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Welcome to the website of the Enid Blyton Society. Formed in early 1995, the aim of the Society is to provide a focal point for collectors and enthusiasts of Enid Blyton through its magazine The Enid Blyton Society Journal, issued three times a year, its annual Enid Blyton Day, an event which attracts in excess of a hundred members, and its website. Most of the website is available to all, but Society Members have exclusive access to secret parts as well! Join the Society today and start receiving your copy of the Journal three times a year. Don't forget also that we have an Online Shop where you'll find back issues of the Journal as well as rare Enid Blyton biographies, guides and more.

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Dear Barney, a couple of questions for you. 1. By what names were the Adventurous Four books originally published? Were the names changed in the revised editions? 2. Are the TV series versions of any of Enid's books aired on TV now?

Barney says: One for you and one for me I think! You can find the answer to your Adventurous Four question for yourself by having a look in the Cave of Books. As for TV series, there haven't really been all that many - just the Famous Five and The Castle of Adventure was also serialised, but nothing has been done recently, so I'm afraid that nothing is being aired at the moment at all.

Seeking information about the Noddy books and where they may be purchased. Please advise. Thanks Katherine PS Please e-mail answer

Barney says: I'm afraid that the Message Board doesn't offer an email advice service! As far as information is concerned you will find plenty on Noddy in The Cave of Books, but as for where they may be purchased there is a very good website called Google!

I love Enid Blyton's story books.But sometimes they are too romantic.

Barney says: I don't think that I have often heard Enid Blyton's books described as too romantic!

I sent a cheque some time ago for one ticket to the EB day but have not received confirmation. Would you please confirm that you have received it and when I can expect to receive the ticket. Thanks

Barney says: The Society receives a large number of cheques over the year, and normally these are for goods (magazines etc.) which are sent by return, so no acknowledgement is necessary. Your cheque for a ticket did arrive safely, and if you look at your bank statement you will see that it has been paid in. You were very quick off the mark in sending in your form, so possibly didn't have a chance to read the bit that says, 'Tickets in the form of programmes will be sent out about three weeks before the day'. We look forward to seeing you in May.

Several years ago, my mother and I went to a frame shop to have an old print of University Hall at Northwestern University in Illinois reframed. When the framer took apart the old frame, a charcoal drawing in black and pink fell out from behind. It was a portrait of a lovely young woman, and it was signed Florence M. Leicester and dated 22-10-11. The librarian at Northwestern University did some research for me to see if this was a student at NU at some point. But the only artist by this name is the illustrator of Enid Blyton's books. The time frame would fit with Florence's life. We had the drawing framed, and it is displayed in our home. Is it possible that this drawing was actually done by the illustrator of Blyton's books?

Barney says: I don't know where the librarian got the information from, but it is wrong as Florence M. Leicester didn't illustrate any Enid Blyton Books. She did illustrate the covers of two annuals in the 1920s which Enid Blyton contributed to, but nothing as early as 1922. It still sound like a very nice early drawing that you possess.

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