Tag Archives: The Famous Five

Julian’s News, chapter 6

Posted on June 7, 2013 by pippastef

It has been a little while since I gave you a piece of Julian’s News, but I hope you’ll forgive me. It got myself into a little bit of a writing rut and couldn’t get out of it. But now, … Continue reading →

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Recovering from illness in Blyton’s books, part 3

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Fiona

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 →

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Recovering from illness in Blyton’s books, part 1

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Fiona

We’ve just had a very long and very cold winter, and I think just abut everybody I know succumbed to an illness at some point. This got me thinking about the all the times characters in Blyton books fell ill … Continue reading →

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The Famous Five Go to Hogwarts, Fan Fiction by Abi, chapters 1 & 2

Posted on April 24, 2013 by worldofblyton

CHAPTER ONE: THE LETTERS It was a normal day in Kirrin. Seagulls were squawking and fishermen in boats were out on the water. Kirrin Island looked out silently over the waves as they crashed onto its beach. Julian, Dick and … Continue reading →

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Julian’s News, chapter 5

Posted on April 12, 2013 by pippastef

Part five of my fan fiction seemed to slowly sink into the depths of the internet with a woeful glugging sound. For those of you who liked the piece, I present you with part six. The other parts can be seen here: Prequel … Continue reading →

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Stef’s spring reads

Posted on April 7, 2013 by pippastef

I keep waking up in the morning wondering if today will be the day where the weather breaks from winter cold to the tentative glories of spring, so far, no luck. In fact at work I have recently completed a display of … Continue reading →

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Who’s Who in Enid Blyton by Eva Rice, a (very critical) review part one: Adventure Stories

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Fiona

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 →

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Sunskriti’s Animal Character Exploration: Timmy from the Famous Five

Posted on March 27, 2013 by worldofblyton

This month’s blog post  is about Timmy, who is quite possibly Blyton’s most famous animal character. I found writing about Timmy harder than any of the other animals I’ve blogged about, so please excuse the length of this post. Timmy … Continue reading →

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When people search for Enid Blyton, what are they looking for? (#1)

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Fiona

When people search for Blyton related media, what are they looking for? A large proportion of our blog views* come from various search engines – and WordPress tells us exactly what the search terms were. It’s really interesting to see … Continue reading →

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Julian’s News, chapter 4

Posted on March 22, 2013 by pippastef

Well after the gushing reviews and pleas for more fan fiction I got for the last post, you can all breathe a sigh of relief because part five is here! In case you missed any of them the previous fan fiction pieces … Continue reading →

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If the Kirrins and the Mannering/Trents went on dates: Short works of fan fiction

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Fiona

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 →

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Fiona’s 10 Facts About the Famous Five and Me

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Fiona

Again I find myself inspired to blog by a post of Stef’s (hope you don’t think I’m too much of a copycat!) I too had previously written my 10 facts on the Enid Blyton Society forums, and have reworked them … Continue reading →

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Stef’s 10 Facts about the Famous Five and Me

Posted on February 24, 2013 by pippastef

I was sorting out my profile on the Enid Blyton Society forums the other day, and came across this old post. So with a keen sense of “Wow I can use this again!” and with a few added pieces of information I … Continue reading →

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Julian’s News, chapter 3

Posted on February 9, 2013 by pippastef

I know it’s been a long time coming, and I really hope that you think it’s worth it. This is the third part of my little venture into Kirrin, where Julian tells the rest of the Five about his girlfriend, … Continue reading →

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Adventure Preparation Land – Fan Fiction by Pete

Posted on January 30, 2013 by worldofblyton

The Famous Five ignore a ‘no through route except v.i.v.’ temporary road sign in a part of uncharted and unmapped Dorset… They are on a cycling tour to buy each one of themselves the last ever bottle of ginger pop in a … Continue reading →

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Enid Blyton Day 2012 by Abi

Posted on January 9, 2013 by worldofblyton

It all started when I saw on the forums they were holding an Enid Blyton Day. At first I thought it was in London but I’d misread Loddon as London. But, about a month later, I found out it was … Continue reading →

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Series Synopsis: The Famous Five Books 19-21

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Fiona

Here we are, at the end of this series of posts (did I just hear a lot of “phews” there?) One last time, there may be spoilers ahead. FIVE GO TO DEMON’S ROCKS, 1961 The Location: The village and lighthouse at … Continue reading →

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Julian’s News, chapter 2

Posted on December 29, 2012 by pippastef

For those of you have been following the blog and have read my two previous posts of Enid Blyton fan fiction, this post will be no surprise for you. Well it might be, but hopefully not too much. In case … Continue reading →

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Julian Kirrin vs David Morton

Posted on December 23, 2012 by pippastef

Now I know that this is a site dedicated to Enid Blyton, and a lot of you are probably thinking “who on earth is David Morton? He’s not from Blyton!” but occasionally, an author or character comparison from another author … Continue reading →

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The Famous Five TV Series

Posted on December 18, 2012 by pippastef

There have been a few adaptions of Enid Blyton’s Famous Five for the television and screen over the years. The first was Five on a Treasure Island in 1957, in black-and-white, made as a weekly serial for cinema goers by … Continue reading →

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