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I seem to remember a (children's) book - probably a series of books - from a long time ago. I *think* there was a character called "Batty". There was an elephant, who was an important "goody" AFAIR. There was a floor somewhere made of gold, possibly covered in dust. The "goodies" were always having trouble with the "baddies". Is this a real memory? What is this book?
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A book or story my father often spoke of has alluded all my attempts to find it - 'Tomorrow and a Day', a science fiction story. I imagine we are talking late 1950's, possibly a 'pulp' novel or short story. But I've not come across anything on the internet or libraries.
Anyone??
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>> A book or story my father often spoke of has alluded all my attempts to
>> find it - 'Tomorrow and a Day', a science fiction story.
Frances, Stephen. Tomorrow and a Day (1955)?
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thanks Crankcase - but this writer seemed to like soft porn crime thrillers rather than sci-fi!
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That story is about a post nuclear world, and is sci-fi. He wrote under a number of pseudonyms - are you looking at his output as Hank Janson perhaps, which was a lot more..um..colourful, as pulp fiction goes?
It was published by Moring, along with another of his called The Unseen Assassin, about an alien plague.
If it's not that one then I'm stumped at the moment - I don't immediately know of another scifi under that title.
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In which case this is it!! Now all I have to do is find a copy!
And yes, the Hank Janson stuff was what I looked at - colourful as you say.
Thanks Crankcase - know any good book shops?
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Book shops are closing like flies. That doesn't make sense. Hmm. Bookshops are closing like eyes?
Anyway, you will be hard pressed to track down a copy I think - those pulpy things were short runs, tatty quality and designed to be chucked, so it's real pot luck getting one. You might be lucky in Forbidden Planet, or at least get nearer to a copy from their resources.
Online you can, for example, set up a search at abebooks (.com
and/or .co.uk) and be emailed if a copy turns up for sale somewhere. Similarly you can set up a google alert in case something comes up.
Or of course the inestimable Zardoz.
www.zardozbooks.co.uk/books.asp
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>> And yes, the Hank Janson stuff was what I looked at - ...........
Me too.
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>> Not thinking of the "Uncle" books by any chance?
By Jove! I think you've got it! I will now go off and investigate.
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Sounds like Uncle to me - was there a dwarf called Mig ?
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Possibly, possibly. I shall have to recap. TYVM.
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good bookshop? Alnwick is your holly grail.
Barter books, in the old Alnwick station. I had to beat nicole around the head and drag her out unconcious.
(I bought several books and maps in their myslef)
www.barterbooks.co.uk/
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http:www.bookfinder.com
searches (virtually) all known portals.
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Alnwick is a good tip.
I'm assuming everyone knows about Hay-on-Wye, but just in case not, that's a "book town".
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...I'm assuming everyone knows about Hay-on-Wye, but just in case not, that's a "book town"...
Isn't there another one in Scotland?
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In Scotland Wigtown is a "book town". It's nothing like as extensive as Hay, but it's worth it if you're in the area.
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I actually used to ride the ( steam ) trains from the station at Alnwick.
Have not been there for a while but Barter Books is indeed an incredible place. SWMBO is much the same as Nicole in that getting her out of there is much harder than getting her in..... .Nice cafe and comfy sofas and a blazing coal fire in winter if I remember correctly.
Did you buy any of the 'Keep Calm and Carry On ' posters Zero ......
Barter Books were featured on the One Show a few months back - I believe the poster has become a best seller for them after the original war department design artwork was discovered by them in a book.
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A mis-remembered book. - Crankcase
