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Author Archives: Fiona
Monday #404
I hope you all managed to have some fun over Christmas even if it wasn’t the sort of Christmas you hoped for. Our guide to ‘like Blyton’ for grown-ups and Cunningham and Petrov: The Mystery of the Missing Agent chapter … Continue reading
Adventure at the Christmas Market
As promised here is our Christmas story starring the Famous Five and the Mannering/Trents. 1 Lucy-Ann washed the last of the breakfast dishes and sat them in the drying-rack for Jack to dry them. She glanced up at the ceiling … Continue reading
Spot the Famous Five’s favourite Christmas songs
You’ll think I have too much time on my hands, but really I don’t! Here is a short story featuring the Famous Five at Christmas – into which I have added several Christmas song titles. How many can you spot, … Continue reading
Monday #403
Christmas week is finally here, not that it will be much of a Christmas for those who can’t spend it with their loved ones as they had hoped. From this Saturday the whole of mainland Scotland goes into the highest … Continue reading
Fan fic Friday: Cunningham and Petrov: The Mystery of the Missing Agent chapter 23
Last time Jack and Philip rescued Bill from the enemies’ boat. Again, much of this dialogue is straight from the book. Chapter 23 Jack, the sensible boy that he was asked if they ought to use the oars to row … Continue reading
Blyton’s search terms volume 11
It has been a long time since I’ve done one of these (over a year, actually!), but here are the search terms that have caught my eye lately. The good questions I always try to (very belatedly) answer questions that … Continue reading
Monday #402
Last Monday I said there would be a round up of our Christmas posts this weekend, but as I’ve not published on a Sunday in a while I’m in the habit of thinking my blogging week is done when the … Continue reading
Fan fic Friday: Cunningham and Petrov: The Mystery of the Missing Agent chapter 22
Last time the agents found the children’s camp site, their puffin hole, the remains of their signal fire and Anatoly found a stub of pencil that proved Bill had been on that island. You should hopefully recognise most of the … Continue reading
If you like Blyton: The Adventurers and the City of Secrets by Jemma Hatt
The Adventurers and the City of Secrets is the third book in The Adventurers Series by Jemma Hatt (the fourth, The Adventurers and the Continental Chase just came out at the start of November). Like the previous two books this … Continue reading
Monday #401
The fan fiction poll closed last week and it was a draw with the winners being the Famous Five and the Mannering/Trents of the Adventure Series. Stef and I are already trying to come up with ideas on how those … Continue reading
Fan fic Friday: Cunningham and Petrov: The Mystery of the Missing Agent chapter 21
Last time Anatoly, Bentley and Thompson found Puffin Island along with several clues that someone had been there recently. Chapter 21 Anatoly plucked the paper from Bentley’s fingers and examined it as the other man hauled himself out of the … Continue reading
Monday #400
Our Christmas fan fiction poll closes at 8pm (GMT) tonight, so there’s still time for any last-minute votes. It’s currently a tie between the Famous Five and the Adventure series lot (we didn’t decide what to do if there’s a … Continue reading
Fan fic Friday: Cunningham and Petrov: The Mystery of the Missing Agent chapter 20
Last time Bill and Horace were marched out of their shack and ended up below deck on a boat. Chapter 20 The next morning, Anatoly, Bentley and Thompson packed up and boarded their boat again. They had decided on their … Continue reading
More of Enid Blyton’s Christmas stories
You may remember that I’ve written some posts about Blyton’s Christmas stories (as well as crafts and poems) before. I found so many that I had to split them into three posts, one for 1920-1945, one for 1946-1950, and the … Continue reading
Monday #399
In case anyone missed it, last week I posted a warning that the Christmas content was about to begin. I think we all need a bit of festive cheer at the moment! More Christmas stories by Enid Blyton and Cunningham … Continue reading
Fan fic Friday: Cunningham and Petrov: The Mystery of the Missing Agent chapter 19
Last time Bill and Horace had an interesting conversation. Chapter 19 After they combed the rest of the wreckage Bentley ordered them to take a short break. There were no signs that anyone else had been on the beach, nor … Continue reading
Enid Blyton Christmas gift guide 2020
I feel like this gets harder every year! I suppose it does as I don’t reuse products, and rely on either things that have come out in the past year or things I’ve somehow missed. There doesn’t seem to be … Continue reading
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Monday #398
A word of warning, I’m about to start using the C-word on the blog from this week. That’s right, it’s less than six weeks until Christmas! Christmas gift guide 2020 and Cunningham and Petrov: The Mystery of the Missing Agent … Continue reading
Fan fic Friday: Cunningham and Petrov: The Mystery of the Missing Agent chapter 18
Last time Anatoly and his team found some of the wreckage from the Lucky Star and Bill met Horace Tipperlong. Chapter 18 For a few minutes after the men had left them Bill and Horace sat in silence. Bill was … Continue reading
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