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The Marsh of Adventure by Poppy, chapter 6

Chapter six: Where is Bill? For the rest of the day the children lazed about outside in the sunshine for it was a very warm day. They were sat under a big apple tree in the cook’s garden. There were … Continue reading

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The Marsh of Adventure By Poppy, chapter 5

Chapter five: A mysterious tale Alf began the tale, sitting back and closing his eyes. “I can assure you this tale is completely true, and it is set here in Lowfell about one hundred years ago when my great-grandfather was … Continue reading

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The Marsh of Adventure by Poppy, chapter 4

Chapter four: Off to see Alf They played a merry game of snap and then retired to bed. What a lovely day it had been, and Bill was going to be back the day after tomorrow  – lovely! The next … Continue reading

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The Marsh of Adventure by Poppy, chapter 3

Chapter three: A terrible shock and a lovely day The children slept like logs that night and didn’t awake until the first rays of sunlight broke across the sky. Each of them stared at the slanted ceiling for a few … Continue reading

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The Marsh of Adventure by Poppy, chapter 2

Chapter two: Lowfell at last On the car purred, through the night which was as dark as pitch. The car ate up the miles but not very quickly it seemed. The children talked for a while, all four of them … Continue reading

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Poppy’s Book of the Month: House-at-the-Corner

Title: House-at-the-Corner Series: None Main Characters: The Farrell Family & Aunt Grace Published: 1947 First Published By: Lutterworth Press Rating: 5 out of 5 House-at-the-Corner differs quite dramatically from Enid’s more common genre of books, I find; though it still … Continue reading

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The Marsh of Adventure by Poppy, chapter 1

Chapter one: A message for Bill “Bill!” thundered a voice from the bottom of the stairs. “Bill!” echoed a screeching one which of course was Kiki the parrot. “What is it Jack? And will you tell that bird to stop … Continue reading

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Poppy’s Book of the Month: Merry Mister Meddle

By Poppy Hutchinson Title: Merry Mister Meddle Series: Meddle Series Main Characters: Mister Meddle, Aunt Jemima Published: 1954 First Published By: George Newnes Rating (Out of 5): 5 First of all, I’d like to express how much I enjoyed reading … Continue reading

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Mystery, Magic, and Midnight Feasts! by Poppy

By Poppy Hutchinson Recently, I was invited to the very first viewing of the brand new Enid Blyton Exhibition at Seven Stories – Mystery, Magic, Midnight Feasts, The Many Adventures of Enid Blyton. I was invited through on a rather … Continue reading

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Poppy’s Book of the Month: The Mystery of the Missing Necklace

By Poppy Hutchinson Title: The Mystery of the Missing Necklace Series: The Mystery Series Main Characters: Fatty, Larry, Pip, Bets, Daisy & Buster Published: 1945 First Published By: Methuen Rating (Out of 5): 5 Possibly the best and positively my … Continue reading

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Poppy’s Book of the Month: Mr Galliano’s Circus

By Poppy Hutchinson Series: The Mr Galliano’s Circus Series Main Characters: Jimmy and Lotta Published: 1938 First Published By: George Newnes Rating (Out of 5): 5 Jimmy Brown, a young schoolboy, from a rather poor family is the main character … Continue reading

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Poppy’s Book of the Month: The Folk of the Faraway Tree

By Poppy Hutchinson Series: The Faraway Tree series Main Character/s: Jo, Bessie, Fanny and Connie. Published: 1946 First Published By: George Newnes Rating (out of 5) : 5/5 The Folk of the Faraway Tree, the third book in the fantastic … Continue reading

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Poppy’s Book of the Month: First Term at Malory Towers

By Poppy Hutchinson Title: First Term at Malory Towers Series: Malory Towers Main Character: Darrell Rivers Published: 1946 First Published By: Methuen Rating (out of 5) : 5 First Term at Malory Towers is a very entertaining book, filled with the … Continue reading

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Poppy’s Book of the Month: Five Go Adventuring Again

By Poppy Hutchinson age 11 Title: Five Go Adventuring Again Series: The Famous Five Main Characters: George, Anne, Julian, Dick and Timmy Published: 1943 First Published By: Hodder & Stoughton Rating (Out of 5): 4/5 You will most probably all have … Continue reading

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Poppy’s Book of the Month: The Secret Island

By Poppy Hutchinson age 11 Title: The Secret Island Series: The Secret Series Main Characters: Jack, Peggy, Mike & Nora Published: 1938 First Published by: Basil Blackwell Ltd Rating (out of 5) : 5 out of 5 The Secret Island (the … Continue reading

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