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The Marsh of Adventure by Poppy, chapter 1

Posted on May 29, 2013 by worldofblyton

Chapter one: A message for Bill “Bill!” thundered a voice from the bottom of the stairs. “Bill!” echoed a screeching one which of course was Kiki the parrot. “What is it Jack? And will you tell that bird to stop … Continue reading →

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Poppy’s Book of the Month: Merry Mister Meddle

Posted on May 22, 2013 by worldofblyton

By Poppy Hutchinson Title: Merry Mister Meddle Series: Meddle Series Main Characters: Mister Meddle, Aunt Jemima Published: 1954 First Published By: George Newnes Rating (Out of 5): 5 First of all, I’d like to express how much I enjoyed reading … Continue reading →

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Mystery, Magic, and Midnight Feasts! by Poppy

Posted on May 15, 2013 by worldofblyton

By Poppy Hutchinson Recently, I was invited to the very first viewing of the brand new Enid Blyton Exhibition at Seven Stories – Mystery, Magic, Midnight Feasts, The Many Adventures of Enid Blyton. I was invited through on a rather … Continue reading →

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Sunskriti’s *NEW* Character Exploration: Dinah from the Adventure Series

Posted on May 8, 2013 by worldofblyton

You might be wondering why I changed from animal character explorations to character explorations. Well, I realized I had done all the animals from the series that I have read. Most other animals are mentioned too little to write about. … Continue reading →

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Go Ahead Secret Seven – a review by Ben

Posted on May 1, 2013 by worldofblyton

Go Ahead Secret Seven was first published 1953 A peculiar-looking George is out in the dark of night, practising his shadowing for the SecretSeven, when he is given the shock of his life and suffers a huge disappointment. Dressed up in a … Continue reading →

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The Famous Five Go to Hogwarts, Fan Fiction by Abi, chapters 1 & 2

Posted on April 24, 2013 by worldofblyton

CHAPTER ONE: THE LETTERS It was a normal day in Kirrin. Seagulls were squawking and fishermen in boats were out on the water. Kirrin Island looked out silently over the waves as they crashed onto its beach. Julian, Dick and … Continue reading →

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Find-Outers in Retirement by Julie

Posted on April 17, 2013 by worldofblyton

After reading through the complete Mystery Series for the umpteenth time I suddenly started to wonder what they would all be doing now, at this moment in time.  That was in the year 2008.  I quickly did some calculations of … Continue reading →

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Poppy’s Book of the Month: The Mystery of the Missing Necklace

Posted on April 10, 2013 by worldofblyton

By Poppy Hutchinson Title: The Mystery of the Missing Necklace Series: The Mystery Series Main Characters: Fatty, Larry, Pip, Bets, Daisy & Buster Published: 1945 First Published By: Methuen Rating (Out of 5): 5 Possibly the best and positively my … Continue reading →

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Confessions of a Blyton Fan

Posted on April 3, 2013 by worldofblyton

My name is Corinna, and I’m an Enid Blyton Fan. Sometimes the Enid Blyton Society feels a bit like a support group (in a good way!) for those of us who can’t quite shake the Blyton habit. I wasn’t too … Continue reading →

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Sunskriti’s Animal Character Exploration: Timmy from the Famous Five

Posted on March 27, 2013 by worldofblyton

This month’s blog post  is about Timmy, who is quite possibly Blyton’s most famous animal character. I found writing about Timmy harder than any of the other animals I’ve blogged about, so please excuse the length of this post. Timmy … Continue reading →

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Secret Seven on the Trail – a Review by Ben

Posted on March 20, 2013 by worldofblyton

With the Seven due back at school Peter decides to call a meeting in his garden shed to say it will be the last time the Secret Society will meet until the Christmas holidays as nothing strange would happen during … Continue reading →

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Poppy’s Book of the Month: Mr Galliano’s Circus

Posted on March 13, 2013 by worldofblyton

By Poppy Hutchinson Series: The Mr Galliano’s Circus Series Main Characters: Jimmy and Lotta Published: 1938 First Published By: George Newnes Rating (Out of 5): 5 Jimmy Brown, a young schoolboy, from a rather poor family is the main character … Continue reading →

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Come to the Circus!

Posted on March 7, 2013 by worldofblyton

I picked up a copy of Come to the Circus! at an antiques fair in Waihi, New Zealand.  It is not a first edition though, but the 1974 Dean edition (the definition of “antique” at this particular fair was  a … Continue reading →

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100th Post – Best of the World of Blyton Blog

Posted on March 6, 2013 by worldofblyton

In four short months we have had over 9,500 views and posted 100 times! We thought that deserved a celebration Blyton style. So pull up a picnic blanket, crack open the sardine sandwiches and ginger beer and read on to … Continue reading →

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The Children of Cherry Tree Farm, part 2

Posted on February 27, 2013 by worldofblyton

by Aaron Bassett After meeting Tammylan, Benjy goes off to his cave and is soon sitting there watching Tammylan stroking one of his visitors, a hare. Another animal comes into the Wild Man’s house – this time a woffly rabbit, … Continue reading →

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Enid Blyton’s Blue Plaque Appeal

Posted on February 26, 2013 by worldofblyton

Now, before you get confused, we are posting on a Tuesday, but it won’t disrupt our schedule. The second part of Aaron’s review on The Children of Cherry Tree Farm is still ready to go up for tomorrow, but this … Continue reading →

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Well Done Secret Seven – a review by Ben

Posted on February 20, 2013 by worldofblyton

It’s a hot summer day and the Seven are fed up of having their meetings in Janet and Peter’s stuffy garden shed. Due to this the children decide to visit Windy Woods and build a tree house. In the tree … Continue reading →

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Poppy’s Book of the Month: The Folk of the Faraway Tree

Posted on February 13, 2013 by worldofblyton

By Poppy Hutchinson Series: The Faraway Tree series Main Character/s: Jo, Bessie, Fanny and Connie. Published: 1946 First Published By: George Newnes Rating (out of 5) : 5/5 The Folk of the Faraway Tree, the third book in the fantastic … Continue reading →

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Sunskriti’s Animal Character Exploration: Scamper from the Secret Seven

Posted on February 6, 2013 by worldofblyton

Scamper from the Secret Seven series A few days ago, I was debating between the names Timmy and Scamper for my new puppy. We decided on Scamper for two reasons: 1. It’s more original 2. I told dad, Timmy was a … Continue reading →

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The Boy Next Door

Posted on February 1, 2013 by worldofblyton

by Corinna This cover illustration caught my eye on a NZ auction site. I think I might have read this as a child but my recent cataloguing of all my Enid Blyton books (perhaps worthy of a post in itself) … Continue reading →

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