- No Entry (novel)
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No Entry 
Author Monica Edwards Illustrator Geoffrey Whittam Cover artist Geoffrey Whittam Language English Genre Young-adult fiction Publisher Collins Published 1954 Preceded by Storm Ahead Followed by The Nightbird No Entry is the eighth book in the Romney Marsh series of novels by Monica Edwards, published in 1954 by Collins. When several farms in the area contract foot-and-mouth disease and have to slaughter their herds, the Merrows at Castle Farm are determined to isolate the farm from all visitors so that the highly infectious disease is kept away. The four children were due to visit the farm for a holiday, and find an ingenious way to prove they have not been infected. When Mr Merrow is involved in a serious accident, the children take over the management of the siege themselves.
The story was first published in the Young Elizabethan Magazine as a serial between October 1953 and April 1954. It was also serialised by BBC radio as part of their Children's Hour in 1955.[1]
Although No Entry was written after Storm Ahead it is set in the autumn before Storm Ahead.[2]
Blurb from First Edition
Romney March is the setting for Mrs. Edwards's new story. Tamzin and Rissa, by now old friends to many readers, plan to camp in the Merrows' farm for part of their summer holidays. Disaster, however, threatens to intervene when they learn that there is foot-and-mouth disease in the district and the farmer is determined on complete isolation. Undaunted, Tamzin, Rissa and their friends arrive at the farm having first discovered a way of disinfecting themselves, and they are allowed to stay: and when an accident occurs to Mr. Merrow, all the friends are involved in a full-time job running the farm and patrolling its boundaries. Incidents abound and the reader is kept thoroughly involved and excited by all that goes on. No Entry is right up to the high standard Mrs. Edwards has already set herself, and it is confidently recommended to those who enjoy first-class storytelling and really life-like characters.
Subsequent editions
- Children’s Book Club – 1956
- Collins 6/- edition – 1957
- Armada paperback – 1964 (abridged)
- Collins Pony Library – 1972 (abridged)
- Girls Gone By Publishers reprint of original – November 2005[3][4]
References
- ^ Parks, Brian. 2006. The Monica Edwards Romney Marsh Companion Girls Gone By Publishers p.31
- ^ Parks, Brian. 2006. The Monica Edwards Romney Marsh Companion Girls Gone By Publishers p.55 – Reading Order section
- ^ Publication history from Parks, Brian. 2006. The Monica Edwards Romney Marsh Companion Girls Gone By Publishers p.31
- ^ Publication history on official website
Categories:- 1954 novels
- English children's novels
- Novels by Monica Edwards
- Novels first published in serial form
- Works originally published in The Young Elizabethan
- Novels set in Sussex
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