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A guide to Enid Blyton reference books

Posted on February 24, 2022 by Fiona

I have already written a guide to Enid Blyton biographies, books which have covered various aspects of her life and career, so what’s left are some non-fiction books that don’t really fit the biography category. So You Think You Know … Continue reading →

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Posted in Other Authors, Reading Recommendations | Tagged Clive Gifford, Dissecting the Magic of Enid Blyton's Famous Five, Enid Blyton Society, Eva Rice, Liam Martin, Norman Wright, So You Think You Know Enid Blyton's Famous Five?, The Famous Five Everything You Ever Wanted to Know, Who's Who in Enid Blyton | 3 Comments

How ‘Jennings’ compares with Blyton’s stories by Chris

Posted on February 16, 2022 by worldofblyton

I’m sure I’m not the only person who grew up with Anthony Buckeridge’s Jennings stories as well as Enid Blyton’s stories and still loves and re-reads them both. Yet both Jennings and Buckeridge are much less well-known than Blyton and … Continue reading →

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Posted in Book reviews, Other Authors | Tagged Anthony Buckeridge, Boarding School, Jennings, Malory Towers, School Stories, St Clare's, Written by Chris | 23 Comments

New Class at Malory Towers: A Bob and a Weave by Patrice Lawrence

Posted on February 11, 2022 by Fiona

Published in 2019 New Class at Malory Towers is a compendium of four new short stories set at Malory Towers. They are set during Darrell’s time there but each features a new girl joining the school. The stories are: A … Continue reading →

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Posted in Book reviews, Other Authors | Tagged Continuation books, Malory Towers, New Class at Malory Towers, Patrice Lawrence, Short Stories | 1 Comment

A guide to Enid Blyton biographies

Posted on February 9, 2022 by Fiona

We all know that Enid Blyton wrote a lot of books, an awful awful lot of books. As well as being phenomenally popular she has been a controversial figure both during and after her career. So it’s perhaps not surprising … Continue reading →

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Posted in Enid Blyton, Other Authors, Reading Recommendations | Tagged A Childhood at Green Hedges, Andrew Maunder, Barbara Stoney, Biography, Bob Mullen, Brian Carter, David Rudd, Dr Andrew Norman, Duncan McLaren, Enid Blyton - A Literary Life, Enid Blyton and Her Enchantment With Dorset, Enid Blyton and the Mystery of Children's Literature, Enid Blyton at Old Thatch, Enid Blyton: The Untold Story, George Greenfield, Gillian Baverstock, Imogen Smallwood, Looking for Enid, Nadia Cohen, Sheila Ray, Tess Livingstone, The Blyton Phenomenon, The Enid Blyton Dossier, The Enid Blyton Story, The Real Enid Blyton, The Story of My Life, Tony Summerfield and Brian Carter | 4 Comments

Jacqueline Wilson Vs Enid Blyton

Posted on January 19, 2022 by Fiona

Six months ago, though it feels like less than that, I wrote about English Heritage vs Enid Blyton. The furore that time was over English Heritage updating their website to mention some criticisms of Blyton’s writing. I found the update … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blyton in the media, Other Authors | Tagged Controversy, Jacqueline Wilson, The Enchanted Wood, The Faraway Tree, The Magic Faraway Tree, The Magic Faraway Tree: A New Adventure | 5 Comments

The Book Lovers’ Miscellany +/- Enid Blyton

Posted on December 22, 2021 by Fiona

This is one of those posts that requires an explanation first, so buckle up. As you all probably know, I love books. I also love books about books. So much so I have a whole virtual shelf of books about … Continue reading →

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Posted in Other Authors | Tagged Book Lovers' Miscellany, Come to the Circus, Mary Pollock, Nom de Plumes, Pen names, The Caravan Goes On | 2 Comments

If you like Blyton: The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner

Posted on December 8, 2021 by Fiona

I have been meaning to try this series for quite a while. I’m sure I’ve ‘bought’ at least one of the books when it was free on Kindle, but I can’t seem to find it now. Anyway, turns out my … Continue reading →

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Posted in Book reviews, Other Authors | Tagged Gertrude Chandler Warner, If you like Blyton, The Boxcar Children | 1 Comment

If You Like Blyton: The Mystery of Tully Hall by Zöe Billings

Posted on July 14, 2021 by Fiona

The Mystery of Tully Hall is the first novel from Zöe Billings, who I know from the Enid Blyton Society Forums and the Enid Blyton Day. If you’ve visited the forums yourself you may know her as George@Kirrin, who calls … Continue reading →

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Posted in Book reviews, Other Authors | Tagged If you like Blyton, The Mystery of Tully Hall, Zöe Billings | Leave a comment

Enid Blyton: The Untold Story by Brian Carter

Posted on June 8, 2021 by Fiona

Some time ago I had an email asking if I would give permission for a photo of Elfin Cottage to appear in a new book about Enid Blyton. After checking with Stef who had taken the photo, I replied saying … Continue reading →

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Posted in Book reviews, Enid Blyton, Other Authors | Tagged Biography, Brian Carter, Enid Blyton: The Untold Story | 3 Comments

Return to Kirrin by Neil and Suzy Howlett

Posted on April 21, 2021 by Fiona

I am in a couple of Enid Blyton Facebook groups with Suzy Howlett and had seen her mention her ‘unofficial’ novel a few times. Now I’m always very wary about Enid Blyton continuation books – and I think I have … Continue reading →

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Posted in Book reviews, Other Authors | Tagged Continuation books, Neil and Suzy Howlett, Return to Kirrin | 3 Comments

A guide to ‘If you like Blyton’ for grown-ups

Posted on December 30, 2020 by Fiona

A while back I compiled a list of all our reviewed authors that you might like if you like Blyton, but it focussed on children’s books. We also have some Blyton for grown-ups recommendations so I’m going to make a … Continue reading →

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Posted in Other Authors | Tagged AA Milne, Blyton for Grown Ups, Bruno Vincent, Elizabeth Edmonson, If you like Blyton, Liz Tipping, Marina Pascoe, Mirabelle Bevan, Sara Sheridan, Stephen Kelly | 4 Comments

If you like Blyton: The Adventurers and the Temple of Treasure by Jemma Hatt

Posted on September 30, 2020 by Fiona

I recently read, or should I say listened to the first Adventurers book; The Cursed Castle and reviewed it. I was sent audiobooks of the first three titles in the series on audiobook by Jemma Hatt herself, in exchange for … Continue reading →

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Posted in Audio Books and Audio Dramatisations, Book reviews, Other Authors | Tagged If you like Blyton, Jemma Hatt, The Adventurers, The Adventurers and the Temple of Treasure, The River of Adventure | Leave a comment

Locked down library book displays

Posted on April 22, 2020 by Fiona

There’s a reasonably long back-story to this, so feel free to scroll straight to the pictures! I’ve sort of lost track of the days and weeks but some time ago in March we had to self-isolate, then my work closed. … Continue reading →

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Posted in General bookishness, Other Authors | Tagged Book displays, Libraries, The Famous Five, The Mystery of the Strange Messages, Thomas the Tank Engine | 6 Comments

Blyton by others: A guide to unnecessary retellings of Blyton’s work

Posted on February 19, 2020 by Fiona

I recently wrote a guide to continuations of Blyton’s series, whether they be prequels, sequels or gap-fillers. While looking for all the possible things to feature I ruled out several books by other authors as they didn’t “continue” a story … Continue reading →

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Posted in Other Authors | Tagged Diary of the Naughtiest Girl, Gillian Baverstock, The Adventure Series on TV, The Fabulous Four, The Naughtiest Girl, The Riddle Series, The Secret Series on TV, The Young Adventurers | 4 Comments

Blyton by others: A guide to prequels, sequels and continuations

Posted on January 22, 2020 by Fiona

While writing a guide to our recommended authors if you like Blyton, I had jotted down some other names. These names were of people who had written books featuring Blyton’s own characters, and in the end I decided that these … Continue reading →

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Posted in Other Authors, Reading Recommendations | Tagged Anne Digby, Bruno Vincent, Claude Voilier, Malory Towers, Noddy, Pamela Butchart, Pamela Cox, Sophie Smallwood, St Clare's, Sue Welford, The Adventures with George and Timmy, The Adventurous Four, The Famous Five, The Faraway Tree, The Naughtiest Girl, The Secret Seven, The Wishing Chair | 3 Comments

If you like Blyton, our guide to other great authors

Posted on January 15, 2020 by Fiona

Over the years we have reviewed lots of books by other authors, because we think that they’re the kind of thing other people might like if they like Enid Blyton books. I thought I would pull together a list of … Continue reading →

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Posted in Other Authors, Reading Recommendations | Tagged Ali Sparkes, Colin Dann, Elen Caldecott, Esme Kerr, Helen Moss, If you like Blyton, Joyce Lankester Brisley, Julie Robinson, Katherine Woodfine, Lauren St John, Malcolm Saville, Mary Norton, Mary Pollock, Phyllis Gegan, R. J. McGregor, Robin Stevens, Susie Day, Will Scott | 4 Comments

If you like Blyton: A Mystery for Ninepence by Phyllis Gegan

Posted on October 16, 2019 by Fiona

A Mystery for Ninepence, published 1964, is something I picked up in a charity shop because I like the spines on the Collin’s Seagull Library books. I paid a grand price of £3 for this one, and the original price … Continue reading →

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Posted in Book reviews, Other Authors | Tagged A Mystery for Ninepence, Collin's Seagull Library, If you like Blyton, Phyllis Gegan | 9 Comments

If you like Blyton: The Cherrys by Will Scott

Posted on September 13, 2019 by Fiona

I’ll begin this with two points: One – I feel bad about recommending this series because the books are quite hard to find and rather expensive when they are for sale. But not bad enough to not write this post. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Other Authors, Reading Recommendations | Tagged If you like Blyton, The Cherrys, Will Scott | 20 Comments

On my bookshelf part 4

Posted on August 28, 2019 by Fiona

I’ve already shown you most of my Blyton collection, as well as my Harry Potter books and some other stuff. So here are the last of my Blytons and then some other vintage children’s book. The last of the Blytons … Continue reading →

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Posted in Other Authors, Personal Experiences, Purchases | Tagged AA Milne, Angela Brazil, Book Collecting, Bookcases, Bookshelves, Elsie J. Oxenham, Malcolm Saville, Malory Towers, St Clare's, Stand Alone Titles, The Lone Pine Series, Winnie the Pooh | 3 Comments

Enid Blyton, praise and criticism part 4: The World of Children’s Books

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Fiona

I brought this one (and all the other praise and criticism books) home from the staff library at my work. I just quickly skimmed the index to see if Enid Blyton was mentioned. She’s in this one four times but … Continue reading →

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Posted in Enid Blyton, Other Authors | Tagged Margaret Marshall, The World of Children's Books | 1 Comment

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