Deep Valley Confidential

At the intersection of children's literature, pop culture, feminism and nostalgia.

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Saturday, January 23, 2021

DADDY LONG LEGS - part 7 - All is revealed!

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This is for Saturday 1/23!  March 5th. - Judy waxes nostalgic about the John Grier Home and what she learned there.  Julie never knows she i...
Thursday, January 21, 2021

Daddy Long Legs - part 6

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[ For Thursday - pp. 194-227] March 5th. -Inspired by a crabby sermon, Judy decides to give dignity a try. "The Modern Generation"...
Tuesday, January 19, 2021

Daddy Long Legs part 5

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For Tuesday - [ pages 162-193] August 25th. - Master Jervie finally visits! Mrs. Semple pampers Master Jervie scandelously! MJ is quite the ...
Sunday, January 17, 2021

Daddy Long Legs - Part 4

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In other news -  I wanted to inform you of another mail-related activity I am involved in. There is a program called Post Crossings, where y...
Thursday, January 14, 2021

DADDY LONG LEGS letters part 3

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This covers pages 94-126 in my 1940 Grosset and Dunlap edition.  LOCK WILLOW, July 12th. - Judy gives DLL the lowdown on Lock Willow. Jervie...
Tuesday, January 12, 2021

DADDY LONG LEGS letters part 2

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Here are more six word summaries from DADDY LONG LEGS. This starts on page 63 of my books and ends on page 93 - your mileage may vary.   On ...
Monday, January 11, 2021

DADDY LONG LEGS letters, part 1

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Here is more of the group read of DADDY LONG LEGS October 10 -  Judy becomes accustomed to college Did you even know Maurice Materlink? Jeru...

DADDY LONG LEGS - Blue Wednesday

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So I am going a group read of DADDY LONG LEGS for a listserv I am on and I have decided to post here while I am ramping up. To prep for the ...
Saturday, December 26, 2020

Fat-Girl Romance!

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 Holy cow, it has been four months since I posted. That's what I get for having a job, I guess. I am on vacation now and I have decided ...
Friday, August 28, 2020

America 1870-1900 - FAMILY PORTRAIT: God Bless Our Home

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This section begins with a quote from Twain, “...when I was a boy, everybody was poor but didn’t know it; and everybody was comfortable, and...
Wednesday, August 26, 2020

America 1870-1900 - ENTERTAINMENT: Standing Room Only and The Greatest Showman on Earth

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The penultimate chapter! A double spread of a Broadway streetcar with tons of advertisements for plays, oats and catsup! Standing Room Only ...
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Tuesday, August 25, 2020

America 1870-1900 - THE CITY - in six parts!

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The Magic Metropolis There is a blurry faded photo of some ladies and children in 1877 San Francisco just leaving the theater. The waists on...
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