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My favourite Blyton covers part two

Posted on May 25, 2022 by Fiona

There were far too many lovely covers to put into one post, so here are some more of my favourites. Grace Lodge Grace Lodge is another big name in terms of Blyton’s illustrators, having done at least 45 first editions … Continue reading →

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Posted in Illustrations and artwork | Tagged Armada, Grace Lodge, Malory Towers, St Clare's, The Caravan Family, The Secret Series | 5 Comments

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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Posted in Locations | Tagged Caravans, Five Go Off in a Caravan, Five Go to Demon's Rocks, Five Have a Wonderful Time, Lighthouse, Mr Galliano's Circus, Noddy, Noddy Goes to Toyland, The Barney Mysteries, The Caravan Family, The Ragamuffin Mystery, The Saucy Jane Family | 3 Comments

Monday #281

Posted on August 20, 2018 by Fiona

Blyton’s strangest homes, part 2 and Miss Greyling’s Girls, the failures The Caravan Family starts an exciting life for Belinda, Mike and Ann, when their parents buy to caravans for the family to live in. They do them up nicely … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blog talk | Tagged August, Gussy, Monday, The Caravan Family, The Circus of Adventure | Leave a comment

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

Even more search terms (#5)

Posted on May 30, 2018 by Fiona

This really is the blog idea that just keeps on giving. Every so often I browse the search terms that have led people to our blog and there’s always something interesting or amusing to see. Here’s the best of the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blog talk | Tagged Google, Mr King, Noddy, Search Terms, St Clare's, The Caravan Family, The Rockingdown Mystery | 2 Comments

A completely un-confusing guide to names in Blyton’s books, part 2

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Fiona

Last time we clarified which Jack, or indeed Jock, was which, we covered the difference between Morgan, Dai and Llewellyn and Morgan, Dai and Llewellyn, and we made sure we knew our great-grandad from our old grandads. Now for some … Continue reading →

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Posted in Characters | Tagged Anne Kirrin, Aunt Fanny, Dick Kirrin, Dirty Dick, Elizabeth Allen, Faraway Tree Series, George Kirrin, Janet, Julian Kirrin, Malory Towers, Peter, Quentin Blake, St Clare's, Susan, The Caravan Family, The Famous Five, The Naughtiest Girl, The Secret Series, The Secret Seven | 3 Comments

My Blyton best short stories

Posted on May 13, 2018 by pippastef

If you go onto the Enid Blyton Society’s Cave of Books, you’ll be able to find out about all of Enid Blyton’s books, her series, short stories and novels and novelettes: they have worked tirelessly to gather all the information … Continue reading →

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Posted in Reading Recommendations | Tagged Enid Blyton's Christmas Book, The Caravan Family | 1 Comment

Monday #260

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Fiona

Mischief at Midnight by Esme Kerr and Blyton’s bothersome best “Clear orf, you! Clear orf!” Mr Goon says clear orf so often that the Find-Outers nickname him Old Clear-Orf. Bets remarks in The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage that that’s what he always says … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blog talk | Tagged Monday, Mr Goon, The Buttercup Farm Family, The Caravan Family, The Five Find-Outers, The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage | Leave a comment

The Caravan Family

Posted on August 4, 2017 by pippastef

Finally, I hear you cry, she’s found and read the first book in the series! Now perhaps she can tell us what happened in the beginning (assuming that you haven’t already read them in order like you’re supposed to! What … Continue reading →

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Posted in Book reviews | Tagged Ann, Belinda, Mike, The Caravan Family | 6 Comments

The Buttercup Farm Family

Posted on July 26, 2017 by pippastef

I realise that I have read this series in a most peculiar order and for anyone trying to follow the series, I’ve not helped. So I apologise. Nevertheless I have now read five out of the six of the series … Continue reading →

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Posted in Book reviews | Tagged Animals, Ann, Belinda, Farm, Mike, Nature, The Buttercup Farm Family, The Caravan Family | 2 Comments

The Saucy Jane Family: How has Blyton’s original text fared in a modern edition? part 4

Posted on July 7, 2017 by Fiona

Last time we saw quite a bit of text cut out of one chapter plus some other more minor changes, so let’s see what we get this time. I am comparing the first edition (Lutterworth Press, 1947) to an omnibus … Continue reading →

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Posted in Updating Blyton's Books | Tagged The Caravan Family, The Saucy Jane Family, Updated Text | 1 Comment

The Saucy Jane Family: How has Blyton’s original text fared in a modern edition? part 3

Posted on June 16, 2017 by Fiona

So far this book seems to have had minimal editing, which is a pleasant surprise. Shall we see if that continues? I am comparing the first edition (Lutterworth Press, 1947) to an omnibus edition containing four of the six books … Continue reading →

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The Seaside Family

Posted on May 31, 2017 by pippastef

We’re back with Mike, Belinda and Ann again for another Family adventure – well as far as a young children can have an adventure with their parents around. However, it is a big adventure for the children. They’ve never been … Continue reading →

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Posted in Book reviews | Tagged Sea-Gull Cove, The Caravan Family, The Seaside Family | 1 Comment

The Saucy Jane Family: How has Blyton’s original text fared in a modern edition? part 2

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Fiona

There weren’t too many changes made in the first chapters, but then again the chapters are pretty short! I am comparing the first edition (Lutterworth Press, 1947) to an omnibus edition containing four of the six books (Egmont, 2014). CHAPTER … Continue reading →

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Posted in Updating Blyton's Books | Tagged Mark Beech, Quentin Blake, Ruth Gervis, The Caravan Family, The Saucy Jane Family, Updated Text | 1 Comment

The Saucy Jane Family: How has Blyton’s original text fared in a modern edition?

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Fiona

I’ve been looking for a new book to compare lately – as it has been a weekly scramble to come up with an idea otherwise – and then this rather fell into my lap. Or fell into my Whatsapp conversation, … Continue reading →

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Posted in Updating Blyton's Books | Tagged Mark Beech, Quentin Blake, Ruth Gervis, The Caravan Family, The Saucy Jane Family, Updated Text | 2 Comments

The Pole Star Family

Posted on May 10, 2017 by pippastef

As you know last week I got an omnibus of the Family series, tightly and newly bound in a Quentin Blake-esque illustrations, shoulder to shoulder with related stories. So I thought that this week I’d continue with the reviews from this … Continue reading →

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Posted in Book reviews, Locations | Tagged Ann, Belinda, Cruise, Mike, The Caravan Family, The Family Series, The Pole Star Family | 2 Comments

The Saucy Jane Family

Posted on May 3, 2017 by pippastef

A Bit of Background As some of you will know I reviewed The Queen Elizabeth Family last year, so the concept of Enid Blyton’s Family Series was not unknown to me. However I admit ignorance in the fact that I did … Continue reading →

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Posted in Book reviews | Tagged The Caravan Family, The Saucy Jane Family | 5 Comments

Enid Blyton En Francais! by Ellie

Posted on August 27, 2014 by worldofblyton

Earlier in the summer I went to France for a week and whilst I was there, I picked up two Enid Blyton books that had been translated into French. I had previously discovered that my A-level French was sufficient to … Continue reading →

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Posted in Book reviews | Tagged Five Get Into a Fix, French, La Famille Tant-Mieux en Croisière, Le Club de Cinq aux sports d'hiver, The Caravan Family, The Pole Star Family, Translated books, Written by Ellie | 14 Comments

Enid Blyton: A summary of her writing career

Posted on November 4, 2012 by worldofblyton

Enid Mary Blyton was born in 1897 and from a young age loved telling stories to her younger brothers, Hanly and Carey. She qualified as a teacher in 1918, and in 1921 won a writing competition and after her writing … Continue reading →

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Posted in Enid Blyton | Tagged Amelia Jane, Malory Towers, Mary Pollock, Mister Meddle, Mr Galliano's Circus, Noddy, St Clare's, Stand Alone Titles, Sunny Stories, The Adventure Series, The Adventurous Four, The Barney Mysteries, The Caravan Family, The Enchanted Wood, The Famous Five, The Farm Series, The Five Find-Outers, The Naughtiest Girl, The Secret Series, The Secret Seven, The Wishing Chair, Writing | 8 Comments

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