Monthly Archives: January 2014

Five on a Treasure Island – How has Blyton’s original text fared in a modern edition? part 5

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Fiona

I’m sure by now these posts don’t need any real introduction. This one looks at chapters nine and ten, and continues to suggest that more action equals more editing! Earlier posts can be found here, here, here and here. CHAPTER … Continue reading →

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Hunting for Blytons in Hull

Posted on January 28, 2014 by worldofblyton

I remember reading an article in a newspaper not long ago, can’t quite remember the title, the exact words, or even the newspaper itself, but the article read something like ‘Enid Blyton falls from top 10 children’s books.’ This got … Continue reading →

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Creative Kid Thursday – Wonder Reader Faith Jackson!

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Fiona

Had a link to this lovely little article sent to us by Faith’s mum, and we thought it so good we just had to share it.

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Last Monday in January

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Fiona

Gosh hasn’t January gone quickly? I can’t believe that by the end of this week we shall already be in February! Anyway time waits for no man (or woman) as we well know and we are in to another week … Continue reading →

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The Island of Adventure

Posted on January 26, 2014 by pippastef

So I purchased and started reading the Adventure Series properly earlier this year. I collected a set of early editions  from ebay and set about reading them. I know Fiona has already done reviews on the Adventure Series (the Island … Continue reading →

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Looking at The Famous Five Annual 2014, part 1

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Fiona

As I mentioned before, I got this for my birthday. I’ve only briefly skimmed it until now, so I thought it was about time I actually read it, so I will share some of my thoughts on it as I … Continue reading →

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The Rosewood Mystery by Cathy, chapter 2

Posted on January 22, 2014 by worldofblyton

EXCITING PLANS! Diana had a lovely talk with her mother on the phone. Mrs Lynton thought it was a lovely idea and was a lot more relieved than she let on to Diana. She had, of course, been looking forward … Continue reading →

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Another Monday

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Fiona

So it’s Monday again, where did the weekend go? Well, wherever it went it’s now another week, and time for me to tell you what’s coming up on the blog. We’ll have more fanfic for you this week, Wednesday will … Continue reading →

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The Missing Papers: A St Andrew’s Adventure, chapter 10

Posted on January 19, 2014 by pippastef

I hope you enjoy this as much as the last couple of chapters. Don’t forget if you want to catch up, click the tag “The Missing Papers: A St Andrews Adventure” at the bottom of this post for more chapters! … Continue reading →

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Five on a Treasure Island – How has Blyton’s original text fared in a modern edition? part 4

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Fiona

Having read chapters seven and eight a line at a time I can now say I found thirteen changes between them (again, not including random adding and removing of hyphens or I’d be here for a week.) Apologies in advance, … Continue reading →

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The Marsh of Adventure by Poppy, chapter 11

Posted on January 15, 2014 by worldofblyton

Chapter eleven: Noises in the night Four subdued children sat in the boys’ tent as thunder rolled, lightning flashed and rain lashed down. By now they were rather damp, and had given up their game of cards. They were rather … Continue reading →

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Monday Monday Monday!

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Fiona

Another week into the New Year, where is it going?! It seems to be heading by so fast already! Anyway, this last week, we reached a tremendous new score for our most viewed day. We went up from 298 to … Continue reading →

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Making Blyton’s Food: Jam tarts

Posted on January 12, 2014 by pippastef

The name says it all, doesn’t it? Jam tarts. Probably the most iconic food of children’s literature, immortalised in Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll and they were a staple favourite of Blyton, appearing in two books that spring to … Continue reading →

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How to make canvas wall art

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Fiona

I got crafty again last year and made Stef another Christmas present, another Famous Five themed one. It wasn’t actually what I had originally intended to do, but I hadn’t been able to find an important component of my original … Continue reading →

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World of Blyton Exclusive Interview with JEMIMA ROOPER

Posted on January 8, 2014 by worldofblyton

We’ve had this lurking in our drafts for a little while, and we’ve been so excited it was hard to keep it a secret. But finally, to make that first week back at work more bearable, here is our exclusive … Continue reading →

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First Monday of the year

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Fiona

It’s the first Monday of 2014, and with a lot of grumbling most of us are back at work (I’m definitely grumbling.) It’s not all bad, though, as we have something very special and exclusive lined up for Wednesday, so … Continue reading →

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Bill (Wilhelmina) Robinson of Malory Towers

Posted on January 5, 2014 by pippastef

We all must be aware of Blyton’s most famous tomboy, the one and only Georgina Kirrin. In this series I hope to take you through six of Blyton’s best tomboys (i.e. the ones Fiona and I can think of right … Continue reading →

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Five on a Treasure Island – How has Blyton’s original text fared in a modern edition? part 3

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Fiona

Continuing with Five on a Treasure Island, I’ve looked at chapters five and six. It appears that as the excitement and action starts in the story, the editor’s pen has started to fall more heavily. In chapters five and six, … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year 2014

Posted on January 1, 2014 by pippastef

We welcomed in the New year last night and I hope you’ll forgive this post for being a little late today! Hope you all had a lovely and safe new years eve! Now as Fiona wrote out Blyton’s New Year … Continue reading →

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