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Old 2012-09-28, 07:20   Link #19
MakubeX2
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Originally Posted by DonQuigleone View Post
Certainly Roald Dahl, but I don' think Enid Blyton or Agatha Christie will have the staying power. Boh of them were essentially writing genre fiction, and it's rare for that to stick around for more then a generation.
I would disagree. Blyton writes good inspirational juvenile fiction that are easily digest by their target audience.

Agatha Christie had made her mark on the detective fiction with And Then There Were None. If Holmes has the tenacity to stick around, I don't see the reason why Christie doesn't.
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