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Category Archives: Updating Blyton’s Books
Enid Blyton’s Christmas Stories then and now, part 9
This is unseasonably late, but I really didn’t want to leave it until Christmas 2024! Santa Claus Gets Busy This was first published in the Sunday Graphic in 1947, and the illustrations were uncredited. It was then reprinted in Enid Blyton’s … Continue reading →
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Enid Blyton’s Christmas Stories then and now, part 7
We are at part 7 of 8, which means there’s only one blogging week until Christmas! I ran out of time this week, though, so only managed three stories instead of four. That means I have to try to squeeze … Continue reading →
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Enid Blyton’s Christmas Stories then and now, part 6
This is the second half of what was originally going to be part 5, and is now part 6. A Family Christmas Part Eight: Christmas Carols Daddy tells them about carols which means a ring-dance, a dance in a circle. But … Continue reading →
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Enid Blyton’s Christmas Stories then and now, part 5
This was going to be part 5 of 7, but I’d written so much here (despite not having the text to compare for the two short stories) that I’m going to split this into two, and make it an eight … Continue reading →
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Enid Blyton’s Christmas Stories, then and now part 4
I’m working very hard at staying on track with this series of posts. This is part 4 of what should be a 7 part series. A Family Christmas Part Five: The Christmas Tree Chapter five of the Christmas book and … Continue reading →
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Enid Blyton’s Christmas Stories, then and now part 3
If I want to finish this series of posts by Christmas day I have to post one each week, and cover at least four stories in each. Part one and part two are already up meaning I’m on track so … Continue reading →
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Enid Blyton’s Christmas Stories, then and now part 2
In part one I listed the stories and where to find them, and looked at the first story. The Lost Presents This is credited as being from Enid Blyton’s Snowdrop Story Book, which was published in 1952, but actually it … Continue reading →
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Enid Blyton’s Christmas Stories, then and now
A while back I went through the entirety of Enid Blyton’s Holiday Stories – a 2015 Hodder collection, and both reviewed the story choices and checked them for updates to the text. My initial idea had actually been to do … Continue reading →
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Enid Blyton’s Holiday Stories then and now, part 12
We are at the final part! Despite only being part 12 it feels as if this taken forever. Then again I did start it at the end of March, so it has taken four months which is quite a long … Continue reading →
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Enid Blyton’s Holiday Stories then and now, part 11
I photographed the pages of the remaining stories with the honest goal of doing some blogging prep while I was away – there was a desk upstairs in the mezzanine “library” but I was too busy going in the hot … Continue reading →
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Enid Blyton’s Holiday Stories then and now, part 10
This is part 10 of 12, I said last week there were 5 stories to go but I think it was actually 6 – 5 I have and 1 I don’t. Previous parts look at story 1, stories 2 and 3, stories … Continue reading →
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Enid Blyton’s Holiday Stories then and now, part 9
Stories 19 and 20 in today’s post, leaving just 5 more! Previous parts look at story 1, stories 2 and 3, stories 4 and 5, stories 6 and 7, stories 8 to 10, stories 11 to 13, stories 14 to 16 … Continue reading →
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Enid Blyton’s Holiday Stories then and now, part 8
This series was seeming to drag for a bit, but suddenly I’ve only got ten stories left to do! Previous parts look at story 1, stories 2 and 3, stories 4 and 5, stories 6 and 7, stories 8 to … Continue reading →
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Enid Blyton’s Holiday Stories then and now, part 7
I am at the half-way point! Previous parts look at story 1, stories 2 and 3, stories 4 and 5, stories 6 and 7, stories 8 to 10 and stories 11 to 13. The Smugglers’ Caves Originally published in Sunny … Continue reading →
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Enid Blyton’s Holiday Stories then and now, part 6
Nearly half-way through, now. Previous parts look at story 1, stories 2 and 3, stories 4 and 5, stories 6 and 7, and stories 8 to 10. The Donkey on the Sands Originally published in Sunny Stories #192 in 1940. … Continue reading →
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Enid Blyton’s Holiday Stories then and now, part 5
Here we are, already at story 8 of 26! Previous parts look at story 1, stories 2 and 3, stories 4 and 5, and stories 6 and 7. John’s Hanky It looks like this was originally published under a different … Continue reading →
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Enid Blyton’s Holiday Stories then and now, part 4
I would like to say that I am whizzing through these short stories but in reality it’s more of a steady plod. Which is fine! Reading each sentence of every story twice does take up quite a lot of time, … Continue reading →
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Enid Blyton’s Holiday Stories then and now, part 3
I have looked at the first three stories so far, and there were quite a lot of changes in the two I was able to compare. Let’s see what the next few stories bring. A Surprise for Jimmy This is … Continue reading →
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Enid Blyton’s Holiday Stories then and now, part 2
In part one I briefly looked at At Seaside Cottage – the first story in the Hodder collection of Enid Blyton’s Holiday Stories. I’m not sure how many stories I will get through in this post – I suppose it … Continue reading →
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Enid Blyton’s Holiday Stories, then and now
In case you missed it, I’ve recently read Enid Blyton’s Holiday Stories – the 2015 Hodder collection – to Brodie at bedtimes. This is the first in what will probably be a reasonably long series of posts as I half-review … Continue reading →
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