Tag Archives: Fatty

Monday #328

Posted on July 15, 2019 by Fiona

St Clare’s covers through the years and Letters to Enid volume 9 I’ve been very useful to Inspector Jenks. You know I have. And you know I’m going to be the finest detective in the world when I’m grown up. … Continue reading →

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Search terms 8

Posted on January 30, 2019 by Fiona

I like doing posts about our search terms so much here’s the 8th one for you! Good questions Can you read Famous Five in any order? > You can, as each story is complete in itself – Blyton says this … 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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Blyton’s bothersome bests: Those I love to hate

Posted on April 6, 2018 by pippastef

It was really hard to come up with a blog this time around, I must admit I am really struggling at the moment, so it was actually Fiona who had the idea for this blog, for which I am grateful … Continue reading →

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Monday #256

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Fiona

February is nearly over yet it’s colder than ever! Up in Dundee we are forecast for EIGHT DAYS of snow, brrrr! Mischief at Midnight, by Esme Kerr and Blyton on TV Castaway Hill, the home of Smuggler’s Top, Mr Barling, … Continue reading →

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The Mystery of Holly Lane, part 2

Posted on November 17, 2017 by pippastef

So last week I hadn’t managed to read all of the book, so I only reviewed half of the book. This week I will look at the other half. Shall we begin?   The mystery deepens  As the mystery moves … Continue reading →

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The Mystery of the Strange Bundle, part 2

Posted on September 29, 2017 by pippastef

I think I must be in some sort of ‘anti-Fatty’ mood right now because I struggled to finish this book. It didn’t appeal to me I guess and the mystery is a bit dry. Lets take a look shall we? … Continue reading →

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Blyton for Grown Ups: A Man of Some Repute by Elizabeth Edmondson

Posted on September 1, 2017 by pippastef

I read this book a long time ago, but realised this week that it was pretty much exactly the kind of book we’re looking for for this blog and decided that a recap on my part and a blog wouldn’t … Continue reading →

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The Mystery of the Spiteful Letters

Posted on January 11, 2017 by pippastef

Fiona told me that my reviews might be a bit more positive if I got myself an older version of the text. I managed to find one on eBay for around five pounds, which was good because there weren’t very … Continue reading →

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My three least favourite Blyton characters

Posted on November 25, 2016 by pippastef

Overall, I don’t think we consciously give much thought to our least favourite characters, instead we focus on the ones we do love and enjoy, which is fair enough. However the other week, when I was telling you about the … Continue reading →

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Find-Outers in Retirement by Julie

Posted on April 17, 2013 by worldofblyton

After reading through the complete Mystery Series for the umpteenth time I suddenly started to wonder what they would all be doing now, at this moment in time.  That was in the year 2008.  I quickly did some calculations of … Continue reading →

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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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When people search for Enid Blyton, what are they looking for? (#1)

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Fiona

When people search for Blyton related media, what are they looking for? A large proportion of our blog views* come from various search engines – and WordPress tells us exactly what the search terms were. It’s really interesting to see … Continue reading →

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Should we ever compare Julian and Fatty?

Posted on November 28, 2012 by pippastef

By PippaStef Inspired by several topics of conversation on the Enid Blyton Society Forums, “Fatty vs Julian”, I want to examine this comparison and why I believe it’s wrong to make it. As a staunch fan of Julian Kirrin and … Continue reading →

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