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Five Run Away Together

Posted on December 22, 2013 by pippastef

I recently had a conversation about this particular Enid Blyton novel and an interpretation of the story. In the past people have suggested that the Famous Five behaved appallingly towards the Sticks and their dog; however last week the person … Continue reading →

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Three Cheers Secret Seven – A Review by Ben

Posted on December 18, 2013 by worldofblyton

Jack’s sister Susie is given a fantastic model aeroplane by an American cousin and the Secret Seven want to fly it. Annoying Susie agrees to let Jack show her how to use the aeroplane, a beauty with retractable wheels, on … Continue reading →

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More About Amelia Jane! part 2

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Fiona

So, picking up where I left off last time, reading this book for the first time. AMELIA JANE AND THE TELEPHONE In Amelia Jane and the Telephone, Amelia Jane has been away for a few days, and in that time … Continue reading →

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Corinna’s Famous Five Pick’n’Mix Reflections: Five Go to Billycock Hill

Posted on December 11, 2013 by worldofblyton

As one of the blog’s regular commenters Nigel pointed out, these are not really reviews but more personal reflections.  Fiona has written good Famous Five reviews and I don’t feel any need to replicate or try to compete with them! … Continue reading →

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More About Amelia Jane! part 1

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Fiona

Let’s start with me admitting to something: I’ve never read this book before. I didn’t have it as a child, but at some point in the  past few years I bought a copy (paid £13.50 for a first edition without … Continue reading →

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Comparing Hollow Tree House and The Secret Island

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Fiona

Hollow Tree House was one of my favourite Blyton books as a child, though I’ve not read it in ages. I meant to, after blogging about my childhood books ages ago, but I just never got around to it. The … Continue reading →

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Five Go To Mystery Moor by Corinna

Posted on November 20, 2013 by worldofblyton

Here’s the second of my Famous Five “Pick’n’mix” reviews.  As I mentioned in my previous blog entry  I decided to re-read all the Famous Fives, not in chronological order, but in the order I felt like reading them! This time, … Continue reading →

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Amelia Jane Again! part 2

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Fiona

I abandoned part one a bit abruptly (it was after midnight and it was already really rather long) so here I am continuing with part two and the other seven stories in the book. The next story in the book is Amelia … Continue reading →

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Five Go Off To Camp by Corinna

Posted on November 6, 2013 by worldofblyton

The first of my Famous Five “pick’n’mix” reviews! I had the idea of reading through all the Famous Fives again, in order, but as I sat there looking into one of my boxes of books, I felt like I just … Continue reading →

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Round the Year with Enid Blyton: Autumn Book

Posted on November 3, 2013 by pippastef

The Autumn Book from Enid Blyton’s Round the Year series can be found in two formats; either as a slim paper back volume with a pretty illustration of birds and apples on the front of a brown cover or in … Continue reading →

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If you like Blyton: The Mystery of the Whistling Caves by Helen Moss

Posted on October 11, 2013 by pippastef

We’ve all seen the books on the shelves that proclaim gaily that “If you like Enid Blyton, you’ll love this!” and if you’re anything like me and Fiona, we approach these books with caution. In experience the books that proclaim … Continue reading →

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Amelia Jane Again! part 1

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Fiona

Amelia Jane Again is the second Amelia Jane book, coming after Naughty Amelia  Jane, containing thirteen more stories originally published in Sunny Stories. I’ve no idea what I paid for my copy (fourth impression, 1954), though I know bought it to replace … Continue reading →

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The River of Adventure

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Fiona

First published in 1955 this is the eighth and final book in the series. I’m going to start by saying this is my least favourite book in the Adventure Series, and I think it’s the weakest too. From what I’ve … Continue reading →

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Naughty Amelia Jane!

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Fiona

The Amelia Jane books might well have been the first Blyton ones I read, or had read to me. As I’ve mentioned before I had Dean editions of the first two books, but now I have a 1947 ninth impression … Continue reading →

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The Circus of Adventure

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Fiona

First published in 1952 this is the seventh book in the series. There will be fairly big spoilers for the whole book in this review, so you’ve been warned! This is my absolute favourite book in the Adventure Series, but … Continue reading →

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Last Term at Malory Towers

Posted on August 9, 2013 by pippastef

The Last Term at Malory Towers is exactly as it suggests, the last book in Enid Blyton’s fabulous (and much loved) school series. In this novel we spend Darrell’s last summer term with her. We left her at the end … Continue reading →

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The Ship of Adventure

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Fiona

First published in 1950 this is the sixth book in the series. THE LOCATION This time the Mannering/Trent clan are off on a Mediterranean cruise, so the ship The Viking Star hosts much of the excitement. They visit quite a … Continue reading →

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A review of Humpty Dumpty and Belinda

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Fiona

I’ve been promising this review for years, well, OK since April, and I’ve finally beaten my writer’s block and finished it, hooray! Humpty Dumpty and Belinda is one of two Collins Colour Camera Books where the story is written by Enid Blyton. (The … Continue reading →

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The Adventure Series: My first impressions

Posted on July 19, 2013 by pippastef

Sometime ago now, I wrote about my eBay of Adventure, in which I brought the entire Adventure series without having read them before, and spent a fairly substantial amount of money on early editions. Well now, I’ve read them all. … Continue reading →

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The Mountain of Adventure

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Fiona

I’ve just realised I haven’t done an Adventure Series review since mid-May, oops! So now I bring you The Mountain of Adventure, the fifth in the series and originally published in 1949.               THE … Continue reading →

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