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Dear Betty MacDonald Fan Club,
I enjoyed Wolfgang Hampel's books, interviews and stories so much.
I have never had any neighbors like the Kettles: thank God.
I
found ONIONS IN THE STEW completely by accident when I was in junior
high school (about 1960). I saw the book in the autobiography section,
and thought it was a cookbook that had been misfiled. I removed it from
the shelf to inspect it and, while glancing through it, became so
interested in the book's contents that I checked it out immediately.
As
soon as I finished ONIONS IN THE STEW, I found Betty's other books and
read them as well.
I was so disappointed that she wrote so few books. . .
I think ANYBODY CAN DO ANYTHING is probably my favorite.
What I liked
most about Betty's books is her honest assessments of her life
experiences and the humor she shows through adversity.
I can' t wait to read more.
Love,
Kathleen
Betty MacDonald loved in Germany
Axel Schappei The Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber June 16, 1983
Go
into any ordinary German bookstore and ask for former Islander, Betty
MacDonald's paperbacks and you'll be handed - at least - three books:
Die Insel und ich ( Onions in the Stew ), Das Ei und ich ( The egg and I
) Betty kann alles (Anybody can do anything).
Scholars in the Pegasus
German courses on the Island may notice that the German titles of Betty
MacDonald's famous autobiographical novels have been translated
appropriatley.
Betty would like them. Betty MacDonald, who lived on Vashon Island, is tremendously popular in Germany. She once was one of
the most well known and widely read novelists in the United States. But
would you guess that more than two million paperbacks and hard-cover
books of Betty MacDonald have been published and sold in Germany during
the last 30 years?
Her bestseller The Egg and I reached about half a
million in July 1981. From March 1964 until October 1980, 107000 copies
of Anybody can do anything were sold in 12 editions. Onions in the Stew -
her novel about living on the Rock - sold 103000 copies from May 1964
until September 1980, also in 12 editions. "She is incredibly
successful, really, not only her novels. Her books for children like
Nancy and Plum or the Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle-Stories still belong to the
most successful childrens' books after all those years," says Wolfgang Hampel, who is so convinced about Betty MacDonald.
He simply loves Betty
MacDonald and her books: "She's so homorous, her stories about
everyday-life's and awkward situations are just incomparable. It's like a
good friend taking you be the hand and leading through her life."
That's why Wolfgang Hampel and four other German Betty Fans plan to
launch an extensive exhibition about Betty MacDonald, her life and her
work.
Originally they wanted to open the exhibit on February 7, 1983,
25th anniversary of Betty MacDonald's death. But the five friends didn't
manage to get enough exhibits together. "We're still looking for
pictures, photographs, letters - in short all sorts of personal
mementoes about Betty. Our exhibition has been planned for the last few
years and we have written zillions of letters and bought hundreds of
books, here in Germany, Europe and from the States," explains Wolfgang Hampel.They tried to get further information about their preferred
author from American publishing companies. "Some didn't answer and
others know less than we did already! It was like finding the different
pieces of a jigsaw-puzzle without knowing what it will look like in the
end."
Why all this activity?"We think that Betty MacDonald is such a
fascinating person that many people here should know more about her .
Apart from our endeavors to our exhibition together we've also been in
contact with publishers to convince them that a new edition of Nancy and
Plum would find its readers still today.
Betty MacDonald's readers come
from all ages and social groups," says Wolfgang Hampel. Of course he
and his friends know that Vashon is the Onions in the Stew Island and
they also know that Vashon is part of the Pacific Northwest and - more
specifically - of Puget Sound. So imagine their amusement when some
publishing firms told them that Vashon is somewhere up to Alaska.
Actually, Wolfgang Hampel knows quiete a lot about the Rock, though he's
never been here. All his information comes from Betty MacDonald's
Onions in the Stew. So he's got the idea of the terrific view of Mount Rainier, and he also knows about her coyness.
Wolfgang Hampel has a
pretty good impression about the house where Betty lived with her folks.
"What we dearly need for our exhibition are pictures of the Island,
books all sort of visuals to show people here in what a beautiful
scenery Betty lived. So people can understand that she simply had to
write books like that in such a fascinating rural enviroment.
Wolfgang
would be grateful for any help he could get from the Island. "Really,
the most substantial help came from Vashon so far. We got some great
personal impressions about Betty from Islanders who knew her."Wolfgang
is amazed about the friendliness and amount of help and encouragement
that reached him from the Rock. Still it's a long way until the
exhibition is ready.
Anyone with anything they'd like to send for the
planned exhibition can write to Wolfgang Hampel.
Dear Betty MacDonald Fan Club,
I enjoyed Wolfgang Hampel's books, interviews and stories so much.
I have never had any neighbors like the Kettles: thank God.
I
found ONIONS IN THE STEW completely by accident when I was in junior
high school (about 1960). I saw the book in the autobiography section,
and thought it was a cookbook that had been misfiled. I removed it from
the shelf to inspect it and, while glancing through it, became so
interested in the book's contents that I checked it out immediately.
As
soon as I finished ONIONS IN THE STEW, I found Betty's other books and
read them as well.
I was so disappointed that she wrote so few books. . .
I think ANYBODY CAN DO ANYTHING is probably my favorite.
What I liked
most about Betty's books is her honest assessments of her life
experiences and the humor she shows through adversity.
I can' t wait to read more.
Love,
Kathleen
Betty MacDonald loved in Germany
Axel Schappei The Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber June 16, 1983
Go
into any ordinary German bookstore and ask for former Islander, Betty
MacDonald's paperbacks and you'll be handed - at least - three books:
Die Insel und ich ( Onions in the Stew ), Das Ei und ich ( The egg and I
) Betty kann alles (Anybody can do anything).
Scholars in the Pegasus
German courses on the Island may notice that the German titles of Betty
MacDonald's famous autobiographical novels have been translated
appropriatley.
Betty would like them. Betty MacDonald, who lived on Vashon Island, is tremendously popular in Germany. She once was one of
the most well known and widely read novelists in the United States. But
would you guess that more than two million paperbacks and hard-cover
books of Betty MacDonald have been published and sold in Germany during
the last 30 years?
Her bestseller The Egg and I reached about half a
million in July 1981. From March 1964 until October 1980, 107000 copies
of Anybody can do anything were sold in 12 editions. Onions in the Stew -
her novel about living on the Rock - sold 103000 copies from May 1964
until September 1980, also in 12 editions. "She is incredibly
successful, really, not only her novels. Her books for children like
Nancy and Plum or the Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle-Stories still belong to the
most successful childrens' books after all those years," says Wolfgang Hampel, who is so convinced about Betty MacDonald.
He simply loves Betty
MacDonald and her books: "She's so homorous, her stories about
everyday-life's and awkward situations are just incomparable. It's like a
good friend taking you be the hand and leading through her life."
That's why Wolfgang Hampel and four other German Betty Fans plan to
launch an extensive exhibition about Betty MacDonald, her life and her
work.
Originally they wanted to open the exhibit on February 7, 1983,
25th anniversary of Betty MacDonald's death. But the five friends didn't
manage to get enough exhibits together. "We're still looking for
pictures, photographs, letters - in short all sorts of personal
mementoes about Betty. Our exhibition has been planned for the last few
years and we have written zillions of letters and bought hundreds of
books, here in Germany, Europe and from the States," explains Wolfgang Hampel.They tried to get further information about their preferred
author from American publishing companies. "Some didn't answer and
others know less than we did already! It was like finding the different
pieces of a jigsaw-puzzle without knowing what it will look like in the
end."
Why all this activity?"We think that Betty MacDonald is such a
fascinating person that many people here should know more about her .
Apart from our endeavors to our exhibition together we've also been in
contact with publishers to convince them that a new edition of Nancy and
Plum would find its readers still today.
Betty MacDonald's readers come
from all ages and social groups," says Wolfgang Hampel. Of course he
and his friends know that Vashon is the Onions in the Stew Island and
they also know that Vashon is part of the Pacific Northwest and - more
specifically - of Puget Sound. So imagine their amusement when some
publishing firms told them that Vashon is somewhere up to Alaska.
Actually, Wolfgang Hampel knows quiete a lot about the Rock, though he's
never been here. All his information comes from Betty MacDonald's
Onions in the Stew. So he's got the idea of the terrific view of Mount Rainier, and he also knows about her coyness.
Wolfgang Hampel has a
pretty good impression about the house where Betty lived with her folks.
"What we dearly need for our exhibition are pictures of the Island,
books all sort of visuals to show people here in what a beautiful
scenery Betty lived. So people can understand that she simply had to
write books like that in such a fascinating rural enviroment.
Wolfgang
would be grateful for any help he could get from the Island. "Really,
the most substantial help came from Vashon so far. We got some great
personal impressions about Betty from Islanders who knew her."Wolfgang
is amazed about the friendliness and amount of help and encouragement
that reached him from the Rock. Still it's a long way until the
exhibition is ready.
Anyone with anything they'd like to send for the
planned exhibition can write to Wolfgang Hampel
Dear Betty MacDonald Fan Club,
I enjoyed Wolfgang Hampel's books, interviews and stories so much.
I have never had any neighbors like the Kettles: thank God.
I
found ONIONS IN THE STEW completely by accident when I was in junior
high school (about 1960). I saw the book in the autobiography section,
and thought it was a cookbook that had been misfiled. I removed it from
the shelf to inspect it and, while glancing through it, became so
interested in the book's contents that I checked it out immediately.
As
soon as I finished ONIONS IN THE STEW, I found Betty's other books and
read them as well.
I was so disappointed that she wrote so few books. . .
I think ANYBODY CAN DO ANYTHING is probably my favorite.
What I liked
most about Betty's books is her honest assessments of her life
experiences and the humor she shows through adversity.
I can' t wait to read more.
Love,
Kathleen
Betty MacDonald loved in Germany
Axel Schappei The Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber June 16, 1983
Go
into any ordinary German bookstore and ask for former Islander, Betty
MacDonald's paperbacks and you'll be handed - at least - three books:
Die Insel und ich ( Onions in the Stew ), Das Ei und ich ( The egg and I
) Betty kann alles (Anybody can do anything).
Scholars in the Pegasus
German courses on the Island may notice that the German titles of Betty
MacDonald's famous autobiographical novels have been translated
appropriatley.
Betty would like them. Betty MacDonald, who lived on Vashon Island, is tremendously popular in Germany. She once was one of
the most well known and widely read novelists in the United States. But
would you guess that more than two million paperbacks and hard-cover
books of Betty MacDonald have been published and sold in Germany during
the last 30 years?
Her bestseller The Egg and I reached about half a
million in July 1981. From March 1964 until October 1980, 107000 copies
of Anybody can do anything were sold in 12 editions. Onions in the Stew -
her novel about living on the Rock - sold 103000 copies from May 1964
until September 1980, also in 12 editions. "She is incredibly
successful, really, not only her novels. Her books for children like
Nancy and Plum or the Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle-Stories still belong to the
most successful childrens' books after all those years," says Wolfgang Hampel, who is so convinced about Betty MacDonald.
He simply loves Betty
MacDonald and her books: "She's so homorous, her stories about
everyday-life's and awkward situations are just incomparable. It's like a
good friend taking you be the hand and leading through her life."
That's why Wolfgang Hampel and four other German Betty Fans plan to
launch an extensive exhibition about Betty MacDonald, her life and her
work.
Originally they wanted to open the exhibit on February 7, 1983,
25th anniversary of Betty MacDonald's death. But the five friends didn't
manage to get enough exhibits together. "We're still looking for
pictures, photographs, letters - in short all sorts of personal
mementoes about Betty. Our exhibition has been planned for the last few
years and we have written zillions of letters and bought hundreds of
books, here in Germany, Europe and from the States," explains Wolfgang Hampel.They tried to get further information about their preferred
author from American publishing companies. "Some didn't answer and
others know less than we did already! It was like finding the different
pieces of a jigsaw-puzzle without knowing what it will look like in the
end."
Why all this activity?"We think that Betty MacDonald is such a
fascinating person that many people here should know more about her .
Apart from our endeavors to our exhibition together we've also been in
contact with publishers to convince them that a new edition of Nancy and
Plum would find its readers still today.
Betty MacDonald's readers come
from all ages and social groups," says Wolfgang Hampel. Of course he
and his friends know that Vashon is the Onions in the Stew Island and
they also know that Vashon is part of the Pacific Northwest and - more
specifically - of Puget Sound. So imagine their amusement when some
publishing firms told them that Vashon is somewhere up to Alaska.
Actually, Wolfgang Hampel knows quiete a lot about the Rock, though he's
never been here. All his information comes from Betty MacDonald's
Onions in the Stew. So he's got the idea of the terrific view of Mount Rainier, and he also knows about her coyness.
Wolfgang Hampel has a
pretty good impression about the house where Betty lived with her folks.
"What we dearly need for our exhibition are pictures of the Island,
books all sort of visuals to show people here in what a beautiful
scenery Betty lived. So people can understand that she simply had to
write books like that in such a fascinating rural enviroment.
Wolfgang
would be grateful for any help he could get from the Island. "Really,
the most substantial help came from Vashon so far. We got some great
personal impressions about Betty from Islanders who knew her."Wolfgang
is amazed about the friendliness and amount of help and encouragement
that reached him from the Rock. Still it's a long way until the
exhibition is ready.
Anyone with anything they'd like to send for the
planned exhibition can write to Wolfgang Hampel
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Dear Betty MacDonald Fan Club,
I enjoyed Wolfgang Hampel's books, interviews and stories so much.
I have never had any neighbors like the Kettles: thank God.
I
found ONIONS IN THE STEW completely by accident when I was in junior
high school (about 1960). I saw the book in the autobiography section,
and thought it was a cookbook that had been misfiled. I removed it from
the shelf to inspect it and, while glancing through it, became so
interested in the book's contents that I checked it out immediately.
As
soon as I finished ONIONS IN THE STEW, I found Betty's other books and
read them as well.
I was so disappointed that she wrote so few books. . .
I think ANYBODY CAN DO ANYTHING is probably my favorite.
What I liked
most about Betty's books is her honest assessments of her life
experiences and the humor she shows through adversity.
I can' t wait to read more.
Love,
Kathleen
Betty MacDonald loved in Germany
Axel Schappei The Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber June 16, 1983
Go
into any ordinary German bookstore and ask for former Islander, Betty
MacDonald's paperbacks and you'll be handed - at least - three books:
Die Insel und ich ( Onions in the Stew ), Das Ei und ich ( The egg and I
) Betty kann alles (Anybody can do anything).
Scholars in the Pegasus
German courses on the Island may notice that the German titles of Betty
MacDonald's famous autobiographical novels have been translated
appropriatley.
Betty would like them. Betty MacDonald, who lived on Vashon Island, is tremendously popular in Germany. She once was one of
the most well known and widely read novelists in the United States. But
would you guess that more than two million paperbacks and hard-cover
books of Betty MacDonald have been published and sold in Germany during
the last 30 years?
Her bestseller The Egg and I reached about half a
million in July 1981. From March 1964 until October 1980, 107000 copies
of Anybody can do anything were sold in 12 editions. Onions in the Stew -
her novel about living on the Rock - sold 103000 copies from May 1964
until September 1980, also in 12 editions. "She is incredibly
successful, really, not only her novels. Her books for children like
Nancy and Plum or the Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle-Stories still belong to the
most successful childrens' books after all those years," says Wolfgang Hampel, who is so convinced about Betty MacDonald.
He simply loves Betty
MacDonald and her books: "She's so homorous, her stories about
everyday-life's and awkward situations are just incomparable. It's like a
good friend taking you be the hand and leading through her life."
That's why Wolfgang Hampel and four other German Betty Fans plan to
launch an extensive exhibition about Betty MacDonald, her life and her
work.
Originally they wanted to open the exhibit on February 7, 1983,
25th anniversary of Betty MacDonald's death. But the five friends didn't
manage to get enough exhibits together. "We're still looking for
pictures, photographs, letters - in short all sorts of personal
mementoes about Betty. Our exhibition has been planned for the last few
years and we have written zillions of letters and bought hundreds of
books, here in Germany, Europe and from the States," explains Wolfgang Hampel.They tried to get further information about their preferred
author from American publishing companies. "Some didn't answer and
others know less than we did already! It was like finding the different
pieces of a jigsaw-puzzle without knowing what it will look like in the
end."
Why all this activity?"We think that Betty MacDonald is such a
fascinating person that many people here should know more about her .
Apart from our endeavors to our exhibition together we've also been in
contact with publishers to convince them that a new edition of Nancy and
Plum would find its readers still today.
Betty MacDonald's readers come
from all ages and social groups," says Wolfgang Hampel. Of course he
and his friends know that Vashon is the Onions in the Stew Island and
they also know that Vashon is part of the Pacific Northwest and - more
specifically - of Puget Sound. So imagine their amusement when some
publishing firms told them that Vashon is somewhere up to Alaska.
Actually, Wolfgang Hampel knows quiete a lot about the Rock, though he's
never been here. All his information comes from Betty MacDonald's
Onions in the Stew. So he's got the idea of the terrific view of Mount Rainier, and he also knows about her coyness.
Wolfgang Hampel has a
pretty good impression about the house where Betty lived with her folks.
"What we dearly need for our exhibition are pictures of the Island,
books all sort of visuals to show people here in what a beautiful
scenery Betty lived. So people can understand that she simply had to
write books like that in such a fascinating rural enviroment.
Wolfgang
would be grateful for any help he could get from the Island. "Really,
the most substantial help came from Vashon so far. We got some great
personal impressions about Betty from Islanders who knew her."Wolfgang
is amazed about the friendliness and amount of help and encouragement
that reached him from the Rock. Still it's a long way until the
exhibition is ready.
Anyone with anything they'd like to send for the
planned exhibition can write to Wolfgang Hampel.
Vita Magica
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Wolfgang Hampel - Wikipedia ( English )
Wolfgang Hampel - Wikipedia ( German )
Wolfgang Hampel - Monica Sone - Wikipedia ( English )
Wolfgang Hampel - Ma and Pa Kettle - Wikipedia ( English )
Wolfgang Hampel - Ma and Pa Kettle - Wikipedia ( French )
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Betty MacDonald fan club interviews on CD/DVD
Betty MacDonald fan club items
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Betty MacDonald fan club - The Stove and I
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