The Adventures of Tintin: The Castafiore Emerald (Adventures of Tintin: Original Classic)

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This was my least favourite Tintin stories as a child. As an 8 year old I'd have probably called it boring. As an adult it's one of my favourites.I can see why this Tintin story has come in for criticism from some quarters. It's an 'adventure' with no adventure & frankly nothing much happens. There is the old chestnut of the missing jewels, but other than that nothing much does happen... But & it's a very big BUT, adventure is not the point of this tale.'The Castafiore Emerald' is actaully an hilarious character study of our heroes at home, rather than in dire peril. This is Tintin as sitcom & it works very well. I must admit that this story would be a poor first exposure to Tintin, but if you read the previous books (best of all in order) you'll probably come love it.

As a child, I remember going to the library and checking out the Tintin books and being drawn into the adventure, wishing I could be Tintin.Now in my late 20's, I have decided to purchase all the Tintin books so that when my 2 year old is a bit older, I can share the world of Tintin with him :-D

This was a gift and was received very well by my eleven year old grandson, who just loves the Tintin adventure stories.

Classic Tintin adventure with lovely traditional drawing and bright colours.If you are a fan this is a must have.Gentle and rather old fashioned it takes you back to a different time and place.

Brilliantly observed and funny.

This present has been enjoyed. quality product. quick delivery.

Rather than the adventure/action nature of all the other Tintin stories, this one is a hilarious and extremely well-crafted comedy of manners in which all the protagonists are thrown together and have to 'endure' each other's company over a period of time.Within a static setting (Marlinspike Hall and its environs) all of the main characters that we have come to know-and-love-so-well appear, and it is the various interactions between them that provide the bones of the story and the humour. The main story revolves around the three distinctive characters of Bianca Castafiore (the 'Milanese Nightingale'), Professor Cuthbert Calculus (of international Man-on-the-Moon fame) and Captain Haddock (formerly crusty sea-dog, now crusty country squire and owner of Marlinspike Hall), and their relationships with each other. Going on around this central theme are various sub-plots, the main one being the imagined theft of the Castafiore Emerald followed by the actual theft, and all the chaos and confusion that arises. And around this, there are further goings-on such as the presence of a gypsy community nearby and the relations between Castafiore and the press. There are also numerous hilarious contributions from subsidiary characters and situations, such as crossed phone-lines, a talking parrot, a LAZY builder, Jolyon Wagg the insurance salesman (the way Castafiore deals with him is hysterical), the Thomson Twins and even the local fire brigade.Tintin himself is peripheral to the humourous substance of the story, but does most of the running around and sleuthing (ably assisted, of course, by the Thomson Twins - not!) and is ultimately responsible for tying all the threads together and bringing about a satisfactory conclusion.In addition to this brilliantly well-crafted and very very funny tale, Herge's drawings are absolutely first class, with each picture being not only perfectly executed, but also a skilful composition - the effect of this is a slim, 60 page comic that is as rich and satisfying as a 350 page novel (and is accessible to children - my cousin Tim and I and our sisters all loved Tintin dearly, even as young children).If you don't already have any Tintin books, then I urge you to rectify that immediately - you'll be giving yourself (and any kids you may have) a real treat!

Very sad with quality of paper! The cheapest book in the market has better paper quality!

Au top!

One of the best "late" works by Hergé. It's different from the usual action packed Tintin albums. The mystery in this case does not revolve around an international ploy or coup d'etat. Tintin stays - and this is unusual - in Moulinsart, in Haddock's estate, and the solition is almost too simple. It sets the continuum, the long prelude to "Tintin and the Picaros.

Quería completar la colección de Tintín en inglésLo recomendaría para que los jóvenes aficionados a Tintín paractiquen el inglés

This is extraordinary story, where Captain Haddock fell in love.