Tag Archives: Lighthouse

2023 birthday and Christmas present round up

Posted on February 15, 2024 by Fiona

I’m rather late writing this up this year but better late than never. You’d be forgiven for thinking that my family and friends would have run out of Enid Blyton themed gifts for me, but they haven’t quite – yet. … Continue reading →

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Monday #495

Posted on October 3, 2022 by Fiona

My weekend seemed to go past at whirlwind speed and I completely forgot about writing a Monday post on Sunday evening. I have at last remembered that today is Monday, though. September round up and Five Go to Demon’s Rocks … Continue reading →

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Five Go to Demon’s Rocks

Posted on September 22, 2022 by Fiona

I have now reached book #19 of 21. A lot of Blyton fans seem to feel that the latter books in the series are the weakest. I would certainly say that books 20 and 21 – Five Have a Mystery … Continue reading →

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If you like Blyton: The Wreck of the Argyll by John K Fulton

Posted on August 10, 2022 by Fiona

I happened to see this on the returns trolley in the children’s library where I work, and I picked it up because of the lighthouse on the cover. I like lighthouses and tend to associate them with Blyton, despite only … Continue reading →

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If you like Blyton: The Secret of Haven Point by Lisette Auton

Posted on May 21, 2022 by Fiona

I first heard of this book when the cover artist (Gillian Gamble) posted about it on Facebook. I saw the lighthouse and was immediately interested, as somehow, despite only featuring prominently in one book that I can think of, I … Continue reading →

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Monday #422

Posted on May 3, 2021 by Fiona

Well, it’s May now. This time last year we were a couple of months into a lockdown that we didn’t realise would last as long as it has, but at least now it looks like we are on the way … Continue reading →

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Demon’s Rocks holiday brochure, 2018 from Travel Blyton

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Fiona

Imagine if Blyton’s most famous locations were real, still existed and you could visit them today! This is how I think some adverts might look… Visit Demon’s Rocks and discover a thrilling history of wreckers at the renowned Jeremiah Boogle … Continue reading →

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Blyton’s strangest homes, part 2

Posted on August 26, 2018 by Fiona

Most of these are less strange than houses filled with secret passages, and castles with apparent ghosts, but they’re not exactly normal-every-day home for most people, either. CARAVANS A lot of Blyton’s characters live in caravans at one point or … Continue reading →

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