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Monday #696

August has slipped past us now. The nights are definitely drawing in. August round up and Letters to Enid part 90 If you are in Germany you are very lucky as there are facsimile editions of the Adventure Series being … Continue reading

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Letters to Enid part 89: From volume 5, issue 2.

Previous letters pages can be found here. Letters page from Volume 5, issue 2. January 16th – 30th, 1957. OUR LETTER PAGE A letter from Keith Williams, Aberdare, Glam. Dear Miss Enid Blyton, One day when I came home from … Continue reading

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The new Adventure Series covers

Recently Pan Macmillan have reissued the whole Adventure Series with new ‘retro’ covers by Rachel Dean. Overall I’m a fan, as the series looks good as a whole. Each book is colourful, and has a unique colour pallette. This means … Continue reading

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Monday #694

I started my new job last week so blogging took a bit of a back seat. The new Adventure Series covers and Letters to Enid part 89 Country Life ran an Enid Blyton quiz on her birthday, which was nice. … Continue reading

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July 2026 round up

School holidays are drawing to an end (already!) and I’m trying to get on track with posting regularly again. What I read My best month of the year! Quick stats: 20 books read 115 out of 150 so far 25 … Continue reading

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Monday #693

Well, last week entirely ran away from me. So let’s see how this week goes? July round up and The new Adventure Series covers Seeing as I’m going to be looking at the newest covers, why not look at all … Continue reading

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Holiday book-buying

When on holiday (or anywhere for that matter) it’s pretty much impossible for the to walk past a bookshop without going in. Or a charity shop or antique shop which may sell books. I struck lucky on this holiday and … Continue reading

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Monday #692

Having skipped quite a few Mondays, I’m now back. For now? There’s been a lot going on lately and I start a new job next week, so still a lot going on. So the new job (even though it’s a … Continue reading

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June 2026 round up

It’s the school holidays and I entirely failed to post something on Monday, but figured I’d better get my June round up done before it’s August. What I read A lot more than I did in May! Quick stats: 19 … Continue reading

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Letters to Enid part 88: From volume 5, issue 1

Previous letters pages can be found here. And just like that we have moved from the 1956 run of magazines and into 1957. According to Blyton’s own letter January was the perfect time to dig over the garden and start … Continue reading

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Monday #686

I’m still very carefully checking my numberings, though I can’t guarantee how long it will be before I forget at it all goes to pot again. We are on the cusp of a mid-week heatwave – though that has a … Continue reading

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Five Get Into Trouble the Graphic Novel

My ratings for the graphic novels so far have been: Five on a Treasure Island ☆☆☆☆ Five Go Adventuring Again ☆☆☆ Five Run Away Together ☆☆☆☆ Five Go to Smuggler’s Top ☆☆☆ Five Go Off in a Caravan ☆ Will … Continue reading

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Letters to Enid part 87: From volume 4, issue 24.

Previous letters pages can be found here. Those who have been paying attention to the numbering of this series – which I’ve proven on multiple occasions to be terrible at – may notice that I’ve jumped from part 85 to … Continue reading

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Monday #685

We had a bank holiday today because Scotland were playing in the world cup. I did not get up at 2am to watch the match. I also barely watched it when we got together with family to watch it at 11am … Continue reading

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Reading the Secret of Killimooin to Brodie

We read this in January/February of 2025 so I am slowly starting to catch up! A very anxious read I’m not sure if this book has the most peril in it, but the peril was almost too perilous at times. … Continue reading

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Letters to Enid part 85 : From volume 4, issue 22.

Previous letters pages can be found here. Letters page from Volume 4, issue 22. November 21st – December 4th, 1956. OUR LETTER PAGE I have given this page up to letters from my Sunbeams this time. Aren’t they interesting? A … Continue reading

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Monday #684

I have checked and double-checked – last Monday was #683 and so this week is #684. I got a rather dubious ‘achievement’ as I was working on last Monday’s post. Congrats to me I guess? Letters to Enid part 85 … Continue reading

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Reading the Caravan Family series to Brodie part 2

Last time I covered the first three books. They’re short and simple books so there wasn’t as much to say as there was with the Famous Five or Adventure Series books etc. The Seaside Family Brodie was surprised – and … Continue reading

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May 2026 round up

We are in June now which means that a) it’s raining (of course) and b) it’s time to look at what I did in May. What I read It would have been 10 if I hadn’t finished two on the … Continue reading

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Monday #683

I realised a few days ago that I’d misnumbered the Monday posts because after #789 I’d done #780, #781 and so on. So I renumbered them. Then I happened to scroll back and realise I had made the same mistake … Continue reading

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