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First Valentines: A St Andrews Story, chapter 1

Posted on February 15, 2015 by worldofblyton

Not what was promised this week (I can’t actually remember what was) but Stef and I had a sudden urge to write a Valentine’s day fic. As we’ve not shared any of what we’ve written later in these characters’ lives … Continue reading →

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Learning French with The Famous Five by Chris

Posted on February 4, 2015 by worldofblyton

Elsewhere on this blog, Ellie has written about reading The Famous Five in French, and I want to add to that by recounting my experience of doing the same thing but for a very particular reason: as part of my … Continue reading →

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The Marsh of Adventure by Poppy, chapter 25

Posted on January 21, 2015 by worldofblyton

Chapter twenty-five: A thrilling night All eight of the men stood waiting, apparently for their helicopter to arrive. They had finished up their job, the marsh was fully drained where they needed it to be. They had drained quite a … Continue reading →

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The Book of Brownies reviewed by Laura

Posted on January 14, 2015 by worldofblyton

This tale of three naughty brownies was one of the Blyton books I owned as a child and somehow went missing. I remembered enjoying their adventures and the fact it was more of a saga than a collection of short … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Dip: A St Andrews Story, chapter 9

Posted on January 11, 2015 by worldofblyton

“Anyone think it would be funny to hide Toly’s clothes?” David asked with a smirk. “Oooh blimey, yes, but please can we get dressed first?” Darrell asked shivering a little as they jogged up the beach. “Really, Darrell?” I’m surprised … Continue reading →

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The Marsh of Adventure by Poppy, chapter 24

Posted on January 7, 2015 by worldofblyton

Chapter twenty-four: Hiding places again “The men were discussing the happenings of tonight, in I’m afraid for them, much too loud a voice for us to not hear. The marsh will be fully drained by tonight at two o’clock sharp, … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Dip: A St Andrews Story, chapter 7

Posted on December 31, 2014 by worldofblyton

Last time the girls did some shopping and the New Years bells sounded. Darrell had sat down on Anatoly’s other side after saying goodnight to David, and she noticed his slight wince as he put his arm around her again. … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Dip: A St Andrews Story, chapter 6

Posted on December 26, 2014 by worldofblyton

Last time Julian and Anatoly competed on the swing boats and the group tried haggis. “Honestly,” Darrell said to Sally, “you’d think they were all five years old the way they carry on sometimes.” “Aren’t they?” Sally asked with a … Continue reading →

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The Marsh of Adventure by Poppy, chapter 23

Posted on December 10, 2014 by worldofblyton

Chapter twenty-three: A clever piece of machinery “What do we do now?” asked Jack, who couldn’t bear the thought of the enemies below escaping before they had chance to catch them. “We’re going back underground to try and overhear any … Continue reading →

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The Adventurous Four reviewed by Chris

Posted on December 4, 2014 by worldofblyton

Apologies that this is a day late but there was a scheduling issue and I only realised very late on Wednesday night – I blame a)work and b) the Christmas decorations that needed putting up yesterday – F. The Adventurous Four was first … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Dip: A St Andrews Story, chapter 3

Posted on November 21, 2014 by worldofblyton

Here is the third chapter of New Year’s Dip, and the group are off to the Lammas Fair in St Andrews. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ At about six o’clock, Julian, Anatoly and David were standing outside the girls’ halls, waiting for them to … Continue reading →

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The Rosewood Mystery by Cathy, chapter 13

Posted on November 19, 2014 by worldofblyton

INSIDE THE OLD MANOR “A library!” breathed Roger. “And old, old library!” “And just look at all the books!” exclaimed Diana, in wonder, forgetting for a moment that she was afraid of the strange noises they had heard through the … Continue reading →

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The Secret of Moon Castle reviewed by Chris

Posted on November 12, 2014 by worldofblyton

This is the fifth and final book in Blyton’s ‘Secret’ series, and the only one of the series I have read. It was originally published in 1953 but the edition I have is the 1966 Armada paperback. Illustrations are by … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Dip: A St Andrews Story, chapter 2

Posted on November 7, 2014 by worldofblyton

They reached the town they all loved in good time, but in the darkness of the winter. The boys helped the girls with their luggage, and went up to their room to have a quick drink of whisky before heading … Continue reading →

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The Marsh of Adventure by Poppy, chapter 22

Posted on October 29, 2014 by worldofblyton

Chapter twenty-two: A way out “How did you find this out, Philip?” asked Bill sternly, feeling very proud of the boy. “I followed them, right over here, and kept as close to them as possible so I could hear what … Continue reading →

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Laura’s Three Favourite Characters

Posted on October 22, 2014 by worldofblyton

Reading Stef and Fiona’s posts about their three favourite Blyton characters got me thinking – whom would I choose? And would I choose different favourite characters now than when I was younger? Possibly. After giving it a lot of thought, … Continue reading →

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The New Year’s Dip: A St Andews Story, chapter 1

Posted on October 19, 2014 by worldofblyton

As Stef wasn’t able to finish The Castle of Adventure this week we were looking for something to fill the Sunday slot. I suddenly remembered about the short fic we had written, set a few weeks after the end of … Continue reading →

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The Rosewood Mystery by Cathy, chapter 12

Posted on October 15, 2014 by worldofblyton

A MIDNIGHT JOURNEY Barney sat on the edge of the hole in the floor and tried to peer down to see how deep it was and what the ground was like. Diana switched on one of the lamps to give … Continue reading →

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The Marsh of Adventure by Poppy, chapter 21

Posted on October 8, 2014 by worldofblyton

Chapter twenty-one A great surprise for the children Before Lucy-Ann had any time to think this over she was pushed, roughly, by Stanley who was glowering over the two girls, his eyes twinkling with an evil glint in the torch … Continue reading →

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The Folk of the Faraway Tree review by Laura

Posted on October 1, 2014 by worldofblyton

This is the last book of the three Faraway Tree books (published in 1946) and there’s a bit of revisiting past adventures, either through remembering them or with another visit to Dame Slap’s school and her ridiculous questions for her … Continue reading →

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