Author Archives: Fiona

Letters to Enid 24: From volume 2 issue 12

Posted on October 19, 2022 by Fiona

Previous letters pages can be found here. I had been hoping to find the next few issues before I ran out but it’s a year and a half since my last post and I still haven’t managed to get them. … Continue reading →

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Monday #497

Posted on October 17, 2022 by Fiona

We are over half-way through October already so we are starting to think about Halloween in our house. Brodie wants to go ‘trick or treating’ for ‘candy’ and has been told it’s guising and sweets here (and he can only … Continue reading →

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Five Go to Demon’s Rocks part 4

Posted on October 13, 2022 by Fiona

Phew, my fourth – and hopefully last review for Demon’s Rocks. I’ve never written a 4 part review for a Famous Five book until now and I didn’t really expect it. George as a boy George’s desire to be seen … Continue reading →

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Monday #496

Posted on October 10, 2022 by Fiona

It feels like I was just writing my last (and lighthouse themed) Monday post but it was in fact a week ago. I haven’t visited any exciting places since then, but it’s the first of two weeks school holidays now, … Continue reading →

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Five Go to Demon’s Rocks part 3 – Fanny, Quentin and Professor Hayling

Posted on October 8, 2022 by Fiona

In part one I looked at Demon’s Rocks as a location and in part two I looked at Jeremiah Boogle and the wreckers. Now, in part three I want to look at the endlessly amusing triangle of Uncle Quentin, Professor … Continue reading →

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September 2022 round up

Posted on October 5, 2022 by Fiona

September is over and with it went the last dregs of summer. We are now into October and autumn, but here’s what I got up to in September. What I have read I reached 100 books this month, which was … Continue reading →

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Monday #495

Posted on October 3, 2022 by Fiona

My weekend seemed to go past at whirlwind speed and I completely forgot about writing a Monday post on Sunday evening. I have at last remembered that today is Monday, though. September round up and Five Go to Demon’s Rocks … Continue reading →

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Blyton for Grown-Ups: Class by Jenny Colgan

Posted on October 1, 2022 by Fiona

This is my first Blyton for Grown-Ups post – all the rest were written by Stef. To preface – I am always looking for books set in bookshops and libraries. I recently found The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan … Continue reading →

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Five Go to Demon’s Rocks part 2 – Jeremiah Boogle and the Wreckers

Posted on September 28, 2022 by Fiona

Last time I focussed on Demon’s Rocks and the lighthouse. This time it’s going to be all about Jeremiah Boogle and the wreckers. All about Jeremiah Boogle Jeremiah Boogle is one of a few similar characters Blyton gives us. The … Continue reading →

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Monday #494

Posted on September 26, 2022 by Fiona

It is now the last week of September, meaning we passed the autumn equinox a few days ago. It is definitely feeling more autumnal now, much cooler weather and darker evenings. My thick cardigans have come out and I am … Continue reading →

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Enid Blyton and Queen Elizabeth II – The Story of Our Queen

Posted on September 24, 2022 by Fiona

I have found myself a bit emotional at times in the past weeks, since the announcement was made that the Queen had died . She had been monarch for my entire life – my parents’ entire lives – forever, or … Continue reading →

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Five Go to Demon’s Rocks

Posted on September 22, 2022 by Fiona

I have now reached book #19 of 21. A lot of Blyton fans seem to feel that the latter books in the series are the weakest. I would certainly say that books 20 and 21 – Five Have a Mystery … Continue reading →

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Monday #493

Posted on September 19, 2022 by Fiona

Having written the bulk of the below last week, I then failed to hit ‘schedule’. Two weeks ago we heard the sad news of the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Although some time has passed, the country is in an … Continue reading →

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If you like Blyton: The Primrose Railway Children by Jacqueline Wilson

Posted on September 15, 2022 by Fiona

Having covered the controversy of Jacqueline Wilson writing a new Faraway Tree book, and then reviewing that book you may be tired of seeing her name popping up here. Regardless, I have just recently read The Primrose Railway Children – … Continue reading →

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The Enid Blyton Society Journal

Posted on September 11, 2022 by Fiona

I have been a member of the Enid Blyton Society (EBSoc for short) for – I was going to say over ten years but then I checked – fifteen years now, and with that comes three journals a year. I have also … Continue reading →

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How many Enid Blyton books have I actually read in the last ten years?

Posted on September 8, 2022 by Fiona

As someone who writes upwards of 2,000 words a week about all things Blytonian, I feel that I actually don’t read an awful lot of her books! At least nowhere near as many as I used to. So I thought … Continue reading →

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Monday #491

Posted on September 5, 2022 by Fiona

That’s us into September now and the days are rainier (though still fairly warm) and the nights are getting darker much earlier. How much Blyton have I actually read in the past ten years? and The Enid Blyton Society Journal … Continue reading →

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August 2022 round up

Posted on September 2, 2022 by Fiona

August was a better month all round. What I have read I had a much better month in August. I picked up quite a few books which turned out to be un-put-downable and so got read in two days each. … Continue reading →

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Five on Finniston Farm part 3

Posted on August 31, 2022 by Fiona

And now for my miscellaneous musings and nitpicks! The food For an adventure set on a farm the Five don’t actually seem to do a lot of eating, at least, not on-page. As I’ve mentioned already they do visit the … Continue reading →

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Monday #490

Posted on August 29, 2022 by Fiona

The latest book I read had two – count ’em – two references to Blyton in it. Of course I have saved them for a part two of Blyton references in fiction. I have already half-written both of this week’s … Continue reading →

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