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Monthly Archives: December 2025
Enid Blyton references in other works fiction part 5
It has been more than a year since I posted one of these. (I did one on non fiction books in June this year.) I still think that’s pretty good going. How many authors do you think you’ve seen mentioned … Continue reading
Posted in Other Authors
Tagged Fiona Leitch, JC Williams, Rachel Lucas, Richard Hillman, Trisha Ashley, Val McDermid
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Letters to Enid part 79: From volume 4, issue 16.
Previous letters pages can be found here. Letters page from Volume 4, issue 16 August 29th – September 11th, 1956. OUR LETTER PAGE A letter from John Scott, Lowestoft, Suffolk. Dear Miss Blyton, I should like to tell you how … Continue reading
Monday #779
We seem to be moving rapidly through December now, that’s a whole week gone. People keep telling me how many days it is until Christmas and I’d just like to stuff my fingers in my ears and go ‘la la … Continue reading
November 2025 round up
My last round up I noted that we were stamping books for December 1st which was three weeks away. Today (Thursday as I start writing this) is three weeks until Christmas (though we’re not stamping the 25th on loans, that … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Experiences
Tagged Doing, Monthly round up, November, Reading, Round Up, Watching
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Enid Blyton Christmas Gift Guide 2025
This is my 8th Christmas Gift Guide – you can find the previous seven here. New books I say ‘new’ in a loose sense. Most of these are not really new, but old stories collected together or retellings of Blyton’s … Continue reading
Monday #778
It’s December! Elf has returned to wreak havoc and I realise that I haven’t put together my yearly Enid Blyton gift guide. I aim to fix that oversight this week – and get on with my Christmas shopping too. Enid … Continue reading
Posted in Blog talk
Tagged December, Faraway Tree Movie, Faraway Tree Series, Monday
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