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The Famous Five covers through the years, part 2: 1990s-2018

Posted on January 11, 2019 by fiona

Last time I started at the beginning with Eileen Soper, and on to Betty Maxey and the TV tie-in covers. Now we have the 90s covers and the dreaded modern ones. My era of Famous Fives Technically in my era … Continue reading →

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Posted in Illustrations and artwork | Tagged Babette Cole, Hodder, Knight Books, Quentin Blake, Shirley Hughes, The Famous Five, Tony Ross | 3 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 Famous Five covers through the years, part 1: 1940s-1990s

Posted on December 8, 2018 by fiona

The Famous Five books have been in print for nearly 80 years now, and along the way they have appeared with a lot of different looks from the original Eileen Soper covers to TV tie-ins and famous illustrators. We will … Continue reading →

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Posted in Illustrations and artwork | Tagged 70s Famous Five TV Series, 90s Famous Five TV Series, Betty Maxey, Children's Film Foundation, Dust Jackets, Eileen Soper, Hodder, Hodder and Stoughton, Illustrators, Knight Books, The Famous Five | 3 Comments

Five Go to Smuggler’s Top

Posted on November 23, 2018 by fiona

Here we are at book #4 in the series and, as I’ve probably said a hundred times or more, this is my absolute favourite Famous Five book. It won first place in my list of favourite Blyton books, and unsurprisingly … Continue reading →

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Posted in Book reviews | Tagged Eileen Soper, Five Go to Smuggler's Top, Sooty Lenoir, The Famous Five | 3 Comments

Five Run Away Together

Posted on October 13, 2018 by fiona

I’m not doing all that well at reading through the Famous Fives am I! Once upon a time I could devour the 21 books in a matter of weeks, now I’m lucky to get through one a month. But here … Continue reading →

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Posted in Book reviews | Tagged Edgar Stick, Five Run Away Together, Kirrin Island, The Famous Five | 2 Comments

Monday #235

Posted on September 17, 2018 by fiona

The Valley of Adventure Holidays, 2018 and Miss Grayling’s Girls part 3 – the in-betweeners After writing a travel brochure for it recently, this week’s location has to be Demon’s Rocks. Demon’s Rocks is around the coast from Kirrin, … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blog talk | Tagged Five Go to Demon's Rocks, Monday, Noddy, Noddy and the Magic Rubber, September, The Famous Five | Leave a comment

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

Five Go Adventuring Again

Posted on August 12, 2018 by fiona

After finally reviewing Five on a Treasure Island it has taken me a while to get around to reading the next book, but I’ve done it now. FOLLOWING IN BIG FOOTSTEPS Five on a Treasure Island is such a strong … Continue reading →

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Posted in Book reviews | Tagged Five Go Adventuring Again, The Famous Five | 5 Comments

Top 11 Famous Five moments

Posted on July 18, 2018 by fiona

I’ve written plenty about the Famous Five, including putting the whole series into order from my most favourite to least favourite. And now I’ve decided to list my ten favourite moments from the series. Being 21 books long I can’t … Continue reading →

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Posted in Personal Experiences | Tagged Favourites, Five Get Into a Fix, Five Go Down to the Sea, Five Go to Demon's Rocks, Five Go to Smuggler's Top, Five Have Plenty of Fun, Five on a Hike Together, Five on a Treasure Island, Five on Finniston Farm, Five Run Away Together, The Famous Five | 6 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 | 2 Comments

Five On a Treasure Island

Posted on June 27, 2018 by fiona

Five on a Treasure Island is an important book. It’s the first book of what is probably Enid Blyton’s most famous series, The Famous Five. It’s so important we have more than a dozen posts dedicated to it already, and it’s … Continue reading →

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Posted in Book reviews | Tagged Five on a Treasure Island, The Famous Five | 4 Comments

Monday #273

Posted on June 25, 2018 by fiona

Five on a Treasure Island and Blyton’s Summer reads The Mystery of the Missing Man is the thirteenth Five Find Outers mystery, and involves well, a missing man! The police are after him, and therefore so is Fatty and … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blog talk | Tagged June, Monday, The Famous Five, The Five Find-Outers, The Mystery of the Missing Man, Uncle Quentin | 4 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

Monday #270

Posted on June 4, 2018 by fiona

My laptop is in being repaired at the moment so this week’s posts are reliant on me getting it back in time to write something! Fingers crossed. Philip Mannering’s animals and May roundup I remember a little boy called Dick … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blog talk | Tagged Dick Kirrin, Five on a Treasure Island, June, Monday, Susie, The Famous Five, The Secret Seven | Leave a comment

Blyton’s Funniest Animals

Posted on May 27, 2018 by pippastef

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 | 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 | Leave a comment

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

Ripping Things to Do by Jane Brocket

Posted on April 21, 2018 by fiona

You may recognise the name Jane Brocket, she wrote the recipe book Cherry Cake and Ginger Beer as featured quite a few times when Stef has tested out the Blytonian recipes. I’ve been reading Ripping Things to Do with interest … Continue reading →

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Posted in Book reviews, Other Authors, Toys and Games | Tagged Adventure, Jane Brocket, Ripping Things to Do, The Barney Mysteries, The Famous Five, The Five Find-Outers, The Secret Seven | 3 Comments

Funniest Scenes from the 90s Famous Five

Posted on April 19, 2018 by pippastef

Especially in the second series of the 90s Famous Five, we had some cracking funny and cringe worthy moments. I thought we would have a look three of the best ones. 3. Uncle Quentin’s sandwiches in Five Run Away Together … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blyton on TV | Tagged 90s Famous Five TV Series, Five Go to Billycock Hill, Five Have a Mystery to Solve, Five Run Away Together, Jemima Rooper, Laura Petela, Marco Williamson, Paul Child, The Famous Five | Leave a comment

Blyton’s bothersome bests: Those I love to hate

Posted on April 6, 2018 by pippastef

It was really hard to come up with a blog this time around, I must admit I am really struggling at the moment, so it was actually Fiona who had the idea for this blog, for which I am grateful … Continue reading →

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Posted in Characters | Tagged Fatty, Gwendoline Mary Lacey, Malory Towers, The Famous Five, The Five Find-Outers, Uncle Quentin | 4 Comments

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