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Certainly the Silmarillion is a classic that should be read.

I like the story of the creation of Earth.
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Nothing wrong with that Galty. I was also a fan of both plus Whizzer & Chips.
Did any of you men ever buy those very small war comics that came out every week in the 50's early 60's? My brother had a box full of them. They were about 6in x 6in and always a war story with a hero. Unfortunately, I don't know the name of them, but he loved them and bought every one that came out.
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11-09-2019, 08:49 PM
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We used to love it when mum would go to the shop and get the weekly comics for my six brothers and I when we were kids. The boys would get Dandy, Beano, Topper, Lion, Tiger and one of those very small war hero comics and I would get the Mandy and Judy. always read with a Kit Kat each. Happy days.
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The brother used to read Eagle, Beano and Film Fun.

I had Girl, Dandy and Radio Fun.
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12-09-2019, 11:39 AM
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Yes it did me Longdogs, I stood in WHSmiffs and read the first page and it grabbed me straight away. I rushed to the till and took it home. Not very often that I'm so caught up in a story after reading just the first page, but you have to see what happens next, and I wasn't disappointed.....
It took me about five years to convince Mrs LD to read it, I think the title put her off but eventually she did. One day I came in to find her in tears (that's very unusual and I was immediately trying to work out what I had done wrong THIS time). When I asked her what was wrong, she just pointed at the book. I knew exactly which bit she was reading.
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12-09-2019, 11:40 AM
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Re: Do we really need to read the classics?

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Did any of you men ever buy those very small war comics that came out every week in the 50's early 60's? My brother had a box full of them. They were about 6in x 6in and always a war story with a hero. Unfortunately, I don't know the name of them, but he loved them and bought every one that came out.
I vaguely remember those Shrops but I don't think I ever read them.
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I love the classics and used to read them all the time. I grew up with 'Biggles' and 'Health and Efficiency'....
 
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