Author Archives: Fiona

Have a very Blyton Christmas!

Posted on December 25, 2015 by Fiona

So here it is, Merry Christmas!!! Here at World of Blyton, we want to wish you a very Blyton Christmas! May you eat til you want to burst, get some smashing presents and be surrounded by loved ones! Now to … Continue reading →

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A Round-up of Christmas Posts

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Fiona

We’ve posted several Christmas and winter-themed posts over the years and this week I thought I’d post a little round up. It’s a very busy time of the year right now but if anyone has some free time I thought … Continue reading →

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Almost Christmas Monday

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Fiona

Well… it’s here… well by the end of the week — it’s Christmas! We’re going to have a low key blog this week; Fiona’s done the round up of all our Christmas blogs from the last couple of years for … Continue reading →

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Enid Blyton’s Christmas Stories

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Fiona

I got this book last year, either for my birthday or Christmas. (The two are so close together it’s hard to remember!) I didn’t get time to read it over the festive period, though, (the joys of working in retail) … Continue reading →

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Mid-December Monday

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Fiona

The month is slipping away from us, it seems. It’s just eleven days to Christmas now, time to get the cards sent and the presents wrapped (or bought, if you like to live nearer the edge). It happens to be … Continue reading →

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Noddy and His Car – How has Blyton’s original text fared in a modern edition?

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Fiona

This week I’m comparing a hardback of Noddy and His Car to the version that appears in the treasury. I originally had this book in an 80s paperback but I have replaced it with a hardback with dustjacket. I had thought … Continue reading →

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First Monday in December

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Fiona

Even though we are seven days into December, this is the first Monday we’ve had. Unfortunately or fortunately in some cases, Christmas is fast approaching and if I’m honest I have little or no idea what people want for Christmas. … Continue reading →

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A look at Enid Blyton’s Magazine

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Fiona

Thanks to a generous society member I now have a stack of issues of Enid Blyton’s Magazine. I have 22 in total which seemed a lot until I checked and discovered there are 162 in the run! The magazine began in … Continue reading →

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Last Monday of November

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Fiona

I can’t believe it’s almost December already (even if we did have snow yesterday!). I’ll be putting up the tree this week as well as trying to finish up my Christmas shopping. We reached 150,000 views last week, which is … Continue reading →

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The Twins at St Clare’s – How has Blyton’s original text fared in a modern edition? part 2

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Fiona

I am comparing an Egmont paperback from 2005 (on loan from Stef) with a Methuen 6th impression from 1945. I think the Methuen is fairly close to the original text, if not identical so we shall see how many changes have been made … Continue reading →

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Monday

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Fiona

Back at Monday again, and lets just say I don’t want it to be Monday! I need another two days at least of the weekend. Anyone else with me? On that note, lets get on to what we’ve got to … Continue reading →

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Five Have a Mystery to Solve: An exciting dramatised adventure

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Fiona

This is the last of the CDs that I have, and I’ve left this one to last as it’s one of my least favourite Fives. It’s hard to say why. Something to do with how un-Fiveish it is for them … Continue reading →

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Monday

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Fiona

Another Monday has rolled around and I’m trying hard not to calculate how many are left until December 25th arrives. I’ve started my shopping and even bought my cards but I’d rather not know how little time is left! What … Continue reading →

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The Twins at St Clare’s – How has Blyton’s original text fared in a modern edition?

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Fiona

I will be comparing an Egmont paperback from 2005 (another loan from Stef) to a Methuen 6th impression from 1945. The Methuen should be pretty close to the original text, if not identical so we shall see how many changes have … Continue reading →

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First Term at Malory Towers: Audio adaptation

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Fiona

Well thank goodness I still have a working tape machine in my room otherwise I wouldn’t be able to bring you this blog at all. Once I had located the tape I slipped it in the player and off we … Continue reading →

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Monday

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Fiona

Well I spent a long weekend in Bath, Wiltshire (UK) and I got thoroughly wet. As some of you know Bath is synonymous with Jane Austen, along with Bath buns and the Roman baths. So we had a nice time … Continue reading →

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My twenty-first Noddy book: Noddy and the Aeroplane

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Fiona

This will probably be my last Noddy review for a while, at least until I can get my hands on the three titles I don’t have. My Noddy and the Aeroplane is one of the slightly newer hardbacks which is very similar to … Continue reading →

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First Monday of November

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Fiona

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Collecting Children’s Books by Fiona

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Fiona

The title of this blog is simply the title of the book I have been reading: Collecting Children’s Books compiled by Book and Collector Magazine. Normally I would be more specific and add ‘review’ or some other context to a … Continue reading →

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Last Monday in October

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Fiona

So as October draws to an end and Halloween marks the end of the month, I s’pose its only fair to tell you what we have on the blog this week! Fiona may or may not manage to do  blog … Continue reading →

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