tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post672051297192229702..comments2024-03-26T15:57:13.443+00:00Comments on On An Overgrown Path: Noddy and Berg's earsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-69737123515071575922009-03-11T20:32:00.000+00:002009-03-11T20:32:00.000+00:00Thanks Michael, I kind of had a hunch where this p...Thanks Michael, I kind of had a hunch where this <I>path</I> would go...<BR/><BR/>Actually the explanation is a little more mundane. I was professionally involved in bibliographic meta data a few years ago. A few minutes on amazon confirms that the Aussie Book Store has managed to upload their entire stock database onto Amazon as a reseller, with every author field completed as Enid Blyton.<BR/><BR/>http://www.overgrownpath.com/2005/03/wot-no-computers.htmlPliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-278464569130288382009-03-11T20:21:00.000+00:002009-03-11T20:21:00.000+00:00Dear Pliable,I'm sure that someone as well read as...Dear Pliable,<BR/>I'm sure that someone as well read as yourself would be familiar with Berg's connection with the Teddy Bear:<BR/>http://www.therestisnoise.com/2004/12/meeting_cute.html<BR/><BR/>Alban's brother Hermann was the co-inventor, and no doubt Alban was sponsored by sales of teddies.<BR/>So, who needs Enid?Michael Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07941628998615926452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-51451318825350478572009-03-11T16:35:00.000+00:002009-03-11T16:35:00.000+00:00There is more to this than meets the eye. Try sear...There is more to this than meets the eye. Try searching the terms <I>'Shostakovich Enid Blyton</I> into amazon.co.uk<BR/><BR/>http://www.amazon.co.uk/SHOSTAKOVICH-RABINOVICH-HANNA-George-trans/dp/B000ZBBC5Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1236789177&sr=1-1Pliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.com