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Enid Blyton greetings cards

Posted on January 26, 2022 by Fiona

It’s not too hard to find Blyton-themed birthday cards these days – there are the ones based on the Famous Five for grown-ups books by Bruno Vincent, there are some Noddy ones to be found on popular card websites, and … Continue reading →

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Five Go to Mystery Moor part 3

Posted on February 26, 2021 by Fiona

Here we are for part three of what should have been a two part post. Part one was a general review of the plot, and part two was entirely taken over by George and Henry. So, part three is all … Continue reading →

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Five Go to Mystery Moor part 2 – George and Henry

Posted on February 19, 2021 by Fiona

Last week I reviewed the main story of Five Go to Mystery Moor, and now it’s time for the comments, nitpicks, questions and so on that I always seem to have these days. I have an awful lot which relates … Continue reading →

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Monday #411

Posted on February 15, 2021 by Fiona

We ended up with at least a foot of snow falling in the first few days of last week, snow that’s hung around all week due to the low temperatures. It is supposed to be warm today – up to … Continue reading →

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Five Go to Mystery Moor

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Fiona

My last Famous Five review came in August last year, and that was Five Have a Wonderful Time. If you’re about to tell me that I have missed Five Go Down to the Sea, I haven’t, I just accidentally reviewed … Continue reading →

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Search terms, the whole nine yards

Posted on May 8, 2019 by Fiona

Ah the things people search for! I never fail to find something amusing when I look. Here are the best of the latest crop. Misguided questions Famous Five why do Georgina and Henrietta break up? I wasn’t aware that they were … Continue reading →

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Monday #311

Posted on March 18, 2019 by Fiona

Malory Towers covers part 2 and Noddy and the Pirates Mystery Moor was once called Misty Moor, because of the terrible mists that crept across it from the sea. Then, one day, the Bartletts who ran a small train to … Continue reading →

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Putting the Famous Five in Order, part 4

Posted on November 8, 2017 by Fiona

And now I have reached the last books to organise – the ones that came after the favourites and the middling ones but not as low as my absolute least favourites. So I am left with Five Go Off to Camp, Five Go … Continue reading →

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Famous Five 70s Style: Five Go to Mystery Moor

Posted on December 9, 2016 by pippastef

Five Go to Mystery Moor is one of my most watched 90s Famous Five episodes, but I have to admit that I’ve only watched the 70s one a handful of times. So re-watching this episode felt new, and interesting. Read … Continue reading →

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Famous Five 90s Style: Five Go to Mystery Moor

Posted on October 23, 2015 by pippastef

Time to move away from two parters for a short while, and look now at a 25 minute adaptation of Five Go to Mystery Moor. Mystery Moor is one my favourite books and in fact was the first one I … Continue reading →

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Five Go to Mystery Moor: An exciting dramatised adventure

Posted on December 7, 2014 by Fiona

Admittedly this isn’t one of my favourite Famous Five books. Which is odd as I love the tale of the Bartles. Some combination of all the horses, moors and gypsies just don’t do it for me. I don’t hate it … Continue reading →

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Five Go To Mystery Moor by Corinna

Posted on November 20, 2013 by worldofblyton

Here’s the second of my Famous Five “Pick’n’mix” reviews.  As I mentioned in my previous blog entry  I decided to re-read all the Famous Fives, not in chronological order, but in the order I felt like reading them! This time, … Continue reading →

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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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Series Synopsis: The Famous Five Books 13-15

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Fiona

Welcome to post number 5. You know the drill – there might be spoilers here if you’ve not read (or can’t remember) these books. Again, we are extremely lucky that these books were even written. After succumbing to her readers’ … Continue reading →

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