Tag Archives: Amelia Jane

Monday #385

Posted on August 17, 2020 by Fiona

Another week where I’m not back at work, so I thought we’d have three posts for a change. Five Have a Wonderful Time and Cunningham and Petrov: The Mystery of the Missing Agent chapter 6 and Lego Blyton: The Secret … Continue reading →

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Monday #362

Posted on March 9, 2020 by Fiona

The Five as you’ve never seen them before, part 2 and Introducing Fanfic Friday (because who doesn’t love alliteration!) Cunningham and Petrov, the Mystery of the Missing Aeroplane Amelia Jane slept for an hour- and then she began having horrid … Continue reading →

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Enid Blyton, praise and criticism part 3: The Ultimate First Book Guide

Posted on June 19, 2019 by Fiona

The Ultimate First Book Guide claims to contain over 500 great books for 0-7s. This might be dangerous for me as I will probably see lots of things I will want to read, I really enjoy going back and reading popular children’s … Continue reading →

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Monday #324

Posted on June 17, 2019 by Fiona

Enid Blyton in the Ultimate First Book Guide and Noddy and the Farmyard Muddle Amelia Jane slept for an hour – and then she began having horrid dreams about falling into a river and getting cold and wet. She woke … Continue reading →

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Monday #318

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Fiona

More Blyton search terms and Five on Kirrin Island Again part 2 One of the questions you so often ask me is about my childhood. You are in the middle of yours. You quite naturally want to know what mine … Continue reading →

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Monday #279

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Fiona

Ten facts about the Adventure Series and me and Five Go Adventuring Again Amelia Jane had a lovely time all by herself. She snipped a hole in the curtains, and then she snipped another! Then she went to the hearth-rug … Continue reading →

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Monday #263

Posted on April 16, 2018 by Fiona

  Ripping Things to Do by Jane Brockett and Funniest TV moments from the Famous Five Fatty shuffled his way to the bus-stop bench near Goon’s house. He let himself down slowly as if he indeed had a bad back. … Continue reading →

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The Amelia Jane Bumper Book

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Fiona

I was intending to review one of my audio dramas  this week but I wasn’t in a mood to listen to one last night. On the plus side I did actually find all my audio CDs while tidying up so … Continue reading →

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Another roundup of Blyton presents (2014)

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Fiona

As with last year I got spoiled on my birthday and at Christmas and managed to amass a pile of Blyton-themed gifts. Most of these will end up having blogs of their own as I read/listen and review them later … Continue reading →

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More About Amelia Jane! part 1

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Fiona

Let’s start with me admitting to something: I’ve never read this book before. I didn’t have it as a child, but at some point in the  past few years I bought a copy (paid £13.50 for a first edition without … Continue reading →

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Amelia Jane Again! part 2

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Fiona

I abandoned part one a bit abruptly (it was after midnight and it was already really rather long) so here I am continuing with part two and the other seven stories in the book. The next story in the book is Amelia … Continue reading →

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Amelia Jane Again! part 1

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Fiona

Amelia Jane Again is the second Amelia Jane book, coming after Naughty Amelia  Jane, containing thirteen more stories originally published in Sunny Stories. I’ve no idea what I paid for my copy (fourth impression, 1954), though I know bought it to replace … Continue reading →

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Naughty Amelia Jane!

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Fiona

The Amelia Jane books might well have been the first Blyton ones I read, or had read to me. As I’ve mentioned before I had Dean editions of the first two books, but now I have a 1947 ninth impression … Continue reading →

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Who’s Who in Enid Blyton by Eva Rice, a (very critical) review 3: Toys and Enchantment

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Fiona

Welcome to the final part of my review. The first (Adventure Stories) was a rather bad review while part two (School Stories) was a bit more positive. Let’s see how this one fares. TOYS AND ENCHANTMENT Enid Blyton’s Fairy Folk … Continue reading →

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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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Enid Blyton: A summary of her writing career

Posted on November 4, 2012 by worldofblyton

Enid Mary Blyton was born in 1897 and from a young age loved telling stories to her younger brothers, Hanly and Carey. She qualified as a teacher in 1918, and in 1921 won a writing competition and after her writing … Continue reading →

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