Tag Archives: Uncle Quentin

Five Go to Demon’s Rocks part 3 – Fanny, Quentin and Professor Hayling

Posted on October 8, 2022 by Fiona

In part one I looked at Demon’s Rocks as a location and in part two I looked at Jeremiah Boogle and the wreckers. Now, in part three I want to look at the endlessly amusing triangle of Uncle Quentin, Professor … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Book reviews | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Five Have Plenty of Fun part 2 – Quentin and Elbur

Posted on March 26, 2021 by Fiona

Last week I started my review of Five Have Plenty of Fun, but all I really covered was Berta (aka Lesley, Leslie and Jane) and the similarities I spotted between that book and some others by Blyton. Despite the fact … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Book reviews, Characters | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Five on Kirrin Island Again

Posted on April 27, 2019 by Fiona

This is an important book, I always think. It was where Blyton originally intended to end the series, nicely bookending the series with two Kirrin Island adventures. There is a fair amount of character development from George and we get … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Book reviews | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Five Go to Smuggler’s Top part 3: a focus on Uncle Quentin

Posted on January 23, 2019 by Fiona

Unlike the 70s TV series in the books Uncle Quentin doesn’t turn up at the end of every adventure (only a slight exaggeration) to resolve everything. Normally he is to be found skulking around Kirrin Cottage slamming doors and shouting when other people are noisy. I have reviewed … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Characters | Tagged , , | 3 Comments

Five Go to Smuggler’s Top, part 2

Posted on December 15, 2018 by Fiona

In part one we saw Kirrin Cottage crushed by an ash tree and the children packed off to the mysterious Smuggler’s Top where they meet the Lenoirs and Block. The problem of Timmy Up until now Timmy has been hidden … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Book reviews | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Monday #273

Posted on June 25, 2018 by Fiona

  Five on a Treasure Island and Blyton’s Summer reads The Mystery of the Missing Man is the thirteenth Five Find Outers mystery, and involves well, a missing man! The police are after him, and therefore so is Fatty and … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Blog talk | Tagged , , , , , | 4 Comments

Blyton’s Fathers

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Fiona

A while back I wrote a post about Blyton’s mothers and then I had a sudden thought – what about Blyton’s fathers? Given that it’s Father’s Day this Sunday, it seemed like a good time to write about them. Her … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Characters | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Blyton’s bothersome bests: Those I love to hate

Posted on April 6, 2018 by pippastef

It was really hard to come up with a blog this time around, I must admit I am really struggling at the moment, so it was actually Fiona who had the idea for this blog, for which I am grateful … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Characters | Tagged , , , , , | 6 Comments

Famous Five 70s Style: Five Go to Kirrin Island part 2

Posted on May 26, 2017 by pippastef

So if you have managed to follow the title of this piece –  which if you’re not hugely up to speed with the 70’s Famous Five might take some explaining (however look back here for a bit more of an idea … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Blyton on TV | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Famous Five 70s Style: Five Go to Kirrin Island part 1

Posted on May 17, 2017 by pippastef

Right so, a long time ago at the beginning of time (for this blog) I had this crazy notion that I was going to compare these TV series like for like and side by side. I did give it a … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Blyton on TV | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

Famous Five for Grown Ups: Five on Brexit Island

Posted on December 16, 2016 by pippastef

The first review of the new satirical Famous Five novels. These novels have been out for a while now but Fiona and I have asked for them for Christmas – luckily for me I got given a copy of Brexit as … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Book reviews, Other Authors | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

The Trials of Aunt Fanny – Feeding the Five (and Quentin)

Posted on August 30, 2015 by Fiona

Excerpts from Aunt Fanny’s 1956 diary. JULY 18 1956 I spent all day in the kitchen with Joanna. We prepared six large hams, fourteen pies, eighty four rounds of sandwiches and they demolished it all in ten minutes. Quentin forgot … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Characters, Fan fiction, Food and recipes | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments

The Mystery of Uncle Quentin, by Chris

Posted on March 11, 2015 by worldofblyton

I have in my possession a very mysterious book. It is The House in Cornwall by Noel Streatfeild, originally published in 1940. If you haven’t read it (and it’s well worth reading), it tells the story of four children, John, … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Characters, Other Authors | Tagged , , , , , | 7 Comments

Five on Kirrin Island Again by Corinna

Posted on June 19, 2014 by worldofblyton

Stef laughed at me.  This happens more often than you might think, considering we live at opposite ends of the earth.  During our last Skype conversations, all I said was “After Smuggler’s Top, I can’t help but find Uncle Quentin … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Book reviews | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments