythe Girls (12 vols. 1925-1932).
The first of the 72 books of the Bobbsey Twins series was published in 1904, the last in 1979. The books related the adventures of the children of the middle-class Bobbsey family, which included two sets of mixed-gender fraternal twins: Bert and Nan, who were 12 years old, and Flossie and Freddie, who were six.
Edward Stratemeyer himself is believed to have written the first volume in its original form in 1904. When the original series was brought to its conclusion in 1979, it had reached a total of 72 volumes. At least two abortive attempts to restart the series were launched after this, but in neither effort was the popularity of the original series achieved.
Speculation that Stratemeyer also wrote the second and third volumes of the series is believed to be incorrect; these books are now attributed to Lilian Garis, wife of Howard Garis, who is credited with volumes 4–28 and 41. Elizabeth Ward is credited with volumes 29–35, while Harriet Stratemeyer Adams is credited with 36–38, 39 (with Camilla McClave), 40, 42, 43 (with Andrew Svenson), and 44–48. Volumes 49–52 are attributed to Andrew Svenson, while 53–59, and the 1960s rewrites of 1–4, 7, 11–13, and 17, are attributed to June Dunn. Grace Grote is regarded as the real author of 60–67 and the rewrites of 14 and 18–20, and Nancy Axelrad is credited with 68–72. Of the 1960s rewrites not already mentioned, volumes 5 and 16 are credited to Mary Donahoe, 6 and 25 to Patricia Doll, 8–10 and 15 to Bonnibel Weston, and 24 to Margery Howard.
--from Wikipedia
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