Alexander Larman

Sex and the Famous Five

Before drawing tenuous comparisons between Enid Blyton and David Bowie, Nicholas Royle invites us to consider the erotic potential of Timmy the dog

Julian, Dick, George, Anne and Timmy the dog on their way to Treasure Island in the first book of the Famous Five series [Alamy]

  • David Bowie, Enid Blyton and the Sun Machine

    Nicholas Royle

    Manchester University Press, pp. 232, £15

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