"The Old Man of Lochnagar" wurde 1980 von Prinz Charles (His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales) geschrieben, d.h. nur kurze Zeit vor der Geburt seiner beiden Söhne. Das "Kinder"-Buch mit recht vielen Seiten und vor allem viel Text, wurde mit meist lustigen Zeichnungen (Aquarellen) versehen und ist auch für "große Kinder" geeignet. Die Geschichte des Buches wurde uns in der gleichnamigen royalen Whisky-Brennerei am Fuße des über 1000m hohen Berges Lochnagar (direkt neben Balmoral-Castle, der Sommerresidenz der Queen) erzählt. Interessant ist beispielsweise, dass Prinz Charles den Berg und die Umgebung selbst sehr gut kennt, da er und seine Eltern, wie auch schon Königin Viktoria, dort häufig spazieren waren und noch immer sind (zumindest die Lebenden unter ihnen).
Zur Geschichte möchte ich nicht viel sagen, hauptsächlich handelt es von einem alten Mann, der es letztendlich - trotz all dem Spannenden, was in der Welt passiert - in seiner Heimat am schönsten findet: "He couldn't think of anywhere more special to be, than to be living at the foot of Lochnagar." (was man auch fast schon nachvollziehen kann, wenn man die Royal Deeside hat kennen lernen dürfen). Ein bisschen erinnert mich die Geschichte - vom Sinn und Schreibstil her - an den Kleinen Prinzen.
Ich denke es lohnt sich das Buch zu lesen, auch ohne ein "Fan" der Royals zu sein. Zu bedenken ist höchstens noch, dass nicht alle Wörter in (selbst guten und umfangreichen) Englisch-Wörterbüchern zu finden sind; um den Inhalt und den Sinn des Buches zu verstehen, ist dies aber nicht nötig.
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The Old Man of Lochnagar Hardcover – 1 Oct. 1980
English edition by
Sir H. Casson
(Illustrator)
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- Reading age2 - 6 years
- Print length48 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions2.54 x 2.54 x 2.54 cm
- PublisherHamish Hamilton Ltd
- Publication date1 Oct. 1980
- ISBN-100879170522
- ISBN-13978-0241105276
Product details
- ASIN : 0241105277
- Publisher : Hamish Hamilton Ltd; 1st Edition (1 Oct. 1980)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 48 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0879170522
- ISBN-13 : 978-0241105276
- Reading age : 2 - 6 years
- Dimensions : 2.54 x 2.54 x 2.54 cm
- Best Sellers Rank: 1,267,657 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- 460 in Literary Criticism & Collections for Children
- 82,979 in Education & Reference for Children
- 622,017 in Foreign Language Books
- Customer reviews:
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Sandy
5.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent children’s story
Reviewed in the United States on 26 April 2024
A wonderfully entertaining and imaginative children’s book. Beautifully illustrated too.
The Kos
5.0 out of 5 stars
Nice Story - great product for generational heirloom
Reviewed in Canada on 2 December 2022
It's not a length book to read but it has intrinsic value due to the author - Prince Charles soon to be King. And while I don't believe it is worth the hundreds of dollars some are offering it for sale if you can get if for a price around 20 to 30 $ it's worth it as an heirloom.
Bongo
5.0 out of 5 stars
fun read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 April 2023
Completely wacky fun read for children. Similar humour to Roald Dahl, lovely simple illustrations.
DK
5.0 out of 5 stars
Content/story
Reviewed in the United States on 26 June 2023
It was an easy read for my granddaughter and the story and wording is very suitable for kids.
Caroline Evans-Fry
5.0 out of 5 stars
Written by our King ,when he was prince of Wales
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 November 2022
Had a copy as a child , easy simple storyline . Suitable for 5+