Tag Archives: The Five Find-Outers

Winter and Christmas reads, part 2

Posted on December 10, 2012 by pippastef

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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Winter and Christmas Reads, part 1

Posted on December 2, 2012 by pippastef

Yesterday we hit the twelfth month of the year – December and we all know what December means: Christmas! Now I don’t know about a lot of you, but when I think of Enid Blyton my mind doesn’t automatically go to the winter/Christmas stories … Continue reading →

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Should we ever compare Julian and Fatty?

Posted on November 28, 2012 by pippastef

By PippaStef Inspired by several topics of conversation on the Enid Blyton Society Forums, “Fatty vs Julian”, I want to examine this comparison and why I believe it’s wrong to make it. As a staunch fan of Julian Kirrin and … Continue reading →

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Su’s Five Find-Outers and Dog Collection

Posted on November 18, 2012 by worldofblyton

This article was sent to me by Su, a regular on the Enid Blyton Society forums. I recently posted this article about how I completed my Find-Outers collection and at the end asked “Have any of you gone to great lengths … Continue reading →

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Banshee Towers, You Are Mine

Posted on November 17, 2012 by Fiona

Well, it has happened. Much sooner than I’d anticipated; my long wished for copy of The Mystery of Banshee Towers arrived today. “But weren’t you going on about ordering it just the other day?” I hear you ask. Yes, I placed the … Continue reading →

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The tale of how I completed my Five Find-Outers collection

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Fiona

Something fantastic happened to me tonight. I have finally acquired ordered a copy of The Mystery of Banshee Towers – the final Five Find-Outers book. I’ve been buying original hardbacks for nearly ten years – I started by filling in the gaps in my Famous … Continue reading →

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Sunskriti’s Animal Character Exploration: Buster from the Five Find-Outers Series

Posted on November 12, 2012 by worldofblyton

By Sunskriti, age 10. You might wonder why I haven’t chosen Timmy for my first blog post. The reason is simple, while Timmy seems an extremely intelligent dog; Buster is an excited little Scottie who often stumbles upon the right … Continue reading →

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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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