Martinus
Catweazle's Apprentice
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Post by Martinus on Mar 26, 2024 8:07:18 GMT
On Ebay I chanced to come across a children's book by Stephanie Baudet: A Marrow Escape, illustrated by Derry Dillon. Published in 2001 by Educational Printing Services LTD, ISBN 9781900818827. This paperback has 66 pages. According to her website Miss/Mrs Baudet was born in Cheshire, England, and grew up in Australia and New Zealand. For most of her life she has lived in Buckinghamshire, England. She has published many children's books.
The description reads: "Dad has flu' and it's Kelly's job to look after his prize marrow. When it goes missing she and her friend Sam need to work hard to stop him finding out. Can they get the prize veggie back in time?"
Is the title of this book a nod and/or might it somehow be inspired by the Catweazle Book of the same name? I asked Miss/Mrs Baudet this question and hope she will answer.
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Martinus
Catweazle's Apprentice
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Post by Martinus on Mar 26, 2024 19:31:57 GMT
On my question whether her book "A Marrow Escape" was in any way inspired by the Catweazle Book of the same name (after the tv episode Battle of the Giants), Stephanie Baudet kindly answered: "No. 'Marrow Escape' was written many years ago as a challenge to write a story about a marrow! I was really stuck for ideas! I haven't heard of the book you mention. It's amazing that it can happen." Indeed it is.
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Post by southernspirits on Mar 28, 2024 11:24:38 GMT
Nice research Martin, and good to have got a direct response There is a book of that particular episode available I know, but I don't recall the details Pleased to report that my newly received copy of the 1971 Catweazle Annual is in very good condition. It was given as a gift for Christmas 1970 according to the inscription on the title page Fascinating to see what liberties it has taken (or special insights it has?) It claimed that: i) Catweazle had perceived that Carrot's mother had only died the preceding year (in one of the brief storylines); and ii) that Catweazle specifically harks from the year 1086 (the last full year of William I reign. I wonder whether the publishers were allowed a bit of licence, or whether this 'information' actually was canoncial so far as Richard was concerned?
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