Tag Archives: The Adventure Series

The Adventure Series covers through the years

Posted on January 19, 2019 by Fiona

I recently looked at the covers of the Famous Five covers through the years. There were so many incarnations of the 21 books that it took two posts. The Adventure Series hasn’t been reprinted nearly so many times, so this should … Continue reading →

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Posted in Illustrations and artwork | Tagged Macmillan, Stuart Tresilian, Thames, The Adventure Series, The Castle of Adventure, The Circus of Adventure, The Island of Adventure, The Mountain of Adventure, The River of Adventure, The Sea of Adventure, The Ship of Adventure, The Valley of Adventure | 18 Comments

What would Enid Blyton’s characters be unwrapping for their Christmas?

Posted on December 19, 2018 by Fiona

When I wrote my Enid Blyton Gift Guide I started wondering what the children in her books would be unwrapping on Christmas day. It was a very different world in the 1940s, 50s and 60s especially in the idyllic bubble … Continue reading →

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Posted in Characters | Tagged Christmas, Christmas Presents, Gifts, The Adventure Series, The Enchanted Wood, The Famous Five, The Secret Series | 2 Comments

The Valley of Adventure Travel Brochure from Travel Blyton

Posted on September 20, 2018 by Fiona

If Demon’s Rocks isn’t the holiday destination for you, why not try The Valley of Adventure. Adventurous by name and adventurous by nature! The rocky mountain pass which previously kept the valley secluded and secretive has been recently reopened. Now visitors can … Continue reading →

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Posted in Locations | Tagged Austria, The Adventure Series, The Valley of Adventure, Travel Blyton, Treasure | 4 Comments

Blyton’s strangest homes

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Fiona

Recently I looked at Blyton’s secret but homely homes, where children turned caves and trees into lovely cosy places to stay. That got me thinking about some of the other strange ‘homes’ Blyton wrote about, and so I thought I would … Continue reading →

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Posted in Locations | Tagged Castles, Five Get Into a Fix, Five Go to Smuggler's Top, The Adventure Series, The Barney Mysteries, The Famous Five, The Island of Adventure, The Rockingdown Mystery, The Rubadub Mystery, The Secret Mountain, The Secret of Killimooin, The Secret of Moon Castle, The Secret of Spiggy Holes, The Secret Series | 5 Comments

Fiona’s 10 facts about the Adventure Series and me

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Fiona

A way, way back when the blog was relatively new Stef and I both wrote 10 facts about the Famous Five and ourselves. I’m now going to do the same for the Adventure Series. 1. The Circus of Adventure is … Continue reading →

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Posted in Personal Experiences | Tagged Bill Smugs, Dinah Mannering, Great Auk, Jack Trent, Philip Mannering, The Adventure Series, The Adventure Series on TV, The Castle of Adventure TV series, The Circus of Adventure | 13 Comments

My top 11 Adventure Series moments

Posted on July 5, 2018 by Fiona

The Adventure Series is one of Blyton’s best, and is full of exciting moments but also plenty of funny ones too. Here are my top 10, 11. It was going to be 10, as I said on Monday but as … Continue reading →

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Posted in Personal Experiences | Tagged Favourites, The Adventure Series, The Castle of Adventure, The Circus of Adventure, The Island of Adventure, The Mountain of Adventure, The Valley of Adventure | 2 Comments

Summer reads

Posted on June 30, 2018 by Fiona

After a glorious May, and a bit of a cloudy June, summer seems to have arrived in earnest in Scotland. We spent an afternoon at the beach and Brodie paddled in the sea for the first time, and I started to wonder … Continue reading →

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Posted in Reading Recommendations | Tagged A Lazy Afternoon, Five Fall Into Adventure, Five Go Down to the Sea, Five Go Off in a Caravan, Five on Finniston Farm, Five Run Away Together, Holiday Stories, Round the Year; Summer, Seasonal Reads, Summer, Summer Holiday Stories, Summertime Stories, The Adventure Series, The Adventurous Four, The Caravan Family, The Famous Five, The Island of Adventure, The Mystery of the Invisible Thief, The Mystery of the Missing Necklace, The Mystery of the Vanished Prince, The Pole Star Family, The River of Adventure, The Saucy Jane Family, The Secret Mountain, The Secret of Killimooin, The Secret of Spiggy Holes, The Ship of Adventure | 6 Comments

Philip Mannering’s animals – an essential A-Z guide

Posted on June 20, 2018 by Fiona

Philip has a magic way with animals and can tame just about anything to want to live in his pockets. He never keeps anything as banal as a cat or dog, but it would not be unusual to see a … Continue reading →

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Posted in Characters | Tagged Animals, Kiki, Pets, The Adventure Series, The Castle of Adventure, The Circus of Adventure, The Island of Adventure, The Mountain of Adventure, The River of Adventure, The Sea of Adventure, The Ship of Adventure | 3 Comments

Blyton’s Fathers

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Fiona

A while back I wrote a post about Blyton’s mothers and then I had a sudden thought – what about Blyton’s fathers? Given that it’s Father’s Day this Sunday, it seemed like a good time to write about them. Her … Continue reading →

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Posted in Characters | Tagged Bill Cunningham, Bill Smugs, Dads, Father's Day, Fathers, Malory Towers, Mr Longfield, The Adventure Series, The Barney Mysteries, The Famous Five, The Secret Series, The Six Cousins, Uncle Quentin | Leave a comment

Blyton’s Funniest Animals

Posted on May 27, 2018 by Fiona

Now we all know that Enid Blyton wrote about a lot of animals, in fact almost every story she wrote had an animal of some kind in it. The great thing about her books is that she made every kind … Continue reading →

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Posted in Characters | Tagged Animals, Five Go Off in a Caravan, Kiki, Loony, Pongo, The Adventure Series, The Barney Mysteries, The Famous Five | 4 Comments

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

Posted on May 16, 2018 by Fiona

Enid Blyton must have come up with thousands of characters in her years of writing. Some of them are instantly memorable from their name alone. Zerelda? That can only be Zerelda Brass, the American girl from Third Year at Malory … Continue reading →

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Posted in Characters | Tagged Faraway Tree Series, Jack Arnold, Jack Longfield, Jack Trent, Jake, Jo Jones, Jo-Jo, Jock, Malory Towers, Names, The Adventure Series, The Barney Mysteries, The Famous Five, The Secret Series, The Secret Seven, The Six Cousins | 6 Comments

Monday #267

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Fiona

Favourite Blyton pets and Names in Blyton’s books and April round up The baby slept soundly. “Will it want a bottle at ten o’clock?” whispered Peter. “And one early in the morning? Most babies do.” They fell asleep. The … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blog talk | Tagged May, Monday, The Adventure Series, The Circus of Adventure, The Very Big Secret | Leave a comment

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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Posted in Characters | Tagged Aunt Allie, Aunt Fanny, Linnie Longford, Malory Towers, Mother's Day, Mothering Sunday, Mothers, Mrs Lacey, Mrs Mannering, Rose Longford, Six Cousins, The Adventure Series | 2 Comments

The future of Blyton on screen?

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Fiona

The news that the Faraway Tree Series adaptation for the big screen has made some progress got me thinking. Blyton wrote so much, so what else could be adapted? WHAT HAS ALREADY COME TO PASS Obviously there are a fair … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blyton on Screen | Tagged Famous Five on TV, Malory Towers, Noddy, St Clare's, The Adventure Series, The Adventure Series on TV, The Famous Five, The Five Find-Outers | 4 Comments

Putting the Adventure Series in order

Posted on November 15, 2017 by Fiona

After spending a very long time putting the Famous Five books in order I thought I might as well see if I could do the same for my other favourite series. The Adventure Series should be much easier to do, … Continue reading →

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Posted in Personal Experiences, Reading Recommendations | Tagged Favourite Books, Least Favourite Books, The Adventure Series, The Castle of Adventure, The Circus of Adventure, The Island of Adventure, The River of Adventure, The Sea of Adventure, The Ship of Adventure, The Valley of Adventure | 33 Comments

The Adventure Series on TV: The Castle of Adventure, part 8

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Fiona

Unusually we are not resuming after a cliff-hanger. Instead we have had time to swallow the reveal that Sam, dodgy pedlar of ‘farm-fresh’ eggs, and eater of snacks uninvited, has actually been Scar all along. LUCY-ANN’S SHOCK While we’re all … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blyton on Screen | Tagged The Adventure Series, The Castle of Adventure, The Castle of Adventure TV series | 1 Comment

The Adventure Series on TV: The Castle of Adventure part 7

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Fiona

We left last week on a cliff-hanger again. Dinah, Lucy-Ann and Philip (inside a suit of armour) were down in the cellar/dungeon and shut themselves in. Then someone opened the trap-door and came down to join them. But is it … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blyton on Screen | Tagged The Adventure Series, The Adventure Series on TV, The Castle of Adventure, The Castle of Adventure TV series | Leave a comment

The Adventure Series on TV: The Castle of Adventure, part 6

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Fiona

Yet again we ended with a cliff-hanger created by character clumsiness/silliness. Previously we have had Dinah sliding off a perfectly good tree-bridge and Jack being attacked by an eagle while climbing the tower. Not to mention all the high-drama accidents … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blyton on Screen | Tagged The Adventure Series, The Adventure Series on TV, The Castle of Adventure, The Castle of Adventure TV series | 1 Comment

The Adventure Series on TV: The Castle of Adventure, part 5

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Fiona

We ended on a less-dramatic scene in the last episode (I hesitate to call it a cliff-hanger, actually) with someone – Bill? MOD man? Sam? someone from the castle? prowling around Spring Cottage. SO JUST WHO IS THE NIGHT-TIME PROWLER? … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blyton on Screen | Tagged The Adventure Series, The Adventure Series on TV, The Castle of Adventure, The Castle of Adventure TV series | 5 Comments

The Adventure Series on TV: The Castle of Adventure, part 4

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Fiona

Yet again the previous episode ended with a cliff-hanger, or perhaps I should say tower-hanger, as Jack was hanging from the ivy on the castle’s tower while the eagle swooped down at him. And we find out that Jack fell … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blyton on Screen | Tagged The Adventure Series, The Adventure Series on TV, The Castle of Adventure, The Castle of Adventure TV series | 1 Comment

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