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A week of Blyton buys

Posted on October 13, 2013 by Fiona

As I’m sure we’ve mentioned a few times Stef’s up in Dundee staying with me and we’ve packed as much Blytonian stuff into our week as possible, which has included a bit of shopping. On Tuesday we made a trip … Continue reading →

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Posted in Personal Experiences, Purchases | Tagged Five Get Into a Fix, Five Go to Mystery Moor, Five Go to Smuggler's Top, Five on a Secret Trail, Francis Cowen, Happy Day Stories, Marie Muir, Seven Stories, Shadow the Sheep-Dog, The Magic Faraway Tree, The Naughtiest Girl, The Secret of the Loch, The Whispering Island, Torridon's Surprise | 4 Comments

Collecting Blyon’s books by Fred

Posted on September 18, 2013 by worldofblyton

I’ve always been a bit of a late-comer when it comes to Enid Blyton. I knew of her for most of my life but didn’t start reading her books till most kids grow out of them. But I still vividly … Continue reading →

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Posted in Personal Experiences, Purchases | Tagged Editions, Illustrators, Written by Fred | 4 Comments

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

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

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

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

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

My childhood books, part 5

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Fiona

I’ve now reached the last of Enid Byton’s series, or rather, the end of the ones I actually owned. I’ll talk about The Secret Seven, St Clare’s, The Farm Series and The Naughtiest Girl in this post. THE SECRET SEVEN I … Continue reading →

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Posted in Personal Experiences, Purchases | Tagged Clyde Pearson, Derek Lucas, Dragon, Editions, Gareth Floyd, Hodder, Illustrators, Jenny Chapple, Knight Books, Merlin, My Childhood Books, Red Fox, St Clare's, The Farm Series, The Naughtiest Girl, The Secret Seven | Leave a comment

My childhood books, part 4

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Fiona

This time I’m going to talk ramble about the Barney Mysteries and The Five Find-Outers. THE BARNEY MYSTERIES I didn’t have all six Barney Mysteries as a child, I remember having at least two hardbacks – one or two in yellow … Continue reading →

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Posted in Personal Experiences, Purchases | Tagged Anyon Cook, Armada, Collins, Dragon, Editions, Gilbert Dunlop, Illustrators, Joseph Abbey, Lilian Buchanan, Mary Gernat, Methuen, My Childhood Books, Paul Wright, The Barney Mysteries, The Five Find-Outers, Treyer Evans | 3 Comments

My childhood books, part 3

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Fiona

Parts one and two covered Amelia Jane, the Famous Five, the Adventure Series and Malory Towers. Next I’m going to blether about the Secret Series, the Galliano’s Circus Series and the Adventurous Four. THE SECRET SERIES I’ve always liked the Secret Series, though … Continue reading →

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Posted in Personal Experiences, Purchases | Tagged Armada, Clyde Pearson, Dylan Roberts, E.H. Davie, Editions, Eileen Soper, Illustrators, Mary Gernat, Merlin, Mr Galliano's Circus, My Childhood Books, The Adventurous Four, The Secret Series | 2 Comments

My childhood books, part 2

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Fiona

Welcome to another lengthy ramble and reminiscence! Part One covered Amelia Jane and the Famous Five and this part will be about the Adventure Series and Malory Towers. THE ADVENTURE SERIES I think I started reading the Adventure Series not … Continue reading →

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Posted in Personal Experiences, Purchases | Tagged Armada, Dragon, Editions, Gwyneth Jones, Hilda Offen, Jenny Chapple, Macmillan, Malory Towers, Methuen, My Childhood Books, Paul Wright, Stanley Lloyd, Stuart Tresilian, The Adventure Series | Leave a comment

My childhood books, part 1

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Fiona

This series of posts is inspired by a thread on the Enid Blyton Society Forums, where members are discussing which Blyton was the first they read or bought. Many of them have fond memories of a particular copy of the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Personal Experiences, Purchases | Tagged Amelia Jane, Betty Maxey, Dean & Son, Editions, Eileen Soper, Hodder, Hodder and Stoughton, Illustrators, Knight Books, My Childhood Books, Rene Cloke, Sylvia Venus, The Famous Five | 2 Comments

Collecting Blyton

Posted on November 24, 2012 by pippastef

by PippaStef I was inspired by Fiona and Su’s stories of how they came across a longed for book to complete their Enid Blyton collections, and ended up wondering how you achieve a complete collection of books that don’t cost … Continue reading →

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Posted in Personal Experiences, Purchases | Tagged Dust Jackets, Editions, Hodder and Stoughton, Malory Towers, Methuen, The Famous Five | 8 Comments

Su’s Five Find-Outers and Dog Collection

Posted on November 18, 2012 by worldofblyton

This article was sent to me by Su, a regular on the Enid Blyton Society forums. I recently posted this article about how I completed my Find-Outers collection and at the end asked “Have any of you gone to great lengths … Continue reading →

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Posted in Personal Experiences, Purchases | Tagged Methuen, The Five Find-Outers, Written by Su | 1 Comment

Banshee Towers, You Are Mine

Posted on November 17, 2012 by Fiona

Well, it has happened. Much sooner than I’d anticipated; my long wished for copy of The Mystery of Banshee Towers arrived today. “But weren’t you going on about ordering it just the other day?” I hear you ask. Yes, I placed the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Personal Experiences, Purchases | Tagged Methuen, The Five Find-Outers, The Mystery of Banshee Towers | 7 Comments

The tale of how I completed my Five Find-Outers collection

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Fiona

Something fantastic happened to me tonight. I have finally acquired ordered a copy of The Mystery of Banshee Towers – the final Five Find-Outers book. I’ve been buying original hardbacks for nearly ten years – I started by filling in the gaps in my Famous … Continue reading →

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Posted in Personal Experiences, Purchases | Tagged Methuen, The Five Find-Outers, The Mystery of Banshee Towers | 12 Comments

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