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[Toy Soldier Montessori]

Hello,

Just wondering if anyone knew of toy soldier sets based on books; I know of Britain's Pride and Prejudice and Tommy Atkins' Oliver Twist, and have seen Sherlock Holmes.

I ask because I was amazed how much the toy soldiers helped me understand Pride and Prejudice, on which I had made no progress for years.

Thank all of you in any event!

 

[zblang]

Off the top of my head - there are numerous King Arthur sets, TedToy has some Huckleberry Finn/Tom Sawyer sets, Wm. Hocker has a Mark Twain set

 

[Toy Soldier Montessori]

Off the top of my head - there are numerous King Arthur sets, TedToy has some Huckleberry Finn/Tom Sawyer sets, Wm. Hocker has a Mark Twain set

Thank you!

I've seen Three Musketeers sets as well. The novel The Club Dumas, remade into the movie The Ninth Gate, stated that book collectors have a special love for The Three Musketeers. I never tracked down if that's true, or if true, why.

I'll be going through your leads with great pleasure for some time--thank you!

 

[zblang]

Here is a great new Three Musketeers set - not released yet, but coming soon! It's made by First Legion, LTD

 

[nysoldiers]

Of course K&C's World of Dickens.......JJD's French and Indian Wars complements Cooper's "Last of the Mohicans" and their Spanish Civil War range can illustrate Hemingway's "For Whom the Bell Tolls"....

 

[theBaron]

Tradition issued sets depicting Sharpe and other characters from Cornwell's novels. They also issued a set based on "The Steadfast Tin Soldier", complete with the hero with only one leg, and the object of his desire, the ballerina.

For those who paint their own, Imrie-Risley has long offered a series of Sherlock Holmes figures, and a series Dickens characters from "A Christmas Carol".

Prost!
Brad

 

[thebritfarmer]

Britains also made some Lord of the Rings figures.

 

[Toy Soldier Montessori]

Thank you, all of you.

I didn't even know about some of those companies.

 

[Ivanhoe]

Not a "book"...However a 'Play' _The Lovers_ written by Leslie Stevens was performed in New York, in 1956.
Cast included Joanne Woodward, Darren McGavin and Pernell Roberts.
Later turned into a movie, _The War Lord_ starring Charlton Heston, Richard Boone and Guy Stockwell.
Conte Collectibles made a number of figures and buildings from the story.

 

[Toy Soldier Montessori]

Not a "book"...However a 'Play' _The Lovers_ written by Leslie Stevens was performed in New York, in 1956.
Cast included Joanne Woodward, Darren McGavin and Pernell Roberts.
Later turned into a movie, _The War Lord_ starring Charlton Heston, Richard Boone and Guy Stockwell.
Conte Collectibles made a number of figures and buildings from the story.

This was another great suggestion--thank you, brother!

I couldn't believe my eyes reading about the movie/play.

 

[Hazebrouck]

On a smaller scale don't forget Asterix!

http://wk.frothersunite.com/sc/asterix/asterix.htm

Scott

 

[Toy Soldier Montessori]

On a smaller scale don't forget Asterix!

http://wk.frothersunite.com/sc/asterix/asterix.htm

Scott

Thank you, Scott!

I know the importance of Asterix. This may be the way to learn a foreign language, and Asterix is perfect for French.

I told people I had read Pride and Prejudice (my last name is the same as one of the characters), but I hadn't. Then, I get W. Britain's figures/building, and I rocket through the book.

I apologize if I'm misusing the term Montessori.

Thanks again to everyone.

 

[johnnybach]

Just pick up almost ANY of Britains old hollowcast figures - and chances are, there will have been a book about them.

Waterloo? - they are there. Agincourt, Crecy, etcetera - they are there. The Three Feathers or War on the Nile - they are all there.

You could almost name any book involving warfare - and pick up an old Britains figure to represent it. jb

 

[Toy Soldier Montessori]

Just pick up almost ANY of Britains old hollowcast figures - and chances are, there will have been a book about them.

Waterloo? - they are there. Agincourt, Crecy, etcetera - they are there. The Three Feathers or War on the Nile - they are all there.

You could almost name any book involving warfare - and pick up an old Britains figure to represent it. jb

Yes!

The one I was seeking most was War and Peace; the one W. Britain set I have is at the center of my home.

For some reason, I was also seeking Sound and the Fury (that would be a wild set), and the Brothers Karamazov. I'll have to consult my Montessori friends on how to tackle Dostoyevsky.