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Buying Enid Blyton books in charity shops

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Fiona

This advice is probably suitable for all vintage children’s books, not just Blytons, but we’re all about the Blytons on this blog! A lot of this is just common sense, and it’s not going to be a “go to this … Continue reading →

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Posted in Personal Experiences, Purchases | Tagged Charity Shops | 2 Comments

A celebration of 200 posts

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Fiona

Some of you may remember that back in March this year we reached one hundred posts on the blog. Well, this week we reached our two-hundredth with our Monday post. (This is post number two hundred and two!) That’s an … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blog talk, Personal Experiences | Tagged Favourites | Leave a comment

Corinna’s Confession: Five on a Treasure Island

Posted on August 28, 2013 by worldofblyton

I have a confession to make – I just bought my SIXTH copy of Five on a Treasure Island! This might seem slightly barmy, but bear with me, and I’ll try to explain why. I think it makes sense to … Continue reading →

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Posted in Personal Experiences, Purchases | Tagged Five on a Treasure Island, The Famous Five, Written by Corinna | 2 Comments

When Francis went to Old Thatch

Posted on August 14, 2013 by worldofblyton

The alarm clock went off at 6 o’clock and I staggered downstairs to make a cup of tea for Izzy and I. We really don’t function without large doses of tea so the thought of going a few hours without … Continue reading →

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Posted in Personal Experiences | Tagged Bourne End, Old Thatch, Written by Francis | 6 Comments

Beaconsfield, Bekonscot, Blyton Close and a little bit of Bourne End

Posted on June 30, 2013 by pippastef

Gosh, that’s an awful lot of Bs in the title! However Enid Blyton seemed to be all about the Bs. I mean she grew up in Beckenham, and lived with Hugh Pollock there for a couple of years when they … Continue reading →

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Posted in Locations, Personal Experiences | Tagged Beaconsfield, Bekonscot, Bourne End | 3 Comments

Confessions of a Blyton Addict by Francis

Posted on June 26, 2013 by worldofblyton

We were sitting at a table at the White Horse pub in Beckenham taking a well-earned break from exploring Enid’s various childhood homes when I noticed the book. Stef was looking at a very familiar object – a book whose … Continue reading →

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Posted in Personal Experiences, Purchases | Tagged Boots the chemist, Childhood, Confessions, The Adventure Series, Written by Francis | 4 Comments

Bourne End and Old Thatch, June 2013

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Fiona

I spent last weekend with Stef, around London and Berkshire. We spent the majority of our time doing Blyton-related activities, including a day at Bourne End on the Sunday. I’d been to Bourne end twice before – once in 2012 … Continue reading →

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Posted in Personal Experiences | Tagged Bourne End, Old Thatch | 10 Comments

Bourne End: A May Day walk

Posted on May 17, 2013 by pippastef

It’s beginning to look a lot like summer! In the glorious sunshine on May Day (May 1st) I convinced my friend Catherine to come for another Bourne End walk with me. It’s basically my spring Bourne End blog but because … Continue reading →

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Posted in Nature, Personal Experiences | Tagged Bourne End, May, Old Thatch, Spring, Sunshine, Weather | 7 Comments

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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Posted in Blyton in the media, Personal Experiences | Tagged Enid Blyton Exhibition, Seven Stories, Written by Poppy | 3 Comments

How every part of my holiday reminded me of Blyton

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Fiona

As I think I’ve mentioned a least a couple of times recently, I was on holiday last week. I didn’t go anywhere exotic, instead I stayed a couple of miles outside a small town (Grantown-on-Spey) in the Cairngorms National Park. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Personal Experiences | Tagged Birds, Castles, Caves, Field-glasses, Ginger-beer, Gnomes, Holidays, Humpty Dumpty and Belinda, Huntly's Cave, Lochs, Ruins, Ruthven Barracks, Scotland, Secret passages, Urquhart Castle, Wildlife | 3 Comments

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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Posted in Personal Experiences | Tagged Confessions, Enid Blyton Society, New Zealand, Written by Corinna | 1 Comment

The eBay of Adventure

Posted on March 29, 2013 by pippastef

I am sure that at one time or another we have all been on eBay, bidding away on something we want so desperately. That in the last few hours of the auction running time we have checked in repeatedly to … Continue reading →

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Posted in Personal Experiences, Purchases | Tagged Bill Cunningham, eBay, Fatty, Julian Kirrin, The Adventure Series, The Five Find-Outers | 2 Comments

Very Blyton birthday presents

Posted on March 17, 2013 by pippastef

To celebrate my birthday today, I thought I could mark the occasion by writing a blog about past presents I have received that carry that all important Blyton theme. I did a similar thing for my Christmas presents if you remember, so I … Continue reading →

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Posted in Personal Experiences | Tagged Birthdays, Enid Blyton's Magazine, Five on Kirrin Island Again, Gifts | 2 Comments

My childhood books, part 7

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Fiona

We’ve finally reached the final part of this series, and the last of the books I had as a child. Those were The Secret of Cliff Castle, Smuggler Ben, The Boy Next Door, The Treasure Hunters and The Children of Green Meadows. THE … Continue reading →

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Posted in Personal Experiences, Purchases | Tagged A.E. Bestall, Adventure Stories, Collins, E.H. Davie, Editions, G.W. Backhouse, George Brook, Gilbert Dunlop, Illustrators, Mary Pollock, My Childhood Books, Mystery Stories, Parragon, Smuggler Ben, Stand Alone Titles, The Boy Next Door, The Children at Green Meadows, The Secret of Cliff Castle, The Treasure Hunters, W. Lindsay Cable | Leave a comment

My childhood books, part 6

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Fiona

With all the series posts complete it’s time for me to look back at the stand-alone titles I had as a child. In no particular order I had Hollow Tree House, The Children at Green Meadows, The Put-em-Rights, Those Dreadful Children, … Continue reading →

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Posted in Personal Experiences, Purchases | Tagged Armada, Bimbo and Topsy, Dean & Son, Editions, Elizabeth Wall, Grace Lodge, Hollow Tree House, Illustrators, Liz Roberts, My Childhood Books, Stand Alone Titles, The Family at Red-Roofs, The Put-em-Rights, Those Dreadful Children, W. Spence | 2 Comments

Fiona’s 10 Facts About the Famous Five and Me

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Fiona

Again I find myself inspired to blog by a post of Stef’s (hope you don’t think I’m too much of a copycat!) I too had previously written my 10 facts on the Enid Blyton Society forums, and have reworked them … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blyton on TV, Personal Experiences | Tagged 10 Facts, 70s Famous Five TV Series, 90s Famous Five TV Series, The Famous Five | 3 Comments

Stef’s 10 Facts about the Famous Five and Me

Posted on February 24, 2013 by pippastef

I was sorting out my profile on the Enid Blyton Society forums the other day, and came across this old post. So with a keen sense of “Wow I can use this again!” and with a few added pieces of information I … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blyton on TV, Personal Experiences | Tagged 10 Facts, 90s Famous Five TV Series, Marco Williamson, The Famous Five | 3 Comments

Preview Night

Posted on February 15, 2013 by pippastef

It had to happen. At some point in my life I was going to have to get up on a stage in front of strangers and read out a piece of my beloved fan fiction and open it to praise … Continue reading →

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Posted in Fan fiction, Personal Experiences | Tagged Julian Kirrin, Sally Hope | 3 Comments

A winter walk at Bourne End

Posted on January 27, 2013 by pippastef

When I mentioned my trip to Bourne end Fiona asked me: “Are you going to do a blog for each season?” I said: “Maybe.” I guess in a way I was telling the truth! Last Monday I woke up to … Continue reading →

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Posted in Nature, Personal Experiences | Tagged Bourne End, Old Thatch, Snow, Winter | 1 Comment

Monday with milestones and maps

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Fiona

Monday has snuck up on us again, it feels like it was only yesterday I was writing about it being the first Monday of a new year. Last week I listed some of what was to come on the blog … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blog talk, Personal Experiences | Tagged January, Monday | 1 Comment

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