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| name = Stig of the Dump |
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| image = [[Image:Stig Dump.JPG|200px]] |
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| image_caption = 1971 Puffin paperback edition |
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| author = [[Clive King]] |
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| illustrator = [[Edward Ardizzone]] |
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| country = United Kingdom |
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| language = [[English language|English]] |
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| genre = Fantasy adventure |
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| publisher = [[Puffin Books]] |
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| pub_date = 1 June 1963 |
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| media_type = Print (Paperback) |
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| pages = 157 pp |
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| isbn = ISBN 9780140347241 |
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'''''Stig of the Dump''''' is a children's novel by [[Clive King]] published in 1963. It is regarded as a modern children's classic and is often read in schools.[http://www.whsmith.co.uk/CatalogAndSearch/ProductDetails-Stig+of+the+Dump+-9780439945189.html] It has been twice adapted for television, in 1981 and in 2002. |
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==Plot summary== |
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'''''Stig of the Dump''''' is a children's novel by [[Clive King]] written in 1963. It was adapted for television, firstly by [[Thames Television]] for [[ITV]] in 1981 and later by the [[BBC]] in 2002. [[Topologika]] Software Ltd has published an adventure game (Windows 95-Vista and Mac to OS 9/Classic) based on the first three chapters of the book. |
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[[Image:Stig Dump.JPG|thumb|''Stig of the Dump'' (1963). 1971 Puffin paperback edition. 157 pages]] |
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Stig is a [[caveman]] who lives at the bottom of the old quarry close to Barney's grandmother's house. Since the quarry is no longer in use, people throw all their rubbish away down there. |
Stig is a [[caveman]] who lives at the bottom of the old quarry close to Barney's grandmother's house. Since the quarry is no longer in use, people throw all their rubbish away down there. |
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The book is intentionally ambiguous as to whether Stig is real, or just a figment of Barney's imagination. |
The book is intentionally ambiguous as to whether Stig is real, or just a figment of Barney's imagination. |
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==Origin of the name== |
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''Stig'' is a common Scandinavian name, and means "path" in [[Swedish language|Swedish]] and [[Danish language|Danish]]; the name could imply that a person is a pathfinder. |
''Stig'' is a common Scandinavian name, and means "path" in [[Swedish language|Swedish]] and [[Danish language|Danish]]; the name could imply that a person is a pathfinder.[http://brainofstig.ai/] |
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==Adaptations== |
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''Stig of the Dump'' was adapted for television, firstly by [[Thames Television]] for [[ITV]] in 1981[http://www.thechestnut.com/stig.htm] and later by the [[BBC]] in 2002.[http://www.bbc.co.uk/derby/features/tours/location/stig_of_the_dump.shtml] The BBC series won the [[BAFTA]] Children's Film & Television Award and its writer, Peter Tabern, received the Best Children's Writer award. The series has been released on DVD.[http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/5266003/Stig-Of-The-Dump/Product.html?] |
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The book has also been adapted for the theatre, to critical acclaim.[http://www.indielondon.co.uk/Theatre-Review/stig-of-the-dump-tabard-theatre] [[Topologika]] Software Ltd has published an adventure game based on the first three chapters of the book, for [[Windows]] and the [[Macintosh|Mac]].[http://www.topologika.com/index.php?page=product.php&file=stig] |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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Revision as of 19:01, 4 January 2009
 1971 Puffin paperback edition | |
| Author | Clive King |
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| Illustrator | Edward Ardizzone |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fantasy adventure |
| Publisher | Puffin Books |
Publication date | 1 June 1963 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 157 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 9780140347241 Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character |
Stig of the Dump is a children's novel by Clive King published in 1963. It is regarded as a modern children's classic and is often read in schools.[1] It has been twice adapted for television, in 1981 and in 2002.
Plot summary
Stig is a caveman who lives at the bottom of the old quarry close to Barney's grandmother's house. Since the quarry is no longer in use, people throw all their rubbish away down there.
Barney finds Stig by falling through the roof of Stig's den. Barney and Stig become friends, even though they cannot talk to each other. Stig and Barney have a series of adventures together, including catching burglars breaking into Barney's grandmother's house. One night Barney and his sister Lou cannot sleep and get transported back to Stig's time where they spend a night helping his tribe complete a megalith. This may refer to Kit's Coty House, a barrow on the North Downs near Bluebell Hill in Kent, where King lived as a child.
The book is intentionally ambiguous as to whether Stig is real, or just a figment of Barney's imagination.
Origin of the name
Stig is a common Scandinavian name, and means "path" in Swedish and Danish; the name could imply that a person is a pathfinder.[2]
Adaptations
Stig of the Dump was adapted for television, firstly by Thames Television for ITV in 1981[3] and later by the BBC in 2002.[4] The BBC series won the BAFTA Children's Film & Television Award and its writer, Peter Tabern, received the Best Children's Writer award. The series has been released on DVD.[5]
The book has also been adapted for the theatre, to critical acclaim.[6] Topologika Software Ltd has published an adventure game based on the first three chapters of the book, for Windows and the Mac.[7]
External links
- Stig of the Dump at IMDb (1981 series)
- Stig of the Dump at IMDb (2002 series)