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Malory Towers on TV – Episodes nine and ten

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Fiona

Malory Towers went on the iPlayer very early in the lock down, so early April and here I am just getting to episodes nine and ten (of thirteen). I know a lot of people binged it but I watch two … Continue reading →

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Monday #336

Posted on September 9, 2019 by Fiona

Letters to Enid part 14 and If you like Blyton: The Cherrys by Will Scott The Twins at St Clare’s is the first book in the St Clare’s series. The titular twins, Pat and Isabel don’t want to go to … Continue reading →

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Blyton on birthdays

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Fiona

As it would have been Enid Blyton’s one hundred and twenty-second birthday on Sunday, I thought I’d do a post looking at birthdays in her books. Birthday books The Exciting Birthday Published in 1927, The Exciting Birthday is all about … Continue reading →

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Monday #325

Posted on June 24, 2019 by Fiona

The second post of this week will depend on whether or not I am actually called for jury duty at the end of the week. If I am, on top of working and running around after a toddler, I may … Continue reading →

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A prize for the most updated of Enid Blyton’s text

Posted on September 20, 2017 by Fiona

As you will probably know I have written several series of posts on the updatings to Blyton’s texts, looking at the first book of a series (and a few Noddys). I would now like to award a (dubious) prize to … Continue reading →

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The Twins at St Clare’s – How has Blyton’s original text fared in a modern edition? part 7

Posted on May 25, 2016 by Fiona

I’ve just noticed I named the previous two parts as ‘part five’. So I’ll skip six and move on to seven! This will be the last one as I got through the final five chapters tonight. All previous parts: one, … Continue reading →

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The Twins at St Clare’s – How has Blyton’s original text fared in a modern edition? part 6

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Fiona

This week (after abandoning this series for over a month) I got through two chapters. That leaves just five to go. Earlier posts – one, two, three, four and five. CHAPTER FIFTEEN: A TERRIBLE QUARREL The class-related discussions suffer from … Continue reading →

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The Twins at St Clare’s – How has Blyton’s original text fared in a modern edition? part 5

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Fiona

I have read through another three chapters this week (or really, six as I’ve got to read each twice). Earlier posts are in parts one, two, three and four. CHAPTER TWELVE: A BROKEN WINDOW – AND A PUNISHMENT As I’m … Continue reading →

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The Twins at St Clare’s – How has Blyton’s original text fared in a modern edition? part 4

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Fiona

I’ve compared three chapters this week, from the Egmont paperback from 2005 (on loan from Stef) and the Methuen 6th impression from 1945. Earlier posts are in parts one, two and three. CHAPTER NINE: A LACROSSE MATCH – AND A PUZZLE For … Continue reading →

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The Twins at St Clare’s – How has Blyton’s original text fared in a modern edition? part 3

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Fiona

I’m going to get back into this comparison after a bit of a break over Christmas and the new year. Previous posts are here and here. I am comparing an Egmont paperback from 2005 (on loan from Stef) with a Methuen 6th … Continue reading →

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The Twins at St Clare’s – How has Blyton’s original text fared in a modern edition? part 2

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Fiona

I am comparing an Egmont paperback from 2005 (on loan from Stef) with a Methuen 6th impression from 1945. I think the Methuen is fairly close to the original text, if not identical so we shall see how many changes have been made … Continue reading →

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The Twins at St Clare’s – How has Blyton’s original text fared in a modern edition?

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Fiona

I will be comparing an Egmont paperback from 2005 (another loan from Stef) to a Methuen 6th impression from 1945. The Methuen should be pretty close to the original text, if not identical so we shall see how many changes have … Continue reading →

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The Twinniest Twins: The O’Sullivan Twins from St Clare’s

Posted on June 12, 2015 by pippastef

This week’s Twinniest twins is all about the O’Sullivan twins from the St Clare’s series. They are the second lot of female twins we’ve looked at, but the first set of identical girl twins. The O’Sullivan twins, Isabel and Pat … Continue reading →

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The Twins at St Clare’s

Posted on March 28, 2014 by pippastef

Now as you all know I am  a big Malory Towers  fan,  and I love the series quite dearly, but I have never read a St Clare’s book until now. I brought the 1967 Dragon paperback from the Barnardo’s Charity … Continue reading →

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