Author Archives: Fiona

Letters to Enid 15: From volume 2 issue 3

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Fiona

Previous letters pages can be found here. This is the third magazine in a row that doesn’t have a letters page. Enid says in her newsletter I’m so sorry – but again there is no letters page for your letters this week. As you … Continue reading →

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Monday #338

Posted on September 23, 2019 by Fiona

Letters to Enid part 15 and The Famous Five the Musical: Smuggler’s Gold “Mollie! Peter! Come quickly! The chair is growing its wings again!” Chinky summons the children so that they can go on another adventure in Adventures of the … Continue reading →

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On my bookshelf part 6

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Fiona

I’ve covered all my Blytons now, and most of my childrens’ books, so I thought I would just give a quick overview of my other bookcase. This one is mostly books for grown-ups. The detective/supernatural shelf Not everything fits that … Continue reading →

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Search terms 10

Posted on September 18, 2019 by Fiona

The latest Google searches, straight from the stats page. Summaries We get a whole load of searches looking for summaries every month. Quite often they are for a book, but equally often they want a poem or chapter summarised. Blyton’s … Continue reading →

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Monday #337

Posted on September 16, 2019 by Fiona

Search terms #10 and On my bookshelf 6 Fifth Formers of St Clare’s is not the fifth book in the series, even it it sounds like it should be. It is actually the sixth and final book, after three books … Continue reading →

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Code reader from The Famous Five’s Survival Guide

Posted on September 15, 2019 by Fiona

Published in 2008, The Famous Five’s Survival Guide is now, as far as I know, sold out and out-of-print. There may be a few copies lurking in bookshops but on the whole if you want one; you’ll need to go … Continue reading →

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If you like Blyton: The Cherrys by Will Scott

Posted on September 13, 2019 by Fiona

I’ll begin this with two points: One – I feel bad about recommending this series because the books are quite hard to find and rather expensive when they are for sale. But not bad enough to not write this post. … Continue reading →

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Letters to Enid 14: From volume 2 issue 2

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Fiona

Previous letters pages can be found here. Again there is no regular letters page as instead we have the remaining prize winners from the Christmas competition. From the newsletter at the back of the magazine: NO LETTER PAGE. I am … Continue reading →

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Monday #336

Posted on September 9, 2019 by Fiona

Letters to Enid part 14 and If you like Blyton: The Cherrys by Will Scott The Twins at St Clare’s is the first book in the St Clare’s series. The titular twins, Pat and Isabel don’t want to go to … Continue reading →

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On my bookshelf part 5

Posted on September 6, 2019 by Fiona

I have written about most of my Blyton books already, but there are more children’s books in my collection. I have another shelf of mostly vintage books and one of mostly newer ones, which also has my collection of Blyton … Continue reading →

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August 2019 round up

Posted on September 4, 2019 by Fiona

It’s September now, and judging by the sudden plummet in temperatures, Summer is firmly over! What I have read I did quite well even though I didn’t read much the week I was on holiday. I spent several evenings in … Continue reading →

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Monday #335

Posted on September 2, 2019 by Fiona

August round up and On my bookshelf part 5 The Mystery of the Vanished Prince is the ninth mystery for the Five-Find Outers. As the title suggests the mystery is that a young prince has gone missing. Having already dressed … Continue reading →

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Letters to Enid 13: From volume 2 issue 1

Posted on August 30, 2019 by Fiona

I have done all the letters page from the issues of volume 1, and now we have reached the start of volume 2. Previous letters pages can be found here. There is actually not a letters page in this volume. … Continue reading →

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On my bookshelf part 4

Posted on August 28, 2019 by Fiona

I’ve already shown you most of my Blyton collection, as well as my Harry Potter books and some other stuff. So here are the last of my Blytons and then some other vintage children’s book. The last of the Blytons … Continue reading →

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Monday #334

Posted on August 26, 2019 by Fiona

On my bookshelf part 4 and Letters to Enid part 13 Fancy – you never would clean Daddy’s bicycle for him when he asked you to. I suppose it’s because you’ll get a shilling from Mr. Fraser – and Mummy … Continue reading →

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Letters to Enid 12: From volume 1 issue 21

Posted on August 23, 2019 by Fiona

Previous letters pages can be found here. Letters page from Volume 1, issue 21. December 23 1963 – January 5 1954 OUR LETTER PAGE  1. A letter from Ann Coutts, St. Bride’s Nr. Onick, by Fort William, Scotland. Dear Enid … Continue reading →

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Eleven things I’ve learned about camping from Enid Blyton

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Fiona

I’m on holiday this week, so I’ve managed to prewrite a few things to keep the blog going while I’m away. I’m not actually camping, though. In fact, here’s a secret: I’ve never gone camping. Ever. I like electricity and … Continue reading →

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Monday #333

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Fiona

11 Things I’ve learned about camping from Enid Blyton and Letters to Enid volume 12 Heyho for a starry night and a heathery bed. Jack doesn’t ask for much on their Secret Island, just a comfortable bed and no rain! … Continue reading →

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On my bookshelf part 3

Posted on August 16, 2019 by Fiona

As I showed in my first post I’ve got a lot of bookshelves. In that first post I showed you some of my favourite Blytons and various nicknacks, then I showed off a couple of shelves of more random collections. … Continue reading →

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Letters to Enid 11: From volume 1 issue 20

Posted on August 14, 2019 by Fiona

Previous letters pages can be found here. Letters page from Volume 1, issue 20. December 9th-22nd OUR LETTER PAGE  1. A letter from Elke Siekmann, 48 Wellington Avenue, Sidcup. Dear Enid Blyton, I am writing to thank you for so … Continue reading →

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