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Tag Archives: The Adventure Series
Confessions of a Blyton Addict by Francis
We were sitting at a table at the White Horse pub in Beckenham taking a well-earned break from exploring Enid’s various childhood homes when I noticed the book. Stef was looking at a very familiar object – a book whose … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Experiences, Purchases
Tagged Boots the chemist, Childhood, Confessions, The Adventure Series, Written by Francis
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The Marsh of Adventure by Poppy, chapter 1
Chapter one: A message for Bill “Bill!” thundered a voice from the bottom of the stairs. “Bill!” echoed a screeching one which of course was Kiki the parrot. “What is it Jack? And will you tell that bird to stop … Continue reading
Posted in Fan fiction
Tagged The Adventure Series, The Marsh of Adventure, Written by Poppy
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Recovering from illness in Blyton’s books, part 3
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
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
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The Sea of Adventure
First published in 1948 this is the fourth book in the series. THE LOCATION This book is set in and around some of the many small islands off the north-west coast of Scotland. … Continue reading
Posted in Book reviews
Tagged Scotland, Smugglers, The Adventure Series, The Adventurous Four, The Sea of Adventure
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Sunskriti’s *NEW* Character Exploration: Dinah from the Adventure Series
You might be wondering why I changed from animal character explorations to character explorations. Well, I realized I had done all the animals from the series that I have read. Most other animals are mentioned too little to write about. … Continue reading
The Valley of Adventure
First published in 1947 this is the third book in the series. THE LOCATION The majority of the adventure plays out in Austria, and as the title suggests, in a valley. The valley … Continue reading
Who’s Who in Enid Blyton by Eva Rice, a (very critical) review part one: Adventure Stories
I’ve had this book a while and have only read it once. I remember being a bit disappointed by it… and I thought I’d give it a re-read to see if I could figure out why. My first thoughts are … Continue reading
The eBay of Adventure
I am sure that at one time or another we have all been on eBay, bidding away on something we want so desperately. That in the last few hours of the auction running time we have checked in repeatedly to … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Experiences, Purchases
Tagged Bill Cunningham, eBay, Fatty, Julian Kirrin, The Adventure Series, The Five Find-Outers
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If the Kirrins and the Mannering/Trents went on dates: Short works of fan fiction
I’m not even sure exactly how this idea started, or if the title accurately describes the content but this is the first fan fiction that I’ve ever finished, and it’s also the first I’ve shared with more than one person. … Continue reading
The Castle of Adventure
The second book of the adventure series sees Mrs Mannering take the four children on holiday where they of course manage to fall into an adventure. Castle of Adventure was first published in 1946. … Continue reading
The Island of Adventure
The Island of Adventure was first published in 1944 and is the first book of the series. There will probably be some spoilers in this review, so you have been warned. THE LOCATION The story opens … Continue reading
An introduction to the Adventure Series
The eight books in the Adventure Series are about the Mannering/ Trent/ Cunningham/ Smugs children (not as confusing as it sounds – honest) and the thrilling adventures they tumble headlong into at every opportunity. This lot are a bit more … Continue reading
Posted in Characters
Tagged Aunt Allie, Bill Cunningham, Dinah Mannering, Jack Trent, Kiki, Lucy-Ann Trent, Mrs Mannering, Philip Mannering, The Adventure Series
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My childhood books, part 2
Welcome to another lengthy ramble and reminiscence! Part One covered Amelia Jane and the Famous Five and this part will be about the Adventure Series and Malory Towers. THE ADVENTURE SERIES I think I started reading the Adventure Series not … Continue reading
Sunskriti’s Animal Character Exploration: Kiki from the Adventure Series
By Sunskriti, age 10. Kiki has always been my favourite Blyton animal. She’s funny, adorable, and loyal. How? What made me say that? You might disagree. But funny, for example should be obvious. With her ready stream of talk, way … Continue reading
Three irreplaceable books by Su
Over on the Enid Blyton Society forums, Poppy asked a question about what your top ten books would be to save. I did list ten, but of them all, only three books would be irreplaceable. You may be thinking that … Continue reading
Fiona’s Three Favourite Characters
Reading Pippastef’s blog post on her three favourite characters inspired me write my own. When it came to it though, I had real trouble coming up with three characters. Other people seem to be able to instantly produce a few … Continue reading
Posted in Characters
Tagged Belinda Morris, Favourites, George Kirrin, Irene, Julian Kirrin, Kiki, Malory Towers, The Adventure Series, The Famous Five
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