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Author Archives: Fiona
First Monday in December
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
Last Monday of November
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
The Twins at St Clare’s – How has Blyton’s original text fared in a modern edition? part 2
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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Tagged St Clare's, The Twins at St Clare's, Updated Text
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Monday
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
Five Have a Mystery to Solve: An exciting dramatised adventure
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
Monday
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
The Twins at St Clare’s – How has Blyton’s original text fared in a modern edition?
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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Tagged St Clare's, The Twins at St Clare's, Updated Text
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First Term at Malory Towers: Audio adaptation
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
Monday
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
My twenty-first Noddy book: Noddy and the Aeroplane
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
Collecting Children’s Books 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
Last Monday in October
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
Hurrah For Little Noddy! – How has Blyton’s original text fared in a modern edition?
I realise now (having quickly browsed the previous Noddy comparison) that I didn’t do a tally of changes. I’ve now counted and can declare it was 14 – going by the same rule as past books and only counting the … Continue reading
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Tagged Gollies, Golliwog, Hurrah for Little Noddy, Noddy: A Classic Treasury, Updated Text
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Monday
I don’t usually mind Mondays all that much, but this Monday I’m back to work after a week off so it is not my favourite day. I spent a few days in Crieff while I was off and visited the … Continue reading
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Tagged Crieff, Innerpeffray Library, Libraries, Monday, October, R. M. Ballantyne
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My favourite Enid Blyton quotes
This post was inspired by an article on the Guardian site: Six of the best Enid Blyton quotes which was published in honour of Enid Blyton’s birthday this year. Two of the quotes were no surprise as they are always floating … Continue reading
Just another Manic Monday
We are steaming through October now, it’s the middle of the month already! Who can believe that? I started my new job last week, and it already feels like I’ve been there ages! Anyway, from Fiona this week, we will … Continue reading
The Famous Five Adventure Game book 2 as played by Fiona
Based on Five Go Adventuring Again this seems to be partly a book and partly a game. It’s not quite like the ones where you create your own story by choosing what direction to go in, as it’s based on an … Continue reading
First Monday of October
After Stef hurriedly threw together a Monday post last week we’ve switched so it’s my turn now. No wonder neither of us ever knows if we’re coming or going! Anyway, we do have a plan for the week: So we’ll … Continue reading
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