Tag Archives: George Kirrin

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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Five Go off to Camp part 2

Posted on June 14, 2019 by Fiona

Last time I wrote a lot about Mr Luffy and the Andrews/Robbins family, and very little about the actual storyline or adventure. Let me remedy that now! The big adventure Now I’ve just read the book in the past week … Continue reading →

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A completely un-confusing guide to names in Blyton’s books, part 2

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Fiona

Last time we clarified which Jack, or indeed Jock, was which, we covered the difference between Morgan, Dai and Llewellyn and Morgan, Dai and Llewellyn, and we made sure we knew our great-grandad from our old grandads. Now for some … Continue reading →

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Famous Five for Grown Ups: Five Go Gluten Free

Posted on January 4, 2017 by pippastef

A sneaky purchase after Christmas because I was blessed with one of these spoofs at Christmas time. I didn’t have much choice of book as Five Give Up the Booze and Five Go on a Strategy Away Day were both sold out. … Continue reading →

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Famous Five for Grown Ups: Five on Brexit Island

Posted on December 16, 2016 by pippastef

The first review of the new satirical Famous Five novels. These novels have been out for a while now but Fiona and I have asked for them for Christmas – luckily for me I got given a copy of Brexit as … Continue reading →

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Adventures with George and Timmy 4: The Footprint in the Sand

Posted on May 24, 2015 by pippastef

This is the third story in the omnibus that I have of George and Timmy adventures. The Footprint in the Sand as a title doesn’t really have much to do with the story, unless I missed something very important. However … Continue reading →

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Adventures with George and Timmy 3: A Curious Treasure

Posted on May 1, 2015 by pippastef

So this is the second review of a full story from the Adventures of George and Timmy. This one was called A Curious Treasure and all starts with George begging her father to let her keep her newly found puppy Timothy. … Continue reading →

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Adventures with George and Timmy 2: Timmy The Fearless Puppy

Posted on February 1, 2015 by pippastef

Now, in September (September!) I started (started!) reading The Adventures with George and Timmy by Sue Welford, and I think as you might be able to remember (and see here) I didn’t get very far and I wasn’t really a … Continue reading →

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Adventures with George and Timmy by Sue Welford

Posted on September 7, 2014 by pippastef

I know I’m supposed to be reviewing this prequel to Blyton’s beloved Famous Five, and honestly, I would, however… I’ve not really managed to read much, though I am going to try and give you my feelings towards the book … Continue reading →

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Bringing Blyton to Life: A Blyton Library Event

Posted on August 24, 2014 by pippastef

On the 12th August 2014 I took charge  of a Blyton themed event in the library where I work, for the children. I had a word with the Children’s Librarian a few months ago about running a Blyton themed event, … Continue reading →

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Article Review: Are the Days of Enid Blyton bashing over?

Posted on September 20, 2013 by pippastef

While seeking inspiration for an article to thrill you all with tonight, I took desperate measures and turned to the internet’s most used search engine, Google, to help me find some. And boy, did Google deliver! I found an article … Continue reading →

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Julian’s News, chapter 8

Posted on July 31, 2013 by pippastef

So it’s been a few weeks since the seventh part of Julian’s news, and now I present you with the finale to tie up the loose ends! If you need to refresh your memories parts one to seven can be found … Continue reading →

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Julian’s News, chapter 7

Posted on July 5, 2013 by pippastef

So, part 7 of Julian’s News hits the blog, hot from the keyboard. If you want to refresh your memory or catch up check out the links below: Prequel – The way you make me feel Part One: Telling Dick … Continue reading →

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Julian’s News, chapter 6

Posted on June 7, 2013 by pippastef

It has been a little while since I gave you a piece of Julian’s News, but I hope you’ll forgive me. It got myself into a little bit of a writing rut and couldn’t get out of it. But now, … Continue reading →

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If the Kirrins and Mannering/Trents went on dates, the remix

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Fiona

You might remember I wrote about the Kirrins and the Mannering/Trents going on dates before. That time I paired Julian with Lucy-Ann, Dick with Dinah, George with Jack and Anne with Philip. This time, I’m going to swap them around … Continue reading →

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Julian’s News, chapter 5

Posted on April 12, 2013 by pippastef

Part five of my fan fiction seemed to slowly sink into the depths of the internet with a woeful glugging sound. For those of you who liked the piece, I present you with part six. The other parts can be seen here: Prequel … Continue reading →

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Julian’s News, chapter 4

Posted on March 22, 2013 by pippastef

Well after the gushing reviews and pleas for more fan fiction I got for the last post, you can all breathe a sigh of relief because part five is here! In case you missed any of them the previous fan fiction pieces … Continue reading →

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If the Kirrins and the Mannering/Trents went on dates: Short works of fan fiction

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Fiona

I’m not even sure exactly how this idea started, or if the title accurately describes the content but this is the first fan fiction that I’ve ever finished, and it’s also the first I’ve shared with more than one person. … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings!

Posted on February 18, 2013 by pippastef

Now… what can I possibly say to tempt you to come and visit us this week? Well I can offer you another Secret Seven review from Ben for our guest blog on Wednesday. I can’t say what Fiona might offer … Continue reading →

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Julian’s News, chapter 3

Posted on February 9, 2013 by pippastef

I know it’s been a long time coming, and I really hope that you think it’s worth it. This is the third part of my little venture into Kirrin, where Julian tells the rest of the Five about his girlfriend, … Continue reading →

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