| March 9, 2010 - Anonymous says: I have been reading books by Enid Blyton since I was 5, and I still love them!!! My favourite were the Famous Five, St. Clare's and Malory Towers! :) My little sister recently started reading her books too, and I have been looking them up for her. I remember reading about this tree, and 5 children went up the tree and there were people living up there, like the washing lady, and the pots-and-pans guy, and the tea lady, and at the very top, a 'land' would appear, and the children would have adventures. I don't remember what the book was called, however. Can you help me? ps. This is a very nice website. |
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Bets says: That would be the Faraway Tree stories - reviews for The Enchanted Wood, The Magic Faraway Tree and The Folk of the Faraway Tree can be found here. |
| March 8, 2010 - Stephen says: Fatty, I think Sophie was using 21st century terminology by suggesting that Enid Blyton rocks. That terminology could also be used for someone that has since long departed from this life like Enid Blyton. |
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Fatty says: Thank you, Stephen. I must try to keep up with modern terminology. |
| March 8, 2010 - Sophie says: I am 10 years old my mum always told me the Faraway Tree books and I've loved them ever since. You rock Enid Blyton. |
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Fatty says: I'm not certain that Enid ever rocked, Sophie, but glad you like the Faraway Tree! |
| March 7, 2010 - Rejo says: Hi! this is Rejo, a big fan of Enid Blyton's books. There are books which were written in the 20th century and most of them do not suit the present youngsters. But I am glad to say that Enid Blyton's books have attracted the present generation. And what I conclude is ENID BLYTON IS AWESOME. Yours Friendly (8th March 2010) C. Rejo Chandran. |
| March 7, 2010 - Craig says: I've really enjoyed watching the Adventure stories that were made in New Zealand and have been uploaded to Youtube. But I would love to see the BBC version of The Castle of Adventure from 1990 too. Sadly I have no video player anymore but any chance someone could upload it somewhere or tell me how one might get hold of a watchable copy? Thanks. |
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Fatty says: It was in fact made by TVS for the ITV network. There is a commercially produced video available, although it is abridged, and lasts just under 2 hours. It is available through sites such as Amazon, eBay and Play. |
| March 5, 2010 - Dianne says: I wish that a film maker would make a film of the enchanted wood and other books in the series. It would be fabulous! Imagine Moon Face, Saucepan Man, Silky and the rest immortalised on film. I wish I had the know-how and the technology! It would be a box office smash! Someone take it on please. Disney Pixar, Dreamworks where are you? |
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Fatty says: The Enchanted Wood has been released on DVD, but it was unfortunately updated. |
| March 2, 2010 - Stephen Isabirye says: Bedriye, It seems we follow more or less the same trajectory at having discovered the Enid Blyton books roughly at the same age. I re-discovered the Blyton books in more or less similar circumstances, with the exception that during my "re-discovery" the almighty Google was not as it is today, and Internet, still then its primitive stages could only be accessed by far lesser powerful search engines like Yahoo, Excite, etc, but nonetheless, when I typed in "Enid Blyton" other entries, like The Famous Five, The Secret Seven (as in your case), seemed to crop up. Thus, that put me on the path of re-discovering the Blyton mystique, an aspect that would eventually result in publishing the book, The Famous Five: A Personal Anecdotage. |
| March 2, 2010 - Australian says: Hello all, what a great site. My question is, Does anyone know whether there is a suggestion that Enid actually thought she had seen fairies or spirits that inspired her stories?? |
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Bets says: She had a great imagination, that's for certain! There is no knowing what actually inspired a particular story - there are so many different ways of inspiration. |
| March 1, 2010 - Bill Thoendel says: I have a series of 12 German books about Nicki. Can someone tell me the history of them? |
| March 1, 2010 - Bedriye says: Well, I read first Enid Blyton's books when I was 12 years old in 1992 in Turkiye. I did not know that Enid Blyton is a woman. Really. Because there was no information about the writer behind her books. I still remember her books. Today while I was looking my library at my house I just remembered her books and just wrote in "google, Enid Blyton". I can not forget "Secret seven" and "Famous Five". I and my sister were fun of her books. Her books were read in a pale : ) now I learnt that the writer is a woman: ) 1992, I used to live in a small village, no computer, no internet of course. Anyway, that is nice to write here. I will always remember her books and will get all series of her books soon. Bye. Bedriye. |
| March 1, 2010 - Anonymous says: Im looking for the Famous Five book ten and I cany find it in any book store or on the internet I need help finding it!!! |
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Fatty says: Well I found loads in about ten seconds! From origina H&S hardbacks to paperbacks. You are obviously not looking in the right places! |
| February 27, 2010 - Monica says: Hello I'm searching for a copy of Enid Blyton's Child Whispers. I can't seem to locate any reference to it on the net. Can anyone help? Monica. |
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Fatty says: Do you mean to buy or just to refer to, Monica? Take a look here. |
| February 27, 2010 - Amanda says: Re: Five go off in a caravan. Is lake Merran a real place or is it based on a real place? |
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Fatty says: Merran Lake, to my knowledge, is entirely fictitious. Although, who can tell what inspired Enid's locations? |
| February 27, 2010 - Ilsa says: Good luck Peter! My copy - I think a first edition - was printed in 1953. The story was first read on BBC Children's Hour. I have had the book since the '50s and you have inspired me to read it yet again. I do hope you can find a copy. |
| February 25, 2010 - Peter N-H says: My thanks to Ilsa (and apologies to E. Blyton). I shall now go in search of the title. I've just ordered a Jennings compilation although I remember not enjoying Jennings that much. Looks like 'A Funny Thing Happened' isn't currently in print, however. So it's off to Abebooks for a used copy. |
| February 25, 2010 - Ilsa says: The book you are remembering Peter is "A Funny Thing Happened" by the author of the Jennings books, Anthony Buckeridge. I have had a copy since childhood and have re-read it many times. It is great fun. Briefly a brother and sister go to stay with an Uncle who collects beetles and they have many funny adventures in the week they stay in the quaint old village where the Lord of the Manor, Sir Ichabod Molting, acts as if it is still the middle ages! The children meet Hengist and Horsa on the train. Your memory of the people trapped on the roof is right. It happens during the annual visit the villagers are expected to make to Sir Ichabod's old Manor. |
| February 24, 2010 - Peter N-H says: I'm trying to remember a book from my childhood that I'd like to introduce to one of my own children. I only remember a few things about the story, which include that there's a character (not a central one, I think) who owns a pair of great danes, which she calls Hengist and Horsa, and that there's an episode in which some characters are accidentally trapped on the roof of a castle and hang a flag upside down in an effort to signal their distress. Is this a Blyton? If so, then which? And if not then does anyone have any idea who it is? I remember reading this (several times, because I found it very funny) back in probably about 1967. Thanks. |
| February 23, 2010 - Stephen Isabirye says: It looks as if my book, The Famous Five: A Personal Anecdotage can be ordered in India and presumably the surrounding countries and regions through Flipkart.com. I had received several questions as to whether the book can be ordered directly in countries like India, Malaysia, etc. This is good news. I will try to avail the book at as many distribution centers (online and offline) that I can get hold of, globally. |
| February 22, 2010 - Sally says: Hi. I have been searching for YEARS for a book I remember from my childhood. I think it might be stories of Mister Meddle - the one I am thinking of involved him serving dishwashing liquid as tea. Do you know which one this could be? Also I remembered a story about a boy who bought a dog and didn't feed or water it. Any ideas about this? Thank you very much. Kind regards. Sally. |
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Fatty says: I am sure one of our stalwarts will know of these stories, Sally! |
| February 22, 2010 - Anonymous says: Would you tell me about who married who and what is everyone's profession among all Five Find-outers. |
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Fatty says: Have you not read Julie's excellent stories, available on this site? |
| February 21, 2010 - Anonymous says: Hi, it's my birthday soon and I'm looking for the complete list of stories and things EB wrote if you can help pls help me find it thx. |
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Fatty says: Seek, and ye shall find my friend. I would have thought that the Enid Blyton Society would be a starting point.....Look in the Cave of Books. |
| February 21, 2010 - Adrian says: Hello. I have a number of 1967 paperbacks of the early Famous Five editions. Are they worth anything? |
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Fatty says: We can't give valuations, but a check on a website such as eBay should give you a clue or two. |
| February 20, 2010 - Pat says: Hi, Lovely site. I have most of Enid Blyton books, many of which my mom passed on to me. I recently found a Find-Outers story in an old June Annual. Has EB written more Find-Outers/Snubby stories? If yes, where can I get a complete list of the short stories, and details of the annuals in which they were published? |
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Fatty says: Have a look in the Cave of Books, over on the Enid Blyton Society website, Pat. Wea also have a section on this website - click on the Find-Outers link. |
| February 14, 2010 - Jane says: Hi!! Great site. So envious of all your books. Certainly for me it was a "WOW" factor! I was wondering as I have been trying to collect books - I only have a few and they have no dust covers. I thought if there was somewhere I could get a scan image of the dust cover so I can print it. I know it is not the orginal thing. But next best don't you think? That would be a great add on to your site? Thanks! Jane. |
| February 14, 2010 - Anonymous says: Does anyone know where I might be able to get hold of copy of a tape I had in the 80s. It was called Christmas Stories and had A Coat for the Snowman, What happened on Christmas Eve, The Christmas Pudding Wish, The New Year's Imp, Santa Claus Gets a Surprise and Santa Clause Gets busy on it and was read by a female. Thanks. |
| February 14, 2010 - sonaila says: Her books are amazing. I started with short stories like the enchanted table and other stories, which my mother gave me. Then I started reading your books. I have to admit she is the best children story-writer ever. If you were ever alive I would die to meet you. So sad you're not but you will always be in every person's heart who ever read your books. |
| February 12, 2010 - Anonymous says: Enid Blyton is a fabulous childrens writer! I have read in the series "Adventure" that she wrote seven hundred books. That is truly amazing. I started off when dad gave me the book smugglers top from the Famous Five and boy did that get me started. I thought I had read the whole series of Famous Five when I had read 14 and now I know that their is 21! Another series I like is the adventure series! I cant get out of the book! And I think that its sad when I finish a book! |
| February 11, 2010 - Joe (Mr Goon's milkman) says: Is it true that one of Enld's grandchildren is also an author? |
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Fatty says: You may well be thinking of Sophie Smallwood's book, Noddy and the Farmyard Muddle, Joe. |
| February 10, 2010 - Julie@Owlsdene says: Thank you, Lucy-Mirabel and you are most welcome. |
| February 10, 2010 - lucy-mirabel says: The new fanfic is terrific! Thank You Julie for writing such wonderful stories for us! |
| February 9, 2010 - Rich says: Hi, I have been clearing out my loft and found a set of Newnes "Pictorial Knowledge". I did an internet search to see if they might be collectible and discovered Enid Blyton is listed as the associate editor and has some poems in one of the volumes. A few pages in a couple of volumes are loose but generally they aren't in bad condition although for some reason I have two of volume 7 and am missing volume 2. I was wondering if anyone here might potentially be interested in them? |
| February 9, 2010 - Zahra says: I think Enid Blyton was a really good author and she worked hard o get her place. The characters fatty, bets and the rest are really clever. I have read quite a few books with them in it, and they always seem to find out the mystery. Great! By the way, Debbie asked a question on the first of January, about short story with a cooker, the answer is in an onmibus collection, and it is about a witch who stole someone's magic cooker and sweeper, and their niece and nephews come, and try to find it, and the witch catches them. |
| February 9, 2010 - Julie@Owlsdene says: Thank you, Amy Elizabeth, so glad you enjoyed the latest fan-fic. I'm glad you felt sorry for Belinda Simmons, as that was the intention to show how she'd suffered mentally, caused by the wrong doings of her own mother and grandmother, Mrs Moon. |
| February 9, 2010 - Amy Elizabeth says: The new FanFic was simply smashing! Absolutely terrfic! Julie, your stories keep getting better and better! I do feel sorry for poor Belinda Simmons, though. But on the whole, a lovely story! : -). |
| February 8, 2010 - Stevie Wonder says: A good point Julie. In my book, Writing FanFiction: A Personal Minefield, I have written ten chapters on the pitfalls of self-publishing copyright material. ; -). |
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Fatty says: I feel the spring tightening, my cherie amour... |
| February 6, 2010 - fatima says: Hi I am Fatima from Kuwait. I am trying to improve my English. I started to read a book you've written it. It is very interesting. But I really like to know if there is an audios for this book or other books you've written I mean to listen and read in the same time. |
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Bets says: Perhaps you should try improving your spelling and punctuation as well! Here are some audiobooks available to buy from Amazon.Fatty says: Oh, come on Bets; are you fluent in Arabic? Knowing you, you probably are! ;-) |
| February 5, 2010 - Sanpaku says: Years ago (and I'm not counting!) I had a set of Blyton's books - perhaps my most favourite was that of the treehouse, Peter and Susan. I am trying to find a library in the States which has any of Blyton's books so I can share these with my children. Any leads? TIA! |
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Bets says: The book you are thinking of is The Hollow Tree House |
| February 4, 2010 - Julie@Owlsdene says: Thanks, Nigel. Glad you approve. I don't think Chorion would be too impressed if I went and self-published these stories. In my book, Facing The Judge, I have a whole chapter on infringing copyrights. : -) Best wishes Julie. |
| February 4, 2010 - Nigel Rowe says: Another great story from Julie. I loved the reference to Agatha Christie's Ten Little Niggers, I was thinking how similar it was to the story just before you mentioned it. To have an actress staying in the hotel who was to act in the play was a great idea! I am looking forward to the next one. It would be good to see them all published in book form. Maybe you could take some advice from Keith and Stephen Isabirye on this? ; -). |
| February 2, 2010 - Saloni Srivastava says: Dear Enid, Your books are fabulous. I read your books and imagine if were one of the characters. Your books are marvelous. I gave them to my friend too. |
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Bets says: Glad to hear you enjoyed her books - but sadly Enid Blyton passed away in 1968. |
| February 1, 2010 - Anita says: Debbie, the story about the cooker is probably 'The Little Toy Stove. ' An elf borrows Angela's toy stove and cooks delicious-sounding goodies like tippy-top pudding, poppity cake and google buns. The story can be found in several books including "Stories for Bedtime" (Dean and Son). |
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Fatty says: Thanks, as always Anita, for supplying the answers! |
| February 1, 2010 - Richard says: I am a professional screenwriter and I have wanted to write an adaptation of the Faraway Tree series for about as long as I remember. These books, along with Mr. Twiddle, The Wishing Chair, The Famous Five and others ARE my childhood and I remember them fondly (actually, I don't need to remember them - I re-read The Folk of The Faraway Tree recently : )) Who owns the copyright and/or film rights to these books? Thanks! |
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Fatty says: That would be Chorion, Richard. Good luck! |
| February 1, 2010 - debbie says: Hi there. I am trying to find a short story about a fairy who borrowed a little girl's cooker to cook at the end of her garden, can't remember what book of short stories it was in, would be grateful if anyone had any ideas. Many thanks. |
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Fatty says: Anyone? |
| January 31, 2010 - Julie@Owlsdene says: Thanks, Eddie. It's always nice to have some feedback. That way I know what the reader likes or dislikes, wants or doesn't want. : -) Best wishes Julie. |
| January 30, 2010 - Eddie Muir says: Congratulations on another fine story, Julie. |
| January 27, 2010 - Julie@Owlsdene says: Thank you, Sally, glad you enjoyed it. As you say the possibilities are endless with all the marvellous characters that Enid introduced, but I'm thinking that maybe everyone will tire of reading about them all before the list can be exhausted. Best wishes, Julie. |
| January 27, 2010 - Sally says: A great story, Julie, and obviously longer than the others - finished reading it last night at almost midnight on my return from an evening out! Interesting to see your recurring theme of the offspring of the villains caught by the Find Outers wanting to get their revenge or having had their own lives tarnished by their parents'/grandparents' former criminal activities. It makes me wonder what happened to Alec Grant in Pantomime Cat (did his twin sister forgive him? and what happened to Zoe and Boysie?), Mr Holland in Hidden House (a real villain if ever there was one!) Old Man Tallery in Vanished Prince, the Water Weed man and his cronies in Strange Bundle and the escaped prisoner in Missing Man! The possibilities are endless. I am of course suggesting that you just keep writing! |
| January 27, 2010 - Ankur Acharya says: Dear Sir, Is the new unpublished full-length novel by David Marlor, featuring Jack, Dinah, Philip, Lucy-Ann, and Kiki the parrot no longer available on your website? I failed to follow it up on your website when it was being given as a daily serial as I had an accident and was unable to browse the net for quite many days. Can you guide me to where I can read David Marlor's work. With regards, Ankur. |
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Fatty says: Click on FanFic, near the top of this page. It's still there! |
| January 24, 2010 - Pete says: Has anyone drawn a map of Peterswood based on the clues in the books? |
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Bets says: There is a topic about it on the Enid Blyton Society forums. |
| January 24, 2010 - Mary-Lou says: Despite failing to connect with many of Blyton's works, even when younger (I am now 22), I have always really loved Malory Towers. I have read them very frequently since the age of eight, and still find them wonderfully satisfying and consoling. I also studied and wrote about them during a module in Children's Literature whilst studying English at University. However, lovely as they may be, my favourite part of reading these little gems is guiltily wondering how these prudish and ridiculous little creatures would fare as they flew the nest of Miss. Grayling's great bosom. And so I was thrilled to read 'What Happened Next' in the Malory Towers section. Excellent! |
