Category Archives: Book reviews

Gillian Baverstock Remembers Enid Blyton – a review

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Fiona

I’ve already reviewed one book by Gillian Baverstock about her mother, Tell Me About Enid Blyton, but I borrowed this one from Stef recently, as I planned to review as many biographies as I could get my hands on. It’s … Continue reading →

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Secret Seven Win Through – A review by Ben

Posted on July 3, 2013 by worldofblyton

It is the first day of the Easter holidays and Peter and Janet decide to organise a meeting for the Secret Seven. Janet writes notes informing the children of the get-together at half-past ten the next morning which Peter delivers. … Continue reading →

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Series Synopsis: The Famous Five short stories, part 2

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Fiona

Continuing with the final four short stories from Five Have a Puzzling Time and Other Stories. Five and a Half-term Adventure – 1956, Enid Blyton’s Magazine Annual 3 Well Done, Famous Five! – 1956, Australian Weeties Strip Book When Timmy Chased … Continue reading →

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Series Synopsis: The Famous Five short stories, part 1

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Fiona

Following on (sort of) from looking at the 21 Famous Five books, I thought I should look out at the short stories featuring the Five as well. There are eight stories, all written during the years the full length books … Continue reading →

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Poppy’s Book of the Month: House-at-the-Corner

Posted on June 12, 2013 by worldofblyton

Title: House-at-the-Corner Series: None Main Characters: The Farrell Family & Aunt Grace Published: 1947 First Published By: Lutterworth Press Rating: 5 out of 5 House-at-the-Corner differs quite dramatically from Enid’s more common genre of books, I find; though it still … Continue reading →

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Tell Me About Enid Blyton by Gillian Baverstock – A review

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Fiona

There are a number of books out there about Enid Blyton, her works and her life – you can see most of them here. I’ve already reviewed Who’s Who in Enid Blyton by Eva Rice and I thought it was … Continue reading →

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Good Work, Secret Seven – A Review by Ben

Posted on June 5, 2013 by worldofblyton

The Secret Seven are enjoying a meeting in the trademark shed of Peter and Janet’s back garden a few days before bonfire night. Nibbling away at staple Enid Blyton favourites such as chocolate biscuits, apples, ginger buns, doughnuts, peppermint rock, hazelnuts … 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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The Sea of Adventure

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Fiona

First published in 1948 this is the fourth book in the series.               THE LOCATION This book is set in and around some of the many small islands off the north-west coast of Scotland. … Continue reading →

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In The Fifth at Malory Towers

Posted on May 10, 2013 by pippastef

I know it’s been a while since my last Malory Towers review and I apologise. I just kept having new ideas. Anyway, I’ve managed to start and finish the fifth Malory Towers book in one day and I’m now in … Continue reading →

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Who’s Who in Enid Blyton by Eva Rice, a (very critical) review 3: Toys and Enchantment

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Fiona

Welcome to the final part of my review. The first (Adventure Stories) was a rather bad review while part two (School Stories) was a bit more positive. Let’s see how this one fares. TOYS AND ENCHANTMENT Enid Blyton’s Fairy Folk … 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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Who’s Who in Enid Blyton by Eva Rice, a (quite critical) review 2: School Stories

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Fiona

As you may remember I was fairly unimpressed with the first section of the book – Adventure Stories. My main issue was how some series had every conceivable character mentioned, while other series barely got two pages, as well as … 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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The Valley of Adventure

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Fiona

First published in 1947 this is the third book in the series.               THE LOCATION The majority of the adventure plays out in Austria, and as the title suggests, in a valley. The valley … Continue reading →

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Who’s Who in Enid Blyton by Eva Rice, a (very critical) review part one: Adventure Stories

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Fiona

I’ve had this book a while and have only read it once. I remember being a bit disappointed by it… and  I thought I’d give it a re-read to see if I could figure out why. My first thoughts are … 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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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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