{"id":758,"date":"2007-01-18T18:20:42","date_gmt":"2007-01-18T22:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flaminggeeks.com\/k\/blog\/2007\/01\/18\/758\/"},"modified":"2007-01-18T19:32:27","modified_gmt":"2007-01-18T23:32:27","slug":"death-by-jumprope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flaminggeeks.com\/k\/blog\/2007\/01\/18\/death-by-jumprope\/","title":{"rendered":"Death by Jumprope"},"content":{"rendered":"

As I noted a while back<\/a>, the Bobbsey twins books were recently republished in a newly revised edition more agreeable to modern sensibilities.<\/p>\n

At the time, I never really wondered about the older version of the book I had, which, upon reflection, is a bit odd: I’m well aware of the fact that Nancy Drew, published by the same syndicate, was revised<\/a> and re-released in the 50s and 60s. The Bobbsey Twins, as it so happens, were also victims(?) of this.<\/p>\n

Nowhere is this so clear as in the first book, now known as The Bobbsey Twins of Lakeport<\/u> but originally published as The Bobbsey Twins: Or, Merry Days Indoors and Out<\/u>. Happily, the Bobbseys are even older than Nancy, and as their first book came out in 1904, there are quite a few of the original texts now available through Project Gutenberg<\/a>. I’ve been reading through some of them, and they are incredibly amusing.<\/p>\n

I leave everyone with this dire warning courtesy of Mr. Bobbsey, particularly E, who I know recently purchased a jump rope.<\/p>\n

“She was–was jumping rope, and couldn’t jump any more,” sobbed Nan. “Oh, papa, she–isn’t de–dead, is she?”<\/p>\n

Mr. Bobbsey was startled and with good reason, for he had heard of more than one little girl dying from too much jumping. He took the limp form up in his arms and hurried to the Lavine house with it. “Run and tell Doctor Briskett,” he called back to Nan.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

“Grace is not dead,” he announced. “She had a fainting spell, that is all. But I think after this she had better leave rope skipping alone.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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