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Monday #418

Posted on April 5, 2021 by Fiona

There were some gremlins in the blog this week I think – last Monday’s post went missing and I only noticed yesterday, and when I found it, it published itself! So now you know what’s coming up last week… Anyway, … Continue reading →

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Happy Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Fiona

Romance is rare in Enid Blyton’s books. I can’t think of many scenes or plots that lend themselves to romance or love. There are lots of married parents, of course, but few weddings. Bill and Aunt Allie get married, of … Continue reading →

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Blyton’s Mothers

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Fiona

Before anyone gets confused – Enid Blyton did only have one mother, Theresa Blyton, née Harrison. She didn’t get on very well with her mother and in fact cut all contact as an adult, and many criticise her own skills … Continue reading →

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My three least favourite Blyton characters

Posted on March 24, 2017 by Fiona

Looking for something to write about this week I browsed older posts and spotted Stef’s post about her least favourite characters, and I decided that would be a fine thing for me to write about too. I didn’t have any ideas … Continue reading →

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Who’s Who in Enid Blyton by Eva Rice, revisited

Posted on March 10, 2017 by Fiona

Some of you may remember that I have previously reviewed the original version of the Who’s Who book (it took three posts – Adventure Stories, School Stories, and Toys and Enchantment. You also may remember that I pretty much ripped it apart … Continue reading →

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Those Dreadful Children: who was really the most dreadful? continued

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Fiona

I’m back with another very long blog to try to answer the question I set myself! (Previous part here.) THINGS I DIDN’T REALLY CONSIDER AS A CHILD As a child I think I glossed over a lot of the Carletons’ … Continue reading →

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Reblog: A Postcard From Enid Blyton by Roger Thiedeman

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Fiona

Unfortunately things didn’t work out with our potential blogger this week, but never mind. Instead here’s a post from over at the March House Books Blog which is run by the lovely Barbara. March House Books is an online second-hand book … Continue reading →

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