Billy Bunter book, person of mystery

[Ursa major]

I ought to add that when I said, "so it may be that the connection between this and Ann in Bluebeard is that they are both looking out for a husband," I had missed the obvious connection, one spelt out in the text I quoted:

Ann quite literally spent her life on the watch — for the next disaster

Disaster is exactly what Anne in Perrault's Bluebeard is on the lookout for.

 

[Danny McG]

I always considered Bunter to be low-brow stuff. How wrong I was. The blinds have been lifted from my eyes.

You can't diss the Fat Owl of the Remove!

 

[Dave]

The other thing to consider is how much more highly regarded, and how well-read, that Perrault, Brother's Grimm, Hans Christian Anderson or Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare were than they are today. Practically everyone would be familiar with them from a very early age.

G. K. Chesterton once remarked, "I left fairy stories lying on the floor of the nursery, and I have not found any books so sensible since."

 

[anno]

I’ve come across the following, in an old arcane book that may shed some light on the case -
“Sister Anna carrying the banner for the Sally Annie band”

No Eurovision Song Contest fans here then?

 

[Ursa major]

No Eurovision Song Contest fans here then?

I'm I was very tempted to say, "That's a No, anno..."

...and so I did....