Author Archives: Fiona

My Fourth Noddy Book: You Funny Little Noddy

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Fiona

I have some new Noddy books now, ones I bought in Alton the other week. I picked them up from the Post Office this afternoon, just in time to read and review for the blog. I’ll continue trying to do … Continue reading →

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First Monday in June

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Fiona

Gosh this year is going so fast. We’re in JUNE already – now that is scary! So this week we have a new contributor, Laura with a very specific catalogue of Famous Five caving locations! Fiona is going to (hopefully) … Continue reading →

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First Term at Malory Towers – How has Blyton’s original text fared in a modern edition? part 5

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Fiona

After a lengthy search I* managed to find my two copies of First Term at Malory Towers (I was in a bit of a panic actually as I didn’t have anything lined up.) *Ok, I found one and Ewan found … Continue reading →

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Bank Holiday Monday

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Fiona

Well, life has returned to normal for us unfortunately. For me that mostly means work and rainy weather! But not today though. Well, it may rain, but at least I don’t have to go to work! Our contributor this week … Continue reading →

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Lazy Monday

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Fiona

Well as you all know Fiona has been down, staying with me this week. We haven’t been too exciting, because we’ve had such lovely weather we’ve just wanted to relax in it. However we have been to see Jemima Rooper in … Continue reading →

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First Term at Malory Towers – How has Blyton’s original text fared in a modern edition? part 4

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Fiona

Here we go again, comparing an early edition (1948) to a more recent paperback (2000). There is some fall-out from the slapping/shaking incident in the last chapter so a fair number of changes to look at. A reminder of earlier … Continue reading →

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Monday

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Fiona

This is an important week as there will be a sort of World of Blyton get together. Stef and I will be in the same place for a week (at hers) and we will see some of our other writers … Continue reading →

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Five Get Into a Fix: An exciting dramatised adventure

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Fiona

I was struggling to think of something to write about this week and my headache didn’t particularly lend itself to reading so I decided to listen to my other Famous Five CD. Then I worried it would be lost in … Continue reading →

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Bank Holiday Monday

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Fiona

Here we are on a (hopefully) sunny bank holiday Monday. It is so glorious to see the sun again, I just wish I lived near the sea or the beach so I could indulge in those Blytonesque past times of … Continue reading →

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First Term at Malory Towers – How has Blyton’s original text fared in a modern edition? part 3

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Fiona

I’m now onto chapters six and seven of the book, and have reached the bit I was most looking forward to – Darrell versus Gwendoline in the pool. I imagined that would have been heavily updated and I was right. … Continue reading →

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Last Monday in April

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Fiona

So I did more book buying this week, oops. Here’s what I got: From left to right: The Shuddering Mountain Game (unfortunately without the cards and die but I have another of the series, found in the very same charity … Continue reading →

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My third Noddy Book: Noddy and His Car

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Fiona

Serendipitously, my third Noddy book is actually the third book of the series; Noddy and His Car. (My first Noddy book was #2 and my second was #8.) A BARGAIN BUY As I mentioned in a recent Monday post, I … Continue reading →

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First Term at Malory Towers – How has Blyton’s original text fared in a modern edition? part 2

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Fiona

So, continuing with comparing an early edition (1948) to a more recent paperback (2000). You can see my comments on the first two chapters here. CHAPTER THREE: FIRST NIGHT AND MORNING The first change in chapter three is that the … Continue reading →

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Making Blyton’s Food: Homemade Toffee from The O’Sullivan Twins of Enid Blyton’s St. Clare’s by Helen at Novelicious

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Fiona

I’ve found another smashing recipe on the Novelicious blog There is something very special about making a food from one of your childhood favourite books. When I made jammy buns from Malory Towers, I was incredibly excited as finally, something I’d read about … Continue reading →

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Monday

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Fiona

So it’s back to the real world for me today, the April holidays are officially over. Unsurprisingly, I did some book buying while I was away! Only one Blyton though, a paperback Noddy which cost me all of 25p. I … Continue reading →

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My second Noddy book: Noddy Gets Into Trouble

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Fiona

My first Noddy book was the second in the series (Hurrah for Little Noddy), and my second Noddy book is Noddy Gets Into Trouble, the eighth book. That’s what I get for buying a random pair from eBay because they … Continue reading →

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Monday Rainday

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Fiona

It looks like there’s a lot of rain in the UK today, which is a little depressing as the weather has been getting steadily nicer since all that rain over Christmas. Anyway I hope that this week’s blogs will cheer … Continue reading →

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First Term at Malory Towers – How has Blyton’s original text fared in a modern edition?

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Fiona

I thought my series on Five on a Treasure Island was quite a success, at least it generated a fair few comments and a bit of discussion so I was keen to do another comparison of original and modern editions. … Continue reading →

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Last Monday in March

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Fiona

March is almost over, which means we lost an hour of sleep at the weekend and that spring is finally here (supposedly). For me it also means I’ve got two weeks holiday! This week, if the post is agreeable, I … Continue reading →

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Five Go to Smuggler’s Top: An exciting dramatised adventure

Posted on March 30, 2014 by Fiona

Last year when Stef and I went to Seven Stories I bought a CD of Five Go to Smuggler’s Top and Five Get Into a Fix. Well, I haven’t yet listened to either of them yet (I have a bad … Continue reading →

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