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Monday #283

Posted on September 3, 2018 by Fiona

August round up and Noddy fuzzy felts Mr King is a tutor who is employed by the Lyntons to teach Dinah, Roger and Snubby on holiday in The Rockingdown Mystery. He arrives in Rockingdown and begins to teach, but the … Continue reading →

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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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Even more search terms (#5)

Posted on May 30, 2018 by Fiona

This really is the blog idea that just keeps on giving. Every so often I browse the search terms that have led people to our blog and there’s always something interesting or amusing to see. Here’s the best of the … Continue reading →

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Putting the Barney Mysteries in Order

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Fiona

As discussed in perhaps tedious detail, I didn’t have all the Barney Mysteries when I was younger. The Rilloby Fair Mystery was one I know I didn’t have, but I’m not sure which of the others I definitely even read as … Continue reading →

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The Rockingdown Mystery

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Fiona

Some considerable time ago – so long ago it was in 2015 – I started reading The Rockingdown Mystery for a read-a-thon on the Enid Blyton Society forums. I think I got about as far as page 29 before my … Continue reading →

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