Tag Archives: Gillian Baverstock

A guide to Enid Blyton biographies

Posted on February 9, 2022 by Fiona

We all know that Enid Blyton wrote a lot of books, an awful awful lot of books. As well as being phenomenally popular she has been a controversial figure both during and after her career. So it’s perhaps not surprising … Continue reading →

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Corfe Castle – A first hand look

Posted on February 24, 2021 by pippastef

Hi everyone, it’s been a while. I’m sorry for that, and I’m largely sorry for leaving everything to do with the blog to Fiona. She’s done a smashing job though, hasn’t she? I wanted you guys to know, before I … Continue reading →

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Blyton by others: A guide to unnecessary retellings of Blyton’s work

Posted on February 19, 2020 by Fiona

I recently wrote a guide to continuations of Blyton’s series, whether they be prequels, sequels or gap-fillers. While looking for all the possible things to feature I ruled out several books by other authors as they didn’t “continue” a story … Continue reading →

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A Writer’s Garden 2: What we know about the original Old Thatch gardens

Posted on September 15, 2017 by pippastef

Last week we looked at the most up to date information we had from Old Thatch gardens and got an idea of the kind of place the cottage and gardens are, but as mentioned we don’t know very much about … Continue reading →

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Gillian Baverstock Remembers Enid Blyton – a review

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Fiona

I’ve already reviewed one book by Gillian Baverstock about her mother, Tell Me About Enid Blyton, but I borrowed this one from Stef recently, as I planned to review as many biographies as I could get my hands on. It’s … Continue reading →

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Tell Me About Enid Blyton by Gillian Baverstock – A review

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Fiona

There are a number of books out there about Enid Blyton, her works and her life – you can see most of them here. I’ve already reviewed Who’s Who in Enid Blyton by Eva Rice and I thought it was … Continue reading →

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