Tag Archives: The Christmas Book

Enid Blyton’s Christmas Stories then and now, part 9

This is unseasonably late, but I really didn’t want to leave it until Christmas 2024! Santa Claus Gets Busy This was first published in the Sunday Graphic in 1947, and the illustrations were uncredited. It was then reprinted in Enid Blyton’s … Continue reading

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Enid Blyton’s Christmas Stories then and now, part 8

I was so close to finishing this in time for Christmas, like I intended to. But we’ve all been feeling ill this week, so that on top of the wrapping and other last-minute Christmas preparations was too much. That means … Continue reading

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Enid Blyton’s Christmas Stories then and now, part 7

We are at part 7 of 8, which means there’s only one blogging week until Christmas! I ran out of time this week, though, so only managed three stories instead of four. That means I have to try to squeeze … Continue reading

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Enid Blyton’s Christmas Stories then and now, part 6

This is the second half of what was originally going to be part 5, and is now part 6. A Family Christmas Part Eight: Christmas Carols Daddy tells them about carols which means a ring-dance, a dance in a circle. But … Continue reading

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Enid Blyton’s Christmas Stories then and now, part 5

This was going to be part 5 of 7, but I’d written so much here (despite not having the text to compare for the two short stories) that I’m going to split this into two, and make it an eight … Continue reading

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Enid Blyton’s Christmas Stories, then and now part 4

I’m working very hard at staying on track with this series of posts. This is part 4 of what should be a 7 part series. A Family Christmas Part Five: The Christmas Tree Chapter five of the Christmas book and … Continue reading

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Enid Blyton’s Christmas Stories, then and now part 3

If I want to finish this series of posts by Christmas day I have to post one each week, and cover at least four stories in each. Part one and part two are already up meaning I’m on track so … Continue reading

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Enid Blyton’s Christmas Stories, then and now part 2

In part one I listed the stories and where to find them, and looked at the first story. The Lost Presents This is credited as being from Enid Blyton’s Snowdrop Story Book, which was published in 1952, but actually it … Continue reading

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Enid Blyton’s Christmas Stories, then and now

A while back I went through the entirety of Enid Blyton’s Holiday Stories – a 2015 Hodder collection, and both reviewed the story choices and checked them for updates to the text. My initial idea had actually been to do … Continue reading

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Monday #448

I clean forgot to write this on Sunday evening, so here it is only a bit late though at least it’s still Monday! It’s also November now, and I’m not entirely sure where so much of 2021 has gone already! … Continue reading

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Monday #401

The fan fiction poll closed last week and it was a draw with the winners being the Famous Five and the Mannering/Trents of the Adventure Series. Stef and I are already trying to come up with ideas on how those … Continue reading

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Blyton’s Winter Reads – A Reblog

It has been about five years since I presented you with the blogs detailing the books that Enid Blyton wrote that could be considered as wintry books. I thought perhaps, as the weather’s taken a turn for the worse, we … Continue reading

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Blyton at Christmas 1920-1945

I have tried to do this in rough chronological order, but many dates given refer to when a story was published in a book. It will often be the case that it was in Enid Blyton’s Magazine or Sunny Stories … Continue reading

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Enid Blyton’s Christmas Stories

I got this book last year, either for my birthday or Christmas. (The two are so close together it’s hard to remember!) I didn’t get time to read it over the festive period, though, (the joys of working in retail) … Continue reading

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The Christmas Book – A Review

This is the first time I have read The Christmas Book despite having bought it from Su over a year ago. I had planned to leave it until Christmas-time to read but I managed to lose it! Well, it wasn’t really lost – … Continue reading

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Winter and Christmas reads, part 2

I hope you all enjoyed my last book on the Blyton books you should be reading this winter. Here are five more titles in my list of winter and Christmas must reads by Blyton. If you missed my first post … Continue reading

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