Author Archives: Fiona

Monday 1st December

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Fiona

So it’s here, the dreaded (or celebrated) D month, and we’re in the middle of winter now so time to cuddle up with some good books and a lovely hot drink- hopefully in front of a fire if you’re lucky … Continue reading →

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The Island of Adventure – How has Blyton’s original text fared in a modern edition? part 3

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Fiona

We’re up to chapters five and six now, and as I was looking at my excel file I realised there was something I forgot to cover last time. Oops. It wasn’t changes to the text so it’s not too bad … Continue reading →

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Last Monday in November

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Fiona

And with that, the month is already gone. Before we know it it will be December! It’s certainly cold enough much of the time to be winter already, even if it’s not. I will have to start my Christmas shopping … Continue reading →

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Middle of the Month Monday Post

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Fiona

So we’re part way through the month, and all that bit closer to Christmas, oh dear, say I! Just when I want to be curling up with good books, it’s time to get busy! Anyway, this week, we have another … Continue reading →

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Five on a Treasure Island: An exciting dramatised adventure

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Fiona

No matter how hard I searched I could not find my Telegraph copy of Five on a Treasure Island, or Five Go Adventuring Again. I really can’t think where they’ve got to as I’d never have thrown them out. Stef … Continue reading →

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November Monday

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Fiona

It gets colder by the day it would seem – we’re now into full-on hats-gloves-and-scarves weather. Now’s the time for cosying up with a book if there ever was one. We have a new writer on the blog this week … Continue reading →

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The Island of Adventure – How has Blyton’s original text fared in a modern edition? part 2

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Fiona

On to chapters three and four this week. We’ll meet Jo-Jo/Joe now that should be interesting! The previous instalment can be read here. My own copy of the book is a 1955 8th impression and the modern copy I’m comparing it … Continue reading →

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An interview with Sue Welford – Author of the Just George Series

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Fiona

A while back Stef posted a partial review of The Adventures of George and Timmy. Although it doesn’t say on the cover (though some later editions have an addendum inside) it was written by Sue Welford. Sue actually visited the blog and commented … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Us!

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Fiona

Yesterday saw our second birthday here on World of Blyton! Happy 2nd birthday to us! Thank you for all your support over the year, and we hope you have enjoyed all of our articles. This week we have a nice … Continue reading →

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My ninth Noddy book: Here Comes Noddy Again

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Fiona

This is number four in the series of Noddy books, and one of the ones I picked up on eBay recently. Unfortunately the front board is completely detached from the rest of the book (which is more than just a … Continue reading →

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Last Monday in October

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Fiona

The clocks went back yesterday and we got a lovely extra hour of sleep. It’s lighter in the mornings now, but darker in the evening, and you can feel winter’s not that far off. All the more reason to stay … Continue reading →

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Five Go to Demon’s Rocks: An exciting dramatised adventure

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Fiona

Five Go to Demon’s Rocks is also available on YouTube so I’ve sat myself down tonight to listen to it and share my thoughts. This was released on the Hodder CDs with Soper illustrations in 2007, along with Five Go … Continue reading →

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It’s Monday Again!

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Fiona

We’re back to Monday again, and I had no blog for you again yesterday, I’m sorry. I hope to be able to bring you a review of Castle of Adventure this week. Fiona is reviewing another audio book, Five Go … Continue reading →

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The Island of Adventure – How has Blyton’s original text fared in a modern edition?

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Fiona

I finished comparing The Secret Island a few weeks ago and have decided to do another Island based story, The Island of Adventure. I’m anticipating quite a lot of changes around the character of Jo-Jo/Joe and I’m quite looking forward to seeing just … Continue reading →

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Monday

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Fiona

So it’s another Monday. This week we’ve got another chapter of Cathy’s Barney Mysteries fanfic for you, and I’ve decided to start a new series comparing the original text to a modern one; this time it will be the The Island … Continue reading →

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My eighth Noddy book: Noddy Goes to Toyland

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Fiona

I’ve been doing a bit of eBaying again (a dangerous pastime!) and I’ve now got a much larger collection of Noddy books. Not all of them yet, there’s four I don’t have, but it gives me plenty of new stories … Continue reading →

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First Monday of October

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Fiona

So its the first Monday in October and the weather here is getting colder and there is an autumn chill in the air. This week we have another chapter of Poppy’s The Marsh of Adventure and Fiona will be reviewing another … Continue reading →

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Five on Finniston Farm: An exciting dramatised adventure

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Fiona

I feel a bit bad about it but this week I listened to Five on Finniston Farm for free – on YouTube. It’s the sort of thing I’ll probably buy at some point (though I wouldn’t pay £4 or £5 … Continue reading →

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Last Monday in September

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Fiona

Well that’s September nearly over now and before we know it it’ll be October. October the first will bring us a new post by Laura as she reviews The Folk of the Faraway Tree, on the third I will be … Continue reading →

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The Secret Island – How has Blyton’s original text fared in a modern edition? part 6

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Fiona

This will be the last post in this series as I’ve reached the last four chapters of the book. All the previous parts can be read here – part one, two, three, four and five. The original text I’m using is from the … Continue reading →

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