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Great Boffo
The great Boffo, the idol of cycling enthusiasts, was to pass through a small village in one of his most important races. A small boy who was only trying to help, offered lemonade to the competitors as they pedalled past - and then disaster struck!
30 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1973
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Frank Dickens
53 books3 followersFrank William Huline Dickens
From Guinness World Records™:
"The longest running daily cartoon strip by a single author is Bristow by Frank Dickens (UK) which has been in continuous publication since first published in the Aberdeen Press & Journal on 18th September 1961".
Note that some publications list his date of birth as December 9 1931.
From Guinness World Records™:
"The longest running daily cartoon strip by a single author is Bristow by Frank Dickens (UK) which has been in continuous publication since first published in the Aberdeen Press & Journal on 18th September 1961".
Note that some publications list his date of birth as December 9 1931.
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April 11, 2016
I liked this book so much I reprinted it.
In collaboration with Frank Dickens' family, we brought out a new hardback edition, so it can be enjoyed by those who remember it from their childhood, and hopefully read by them to their kids.
It's a lovely book about a boy watching his hero (Boffo) riding in a bike race and helping him recover from a disastrous crash, so he can contest the final sprint.
The message of the book - and something of a catchphrase in my family - is "the man is more important than the machine".
Frank Dickens himself is well known to many as the creator of the Evening Standard's "Bristow" cartoon, which ran for 41 years. What a man.
In collaboration with Frank Dickens' family, we brought out a new hardback edition, so it can be enjoyed by those who remember it from their childhood, and hopefully read by them to their kids.
It's a lovely book about a boy watching his hero (Boffo) riding in a bike race and helping him recover from a disastrous crash, so he can contest the final sprint.
The message of the book - and something of a catchphrase in my family - is "the man is more important than the machine".
Frank Dickens himself is well known to many as the creator of the Evening Standard's "Bristow" cartoon, which ran for 41 years. What a man.
March 21, 2021
A wonderful illustrated children's book set in the early 1900s at the Tour De France, from the point of view of a young delivery boy. "The man is more important than the machine " says the Great Boffo.
March 10, 2016
The first book I can remember reading when I was 6 or 7 in the library of Cuxton primary infant school .Whilst the other kids were in assembly , my brother and I waited in the library. I can still see the pictures clearly on my head even after more than 40 years.
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