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The future of Blyton on screen?

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Fiona

The news that the Faraway Tree Series adaptation for the big screen has made some progress got me thinking. Blyton wrote so much, so what else could be adapted? WHAT HAS ALREADY COME TO PASS Obviously there are a fair … Continue reading →

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The Mystery of Holly Lane, part 2

Posted on November 17, 2017 by pippastef

So last week I hadn’t managed to read all of the book, so I only reviewed half of the book. This week I will look at the other half. Shall we begin?   The mystery deepens  As the mystery moves … Continue reading →

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The Mystery of Holly Lane, part 1

Posted on November 3, 2017 by pippastef

So I’ve managed to do that thing where I don’t manage to get through the entire book when I set myself this blog to write about on Monday. I don’t think I actually have a copy of this book and … Continue reading →

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The Mystery of the Strange Bundle, part 2

Posted on September 29, 2017 by pippastef

I think I must be in some sort of ‘anti-Fatty’ mood right now because I struggled to finish this book. It didn’t appeal to me I guess and the mystery is a bit dry. Lets take a look shall we? … Continue reading →

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The Mystery of the Strange Bundle

Posted on September 22, 2017 by pippastef

So I failed. I had one job and that was to read the book on my way up to Fiona’s when I was on the train, and I didn’t. On top of that, I’ve just not been reading because I’ve … Continue reading →

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The Mystery of the Vanished Prince

Posted on August 25, 2017 by pippastef

If you asked me ‘Do I want to read this book?’ my honest answer would be another question; ‘how much do you like Enid Blyton?’ because that is basically the reason I sat down and read this book. If it … Continue reading →

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The Mystery of the Invisible Thief 

Posted on August 18, 2017 by pippastef

The Mystery of the Invisible Thief by Enid Blyton. The title sort of says it all, doesn’t it? It promises the mystery and the intrigue of a thief who cannot be seen or caught, and it suggests a promise of … Continue reading →

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The Mystery of the Pantomime Cat

Posted on July 12, 2017 by pippastef

I know you’ve had a lot of Five Find-Outers and Dog reviews recently, but I’ve had the books on my library card for a while now, and thought it was about time I got round to reading them. As I … Continue reading →

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The Mystery of the Hidden House, part 2

Posted on June 28, 2017 by pippastef

Last week I failed spectacularly in my duty to provide you with a full review of The Mystery of the Hidden House as I failed in my speed reading skills. So, I have had to bring it to you in two parts. … Continue reading →

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The Mystery of the Hidden House, part 1

Posted on June 21, 2017 by pippastef

How much of a bad blogger am I? Having only decided on Sunday evening that I was going to review The Mystery of the Hidden House and committed to that on the Monday blog, things then got mad on Monday and I didn’t … Continue reading →

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If you like Blyton: The Marsh Road Mysteries: Diamonds and Daggers by Elen Caldecott

Posted on April 19, 2017 by pippastef

As you know we are always on the look out for books and authors to recommend for you to try, especially if they are reminiscent of our favourite author, Enid Blyton. Of course for Fiona and I, working in libraries we … Continue reading →

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The Mystery of the Missing Necklace

Posted on April 5, 2017 by pippastef

It’s been a while since I favoured you with a Five Find-Outers review, and quite frankly it was because I found it hard to convince myself to keep reading. I just don’t gel with these books as much as the … Continue reading →

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My three least favourite Blyton characters

Posted on March 24, 2017 by Fiona

Looking for something to write about this week I browsed older posts and spotted Stef’s post about her least favourite characters, and I decided that would be a fine thing for me to write about too. I didn’t have any ideas … Continue reading →

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The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage: How has Blyton’s original text fared in a modern edition? part nine

Posted on February 3, 2017 by Fiona

And so we have reached the final part! This one has taken me about 7 months to do. Previous parts can be seen here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here. As before my own copy is a Methuen from 1957 – the 12th reprint/impression of the original. The … Continue reading →

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The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage: How has Blyton’s original text fared in a modern edition? part 8

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Fiona

This should be the second-last part, so we are nearly there! It won’t be long until we have a final total. Previous parts can be seen  here, here, here, here, here, here and here. As always my own copy is a Methuen from 1957 – a 12th reprint/impression of … Continue reading →

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The Mystery of the Spiteful Letters

Posted on January 11, 2017 by pippastef

Fiona told me that my reviews might be a bit more positive if I got myself an older version of the text. I managed to find one on eBay for around five pounds, which was good because there weren’t very … Continue reading →

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The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage: How has Blyton’s original text fared in a modern edition? part 7

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Fiona

I thought this would be a fine way to break up the Christmas posts a bit (but don’t worry there will be more of those!) Previous parts can be seen  here, here, here, here, here and here. As always my own copy is a Methuen from 1957 – … Continue reading →

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My three least favourite Blyton characters

Posted on November 25, 2016 by pippastef

Overall, I don’t think we consciously give much thought to our least favourite characters, instead we focus on the ones we do love and enjoy, which is fair enough. However the other week, when I was telling you about the … Continue reading →

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My five favourite Blyton animals

Posted on November 11, 2016 by pippastef

I thought I would break up the TV series reviews a bit and bring you something different this week. I decided to go through some of Blyton’s well loved animal characters and look at my top five. I’m going to … Continue reading →

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The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage: How has Blyton’s original text fared in a modern edition? part 6

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Fiona

Another month, another instalment! Hopefully I will get this finished within the next three months then. Previous parts can be seen  here, here, here, here and here. As always my own copy is a Methuen from 1957 – a 12th reprint/impression of the original. The new version is … Continue reading →

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