Book Review by Aditi

8/2/2019 Book Review by Aditi

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The Mystery

SeriesThe Vanished Prince


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Characters

Mr. Goon

Fatty (Fredrick Algernoon Troterville)

Pip (Philip Hilton) Daisy (Mageret Daykin)

Larry (Laurence Daykin)

Buster (dog) Inspector Jenks


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About the author Enid Mary Blyton (11 August 1897 , 28 November 1968) was an

English children's writer also known as Mary Pollock. She was one ofthe most successful children's storytellers of the twentieth century.

Noted for numerous series of books based on recurring characters anddesigned for different age groups, her books have enjoyed popularsuccess in many parts of the world, and have sold over 600 millioncopies. Blyton is the fifth most translated author worldwide; over 3,544

translations of her books were available in 2007 accordingto UNESCO's Index Translation.

One of Blyton's most widely known characters is Noddy, intended forearly years readers, however, her main work is the genre of youngreaders' novels in which children have their own adventures withminimum adult help. Series of this type include the FamousFive (consisting of 21 novels, 1942-1963), based on four children andtheir dog), the Five Find-Outers and dog,(15 NOVELS; 1943-1961,where five children regularly outwit the local police) as well asthe Secret Seven (15 novels, 1949-1963, a society of seven children whosolve various mysteries).


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Summary

The Mystery Of The Vanished Prince starts outwith a lot of fun and games. Everyone is tannedincluding Pip and Bets, After hearing about the

Prince Bongawah, who is staying at a camp on thehills between Peterswood and Marlow, Fattydecides it would be fun for his friends to put theirtans to good use by dressing up in colourful clothesand pretending to be relatives of the Prince. ErnGoon, chooses that moment to turn up with his two

younger brothers, Sid and Perce, and Fattyimmediately introduces his "distinguished visitors"

as Princess Bongawee (Bets), Pua-Tua (Daisy),Kim-Pippy-Tok (Pip) and Kim-Larriana-Tik

(Larry).


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Here follows a lot of parading around the village

with Ern holding up the State Umbrella (a golfing

umbrella) for who he believes is the younger sisterof Prince Bongawah.The visitors talk lot of

nonsense, made-up gibberish with a little broken

English thrown in. Then Mr Goon comes across

the parade and, like his nephew, is completely

taken into the point that when Prince Bongawah

unfortunately goes missing from the camp two

days later, Goon telephones the Chief InspectorJenks and assures him that he'll track down

Princess Bongawee and speak with her.


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But despite how unlikely all this is, it does set things upnicely. Goon's report to his superior of four additionalroyal visitors, which he subsequently discovers to be make-

believe, gets him so hot and bothered that he completelyfails to listen to Fatty when offered genuine informationabout the Prince's disappearance. Not until the end does herealize that Fatty might be telling the truth about a fewthings. Then they find out one of the fair folks are includedin the princes disappearance. With the help of Rollo a

gypsy boy they find out how the prince appears to havebeen kid-napped at the school campus but in fact he waskidnapped earlier, on the way to the camp. The prince'sdriver was in with the kidnapping. The car was stopped,and the prince taken off, while a gypsy boy is substituted

for the real prince! This gypsy boy is apparently very goodat acting but not very good at keeping secrets. He tellsFatty everything even down to where the real prince hasbeen taken to.


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Thinks I like

The book was mysterious, It has many ups and

downs.

Every one in this book is united except Goon.

We learn to be brave and courageous like Fatty.

I learnt a trick that is to come out of a locked

box room. Suspense is kept till the last movement.


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