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Donald Sobol is probably, apart from my parents, a big reason I have a mind that works. R.I.P. Encyclopedia Brown. Your 25¢ per day + expenses brought justice t

Donald Sobol is probably, apart from my parents, a big reason I have a mind that works. R.I.P. Encyclopedia Brown. Your 25¢ per day + expenses brought justice to those who had little other hope. And bravo for expensing an occasional sundae to the adults, too. And of course how could they call it the FIRST Battle of Bull Run when there hadn't been a SECOND ONE YET?

natrius 14y ago
That's the one Encyclopedia Brown book that I actually remember! Was it particularly popular or something?
- natrius 14y ago
  According to Amazon and Wikipedia, "The Case of the Civil War Sword" was part of the very first Encyclopedia Brown book, which probably explains why we remember it.
swang 14y ago
Encyclopedia Brown Boy Detective was one of the first books I actually owned as a child (I lived close to a library), actually getting it from my school's Reading is Fundamental Days. I must have read that book over and over again, always forcing myself to try and "forget" how the mystery was solved so I could reread them and try to pick up the "clues" The cover I had (which depicts the Civil War sword mystery) looked exactly like this one http://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-media/product-gallery/0553157248/ref=cm_ciu_pdp_images_0?ie=UTF8&index=0&isremote=0 http://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-media/product-gallery/0553... I always wondered why that boy behind Bugs Meanie had only a floating head with no body. But it's still way better than the red cover they have for it now.
withad 14y ago
Well, World War I was referred to as "the first world war" as early as 1914 [1] and the term was fairly popular even before World War II, so there is some precedent. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I#Names http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I#Names
gregPC 14y ago
Wow, you explained my sentiments exactly. These books introduced me to mysteries, careful observation... I would not be as interested in reading if it were not for these books.

natrius 14y ago

That's the one Encyclopedia Brown book that I actually remember! Was it particularly popular or something?

natrius 14y ago
According to Amazon and Wikipedia, "The Case of the Civil War Sword" was part of the very first Encyclopedia Brown book, which probably explains why we remember it.

swang 14y ago

Encyclopedia Brown Boy Detective was one of the first books I actually owned as a child (I lived close to a library), actually getting it from my school's Reading is Fundamental Days. I must have read that book over and over again, always forcing myself to try and "forget" how the mystery was solved so I could reread them and try to pick up the "clues" The cover I had (which depicts the Civil War sword mystery) looked exactly like this one http://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-media/product-gallery/0553157248/ref=cm_ciu_pdp_images_0?ie=UTF8&index=0&isremote=0 http://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-media/product-gallery/0553... I always wondered why that boy behind Bugs Meanie had only a floating head with no body. But it's still way better than the red cover they have for it now.

withad 14y ago

Well, World War I was referred to as "the first world war" as early as 1914 [1] and the term was fairly popular even before World War II, so there is some precedent. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I#Names http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I#Names

gregPC 14y ago

Wow, you explained my sentiments exactly. These books introduced me to mysteries, careful observation... I would not be as interested in reading if it were not for these books.