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Never Mind About 1066 William The Conqueror, 1087 William The Second. Such Things Are Not Going To Affect One?s Life...but 1932 The Mars Bar And 1936 Maltesers And 1937 The Kit Kat - These Dates Are Milestones In History And Should Be Seared Into The Memory Of Every Child In The Country.

Watch With Glittering Eyes The Whole World Around You.

When You're Old Enough To Write A Book For Children, By Then You'll Have Become A Grown Up And Have Lost All Your Jokeyness. Unless You're An Undeveloped Adult And Still Have An Enormous Amount Of Childishness In You.

The Books Transported Her Into New Worlds And Introduced Her To Amazing People Who Lived Exciting Lives.

You Mean You Live Down Here?' Matilda Asked. 'i Do', Miss Honey Replied, But She Said No More. Matilda Had Never Once Stopped To Think About Where Miss Honey Might Be Living. She Had Always Regarded Her Purely As A Teacher, A Person Who Turned Up Out Of Nowhere And Taught At School And Then Went Away Again.