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Category Archives: Characters
The Famous Five’s other companions
Recently I wrote about the Famous Five’s sidekicks, but I didn’t include every child they met on their adventures. There were several who, although they either appeared in a significant chunk of the book, or contributed to the adventure, for … Continue reading
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Tagged Aily, Benny, Benny Thomas, Berta Wright, Guy Lawdler, Harry Lawdler, Henrietta, Martin, Marybelle Lenoir, The Famous Five, Yan
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Five Have Plenty of Fun part 2 – Quentin and Elbur
Last week I started my review of Five Have Plenty of Fun, but all I really covered was Berta (aka Lesley, Leslie and Jane) and the similarities I spotted between that book and some others by Blyton. Despite the fact … Continue reading
Posted in Book reviews, Characters
Tagged Five Have Plenty of Fun, The Famous Five, Uncle Quentin
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A guide to the Famous Five’s sidekicks
We all know about the main Famous Five cast, but what about the various friends that show up throughout the series? They never had any long-term sidekicks, no Robin, no Samwise Gamgee or Watson, but in several stories they had … Continue reading
Five Go to Mystery Moor part 2 – George and Henry
Last week I reviewed the main story of Five Go to Mystery Moor, and now it’s time for the comments, nitpicks, questions and so on that I always seem to have these days. I have an awful lot which relates … Continue reading
Posted in Book reviews, Characters
Tagged Five Go to Mystery Moor, George Kirrin, Henrietta, The Famous Five
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Miss Grayling’s Girls 7 – the rest of her teachers
I seem to preface an awful lot of posts with ‘It’s been a while since the last one of these’ lately. I have a terrible habit of enthusiastically starting a series of posts and then running out of steam despite … Continue reading
Miss Grayling’s Girls 6 – her best teachers
This should really be titled Miss Grayling’s Ladies, I suppose, but as all the other parts have girls in the title I stuck with consistency and not accuracy! Previous parts, about the various girls that attend Malory Towers, can be … Continue reading
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Tagged Malory Towers, Mam'zelle Dupont, Mam'zelle Rougier, Miss Grayling, Miss Grayling's Girls, Miss Potts
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Five Go to Smuggler’s Top part 3: a focus on Uncle Quentin
Unlike the 70s TV series in the books Uncle Quentin doesn’t turn up at the end of every adventure (only a slight exaggeration) to resolve everything. Normally he is to be found skulking around Kirrin Cottage slamming doors and shouting when other people are noisy. I have reviewed … Continue reading
What would Enid Blyton’s characters be unwrapping for their Christmas?
When I wrote my Enid Blyton Gift Guide I started wondering what the children in her books would be unwrapping on Christmas day. It was a very different world in the 1940s, 50s and 60s especially in the idyllic bubble … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, Christmas Presents, Gifts, The Adventure Series, The Enchanted Wood, The Famous Five, The Secret Series
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Jack Arnold, part 2
Previously I looked at Jack’s origins and all his clever ideas for running away. Jack the captain Being the oldest and most responsible Jack is quickly declared captain of the little group. The children obey him without question and, in … Continue reading
Jack Arnold
I had initially intended to just feature Jack Arnold as my character of the week a few Mondays ago (and in fact I did) but I wrote so much for what should have been a 2-3 hundred word paragraph that I realised … Continue reading
Miss Grayling’s Girls 5 – the successes
So far I have introduced Miss Grayling and the role she plays at Malory Towers, looked at some failures, experiments and girls who almost messed up their schooling. Now I’m going to have a look at the girls who can … Continue reading
Miss Grayling’s Girls 4 – the ones who almost messed it up
Not every girl fits neatly into ‘success’ or ‘failure’. Some are distinctly one or the other by the end, some change back and forth through the years and some are a grey area all the way through. Some of these … Continue reading
Miss Grayling’s Girls 3 – the experiments
Not every girl fits neatly into ‘success’ or ‘failure’. Some are distinctly one or the other by the end, some change back and forth through the years and some are a grey area all the way through. A few girls … Continue reading
Miss Grayling’s Girls 2 – the failures
As I said in my previous post not every girl at Malory Towers is a success, though there have only been two real failures. GWENDOLINE MARY LACY Gwen is Malory Towers longest-lasting non-success and unfortunately she doesnt turn things around before … Continue reading
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Tagged Gwendoline Mary Lacey, Jo Jones, Malory Towers, Miss Grayling, Miss Grayling's Girls
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Miss Grayling’s Girls – an introduction
Miss Greyling is the headmistress at Malory Towers. She is ultimately responsible for all the girls at her school, down to accepting their applications to be pupils and expelling them if they cannot be kept on. She is quiet, dignified … Continue reading
Philip Mannering’s animals – an essential A-Z guide
Philip has a magic way with animals and can tame just about anything to want to live in his pockets. He never keeps anything as banal as a cat or dog, but it would not be unusual to see a … Continue reading
A completely un-confusing guide to names in Blyton’s books, part 2
Last time we clarified which Jack, or indeed Jock, was which, we covered the difference between Morgan, Dai and Llewellyn and Morgan, Dai and Llewellyn, and we made sure we knew our great-grandad from our old grandads. Now for some … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Kirrin, Aunt Fanny, Dick Kirrin, Dirty Dick, Elizabeth Allen, Faraway Tree Series, George Kirrin, Janet, Julian Kirrin, Malory Towers, Peter, Quentin Blake, St Clare's, Susan, The Caravan Family, The Famous Five, The Naughtiest Girl, The Secret Series, The Secret Seven
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