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First Term at Malory Towers – How has Blyton’s original text fared in a modern edition? part 7

Posted on June 13, 2014 by Fiona

Thankfully this week I hadn’t lost either copy of the books so I was able to jump right back in with comparing them. Earlier posts are here: parts one, two, three, four, and five. CHAPTER FIFTEEN: A SUDDEN QUARREL We’re … Continue reading →

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First Term at Malory Towers – How has Blyton’s original text fared in a modern edition? part 5

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Fiona

After a lengthy search I* managed to find my two copies of First Term at Malory Towers (I was in a bit of a panic actually as I didn’t have anything lined up.) *Ok, I found one and Ewan found … Continue reading →

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The Missing Papers: A St Andrews Adventure, chapter 21

Posted on May 18, 2014 by pippastef

Chapter 21 Gently and in complete darkness, Julian pushed open the door; it swung open on well-greased hinges. Darrell felt like her heart was going to explode, and David was sure that he was breathing too loudly. Julian stepped through … Continue reading →

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First Term at Malory Towers – How has Blyton’s original text fared in a modern edition? part 4

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Fiona

Here we go again, comparing an early edition (1948) to a more recent paperback (2000). There is some fall-out from the slapping/shaking incident in the last chapter so a fair number of changes to look at. A reminder of earlier … Continue reading →

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First Term at Malory Towers – How has Blyton’s original text fared in a modern edition? part 3

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Fiona

I’m now onto chapters six and seven of the book, and have reached the bit I was most looking forward to – Darrell versus Gwendoline in the pool. I imagined that would have been heavily updated and I was right. … Continue reading →

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First Term at Malory Towers – How has Blyton’s original text fared in a modern edition? part 2

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Fiona

So, continuing with comparing an early edition (1948) to a more recent paperback (2000). You can see my comments on the first two chapters here. CHAPTER THREE: FIRST NIGHT AND MORNING The first change in chapter three is that the … Continue reading →

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First Term at Malory Towers – How has Blyton’s original text fared in a modern edition?

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Fiona

I thought my series on Five on a Treasure Island was quite a success, at least it generated a fair few comments and a bit of discussion so I was keen to do another comparison of original and modern editions. … Continue reading →

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The Missing Papers: A St Andrews Adventure, chapter 15

Posted on March 16, 2014 by pippastef

Chapter 15 As the boys headed down to their lecture, hoping that their plan would work, the girls settled down on their beds once more for a quick chat. “I suppose we don’t need to do anything major,” Darrell said, … Continue reading →

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Posted in Fan fiction | Tagged Darrell Rivers, David Morton, Julian Kirrin, Malory Towers, Sally Hope, St Andrews, The Famous Five, The Missing Papers: A St Andrews Adventure | 1 Comment

The Missing Papers: A St Andrew’s Adventure, chapter 10

Posted on January 19, 2014 by pippastef

I hope you enjoy this as much as the last couple of chapters. Don’t forget if you want to catch up, click the tag “The Missing Papers: A St Andrews Adventure” at the bottom of this post for more chapters! … Continue reading →

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Posted in Fan fiction | Tagged Darrell Rivers, David Morton, Julian Kirrin, Malory Towers, Sally Hope, St Andrews, The Famous Five, The Missing Papers: A St Andrews Adventure | 9 Comments

Bill (Wilhelmina) Robinson of Malory Towers

Posted on January 5, 2014 by pippastef

We all must be aware of Blyton’s most famous tomboy, the one and only Georgina Kirrin. In this series I hope to take you through six of Blyton’s best tomboys (i.e. the ones Fiona and I can think of right … Continue reading →

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Posted in Characters | Tagged Bill Robinson, Malory Towers, Tomboys, Wilhelmina Robinson | 9 Comments

The Missing Papers: A St Andrews Adventure, chapter 3

Posted on September 29, 2013 by pippastef

Chapters one and two can be found by clicking on the links. I’m sorry for the longer than usual chapter chunk, but I couldn’t find a good place to stop it before there! Enjoy! Chapter 3 Darrell and Sally … Continue reading →

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Posted in Fan fiction | Tagged Darrell Rivers, David Morton, Julian Kirrin, Malory Towers, Sally Hope, St Andrews, The Famous Five, The Missing Papers: A St Andrews Adventure | 3 Comments

The Missing Papers: A St Andrews Adventure, chapter 2

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Fiona

Determined not to keep you waiting a long time between chapters, I’m letting all of you lovely readers have a look at chapter two of The Missing Papers: A St Andrews Adventure. Chapter one can be found here I do … Continue reading →

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Posted in Fan fiction | Tagged Darrell Rivers, David Morton, Julian Kirrin, Malory Towers, Sally Hope, St Andrews, The Famous Five, The Missing Papers: A St Andrews Adventure | 4 Comments

The Missing Papers: A St Andrews Adventure, chapter 1

Posted on September 1, 2013 by pippastef

OK we we’re having a bit of a party at World of Blyton this week, having reached 200 posts and all, and as blog post 203, I’m going to treat you to the first chapter of my completed fan fiction … Continue reading →

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Posted in Fan fiction | Tagged Darrell Rivers, David Morton, Julian Kirrin, Malory Towers, Sally Hope, St Andrews, The Famous Five, The Missing Papers: A St Andrews Adventure | 12 Comments

Last Term at Malory Towers

Posted on August 9, 2013 by pippastef

The Last Term at Malory Towers is exactly as it suggests, the last book in Enid Blyton’s fabulous (and much loved) school series. In this novel we spend Darrell’s last summer term with her. We left her at the end … Continue reading →

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Posted in Book reviews | Tagged Darrell Rivers, Felicity Rivers, Last Term at Malory Towers, Malory Towers, Sally Hope, Tricks | 7 Comments

Recovering from illness in Blyton’s books, part 3

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Fiona

We’ve already looked at flu, measles and coughs and colds, now it’s time for mumps, scarlet fever, whooping cough and illnesses of an unknown type. I’ll also briefly look at illnesses at school. MUMPS No named character I can think of actually … Continue reading →

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Posted in Plot Devices | Tagged Five Are Together Again, Five on Kirrin Island Again, Illness, Malory Towers, Mumps, Quarantine, Scarlet Fever, St Clare's, Summer Term at St Clare's, The Adventure Series, The Famous Five, The Island of Adventure, The Naughtiest Girl in the School, Third Year at Malory Towers, Whooping Cough | 4 Comments

In The Fifth at Malory Towers

Posted on May 10, 2013 by pippastef

I know it’s been a while since my last Malory Towers review and I apologise. I just kept having new ideas. Anyway, I’ve managed to start and finish the fifth Malory Towers book in one day and I’m now in … Continue reading →

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Posted in Book reviews | Tagged Darrell Rivers, Felicity Rivers, In the Fifth at Malory Towers, Malory Towers, Sally Hope | 7 Comments

Who’s Who in Enid Blyton by Eva Rice, a (quite critical) review 2: School Stories

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Fiona

As you may remember I was fairly unimpressed with the first section of the book – Adventure Stories. My main issue was how some series had every conceivable character mentioned, while other series barely got two pages, as well as … Continue reading →

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Posted in Book reviews, Other Authors | Tagged Belinda Morris, Carlotta Brown, Eva Rice, Josephine Jones, Lotta, Malory Towers, Mr Galliano's Circus, St Clare's, The Naughtiest Girl, Who's Who in Enid Blyton | 2 Comments

Stef’s spring reads

Posted on April 7, 2013 by pippastef

I keep waking up in the morning wondering if today will be the day where the weather breaks from winter cold to the tentative glories of spring, so far, no luck. In fact at work I have recently completed a display of … Continue reading →

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Posted in Reading Recommendations | Tagged Easter, Five Get Into Trouble, Five Go to Billycock Hill, Five Have a Wonderful Time, Five on Kirrin Island Again, Malory Towers, Seasonal Reads, Secret Seven Win Through, Spring, The Adventure Series, The Barney Mysteries, The Castle of Adventure, The Famous Five, The Five Find-Outers, The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage, The Rilloby Fair Mystery, The Secret Seven, The Spring Book, Third Year at Malory Towers | 1 Comment

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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Posted in Blog talk | Tagged Betty Maxey, Darrell Rivers, Edgar Stick, Eileen Soper, Fatty, Google, Illustrators, Jennifer Thanisch, Julian Kirrin, Laura Petela, Malory Towers, Racism, Sally Hope, Search Terms, Stuart Tresilian, The Famous Five, The Five Find-Outers | 10 Comments

Upper Fourth at Malory Towers

Posted on February 3, 2013 by pippastef

The fourth book in the Malory Towers series sees the girls gearing up to sit their School Certificate (as far as I can work out an equivalent of O Levels and GSCEs). Once more we are treated to a lot … Continue reading →

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