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Enid Blyton’s Christmas Stories then and now, part 9

Posted on January 14, 2024 by Fiona

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 8

Posted on December 24, 2023 by Fiona

I was so close to finishing this in time for Christmas, like I intended to. But we’ve all been feeling ill this week, so that on top of the wrapping and other last-minute Christmas preparations was too much. That means … Continue reading →

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Enid Blyton’s Christmas Stories then and now, part 7

Posted on December 17, 2023 by Fiona

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

Posted on December 9, 2023 by Fiona

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

Posted on December 7, 2023 by Fiona

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

Posted on December 3, 2023 by Fiona

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

Posted on November 26, 2023 by Fiona

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

Posted on November 17, 2023 by Fiona

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

Posted on November 10, 2023 by Fiona

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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Monday #505

Posted on December 12, 2022 by Fiona

Winter has really hit here in Scotland. Where I am we’ve had a couple of flurries of snow and consistent sub-zero temperatures which are set to last for the rest of the week. Lots of layers are required to venture … Continue reading →

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Enid Blyton’s Christmas Stories audio book

Posted on December 2, 2016 by pippastef

So soon? I know we’re only just inside the Christmas barrier but I thought that if I didn’t do this blog now, we’d run out of time and you’ll all be sick of Christmas things by then! I found the … Continue reading →

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