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Secret Seven books at McDonald’s by Su, part 4

Posted on September 17, 2014 by worldofblyton

An Afternoon with the Secret Seven This story comes from Enid Blyton’s Magazine Annual No. 3 first published 1956. Again there are a few one word small changes such as fast shut becomes tight shut, brainless is clueless, ice is … Continue reading →

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The Rosewood Mystery by Cathy, chapter 11

Posted on September 10, 2014 by worldofblyton

SNUBBY’S LITTLE ADVENTURE The girl simply could not believe her eyes. She stood and stared at the silverware, then suddenly came to her senses and looked around fearfully, almost as if she expected someone to be standing there watching her. … Continue reading →

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The Marsh of Adventure by Poppy, chapter 20

Posted on September 3, 2014 by worldofblyton

Chapter twenty: Prisoners in the hill Philip too, was waiting quietly, for goodness knows who to come along. Beaky was now safely in his pocket so that he would not need to bother about him when the enemies arrived. He … Continue reading →

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Enid Blyton En Francais! by Ellie

Posted on August 27, 2014 by worldofblyton

Earlier in the summer I went to France for a week and whilst I was there, I picked up two Enid Blyton books that had been translated into French. I had previously discovered that my A-level French was sufficient to … Continue reading →

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The Rosewood Mystery by Cathy, chapter 10

Posted on August 20, 2014 by worldofblyton

SAFE WITH MR KING Mr King listened to the two boys’ story in amazement. He looked very worried. “Well,” he said at last, puffing on his cigarette. “Boys, this sounds worrying. The fact that there is silverware missing proves that … Continue reading →

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The Magic Faraway Tree review by Laura

Posted on August 13, 2014 by worldofblyton

It’s a cold winter’s day here and going out into the freezing wind isn’t very appealing, so it seems like a good time to re-read The Magic Faraway Tree, which is the second book in the Faraway Tree series (published … Continue reading →

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The Marsh of Adventure by Poppy, chapter 19

Posted on August 6, 2014 by worldofblyton

Chapter nineteen: Mostly about Beaky “Lou and Jo the smugglers?” asked Jack, curiously. “But they died years ago. On the night they tried to smuggle all that treasure out of The Forester and the marsh turned from sea land to … Continue reading →

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Secret Seven books at McDonald’s by Su, part 3

Posted on July 31, 2014 by worldofblyton

Adventure on the Way Home This story comes from Enid Blyton’s Magazine Annual No. 2 first published 1955. Again there have been a few little interchanges on words such as lighted becomes lit, cautiously becomes carefully (happening twice in the … Continue reading →

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The Rosewood Mystery by Cathy, chapter 9

Posted on July 23, 2014 by worldofblyton

ANOTHER STRANGE THING Roger and Snubby were both most put-out in the morning when they heard about the night’s happenings. “Another adventure without us!” Snubby sulked. “Well we couldn’t wake you – we were trying to be quiet and not … Continue reading →

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The Enchanted Wood Review by Laura

Posted on July 16, 2014 by worldofblyton

[Apologies to everyone, especially Laura as this was meant to go up at 9 this morning. My only excuse is I’m off work so I’ve lost track of the days again – Fiona] I loved the Faraway Tree series when … Continue reading →

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The Treasure Hunters by Fred

Posted on July 9, 2014 by worldofblyton

Is it totally unfair to say that Enid Blyton’s books are fairly interchangeable with each other? Well, yes it is, but that doesn’t stop the majority of her work being thoroughly enjoyable and decent reads in their own right. Such … Continue reading →

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Secret Seven books at McDonald’s by Su, part 2

Posted on July 2, 2014 by worldofblyton

Part one of Su’s McDonald’s series is here. Hurry, Secret Seven, Hurry! This story comes from Enid Blyton’s Magazine Annual No. 4 first published 1957.  It is a short story and therefore, unlike Secret of the Old Mill, has not … Continue reading →

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The Marsh of Adventure by Poppy, chapter 18

Posted on June 25, 2014 by worldofblyton

Chapter eighteen: Gurgle, gurgle The children began to feel hungry half way down the hill, and decided to have lunch there again. They hunted about for a shady tree and were soon sat eating a delicious meal of ham sandwiches, … Continue reading →

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Five on Kirrin Island Again by Corinna

Posted on June 19, 2014 by worldofblyton

Stef laughed at me.  This happens more often than you might think, considering we live at opposite ends of the earth.  During our last Skype conversations, all I said was “After Smuggler’s Top, I can’t help but find Uncle Quentin … Continue reading →

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The Rosewood Mystery by Cathy, chapter 8

Posted on June 11, 2014 by worldofblyton

ALL RATHER PECULIAR But much to the children’s disappointment, they could not go out that night to go up to the old house, for the hot sticky afternoon saw the arrival of some very black clouds around tea-time, and they … Continue reading →

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Five Go Underground by Laura

Posted on June 4, 2014 by worldofblyton

I was always fascinated by the Famous Five stories that involved caves in some way or another when I read them as a child and again as an adult. And I wasn’t the only one – I used to work … Continue reading →

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Secret Seven books at McDonald’s by Su, part 1

Posted on May 28, 2014 by worldofblyton

McDonald’s have teamed up with Hachette (the company licenced to print Enid Blyton books) to offer a series of exclusive Secret Seven books. There are six small books, each containing a Secret Seven short story. They have coloured illustrations by … Continue reading →

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The Marsh of Adventure by Poppy, chapter 17

Posted on May 20, 2014 by worldofblyton

Chapter seventeen: Dinah has a plan “What is it, then, Dinah? Do tell us, we need to act quickly,” Philip said, sitting down again. Everyone else sat down too, eager to hear what Dinah had to say. “Right, well, we … Continue reading →

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Corinna’s Famous Five Pick’n’Mix Reflections: Five Go to Smuggler’s Top

Posted on May 14, 2014 by worldofblyton

Shamefully, I have realised that my last Famous Five Pick’n’Mix Reflection was posted 6 months  ago!  I wonder that Stef and Fiona haven’t removed my name from the blog completely.  However, it is getting decidedly autumnal down here in the … Continue reading →

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The Rosewood Mystery by Cathy, chapter 7

Posted on May 7, 2014 by worldofblyton

THE MYSTERIOUS OLD MANOR Neither Diana or Barney slept much that night. Diana couldn’t resist sitting at her window and watching to see if the light reappeared, and before she knew it, dawn was breaking and the sky started to … Continue reading →

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