I noticed Robert's recommendation for this book along with all the other positive comments and decided to buy a copy! I must say, this book was fantastic. It was obviously a different writing style to Blyton, with the most obvious being the fact that it is written in first person. However, it kept m...

Thanks very much for your help, Robert! That's very interesting about the 'fuzzy' illustrations. I'll keep that in mind! Has anyone else noticed any differences between the Brockhampton editions and the 1960s Hodder editions? (Apart from logo, different information on dust-jacket flaps and sometimes...

Hi, So I have decided to begin collecting Famous Five hardbacks with dustjackets (slippery slope, I know!) I was hoping for any advice or things that I should look out for. I am aiming for slightly later Hodder editions (approx. 1960-1965), with the full black illustrations. If I aim for editions ar...

I love that drawing Robert - it's really very good. I had the same paperback cover as a child, so recognised it straightaway. Courtenay- Yes I have certainly have tried making invisible ink out of orange juice :) For some reason, when I did it though, it didn't seem completely invisible. Perhaps it ...

I am currently reading 'The Mystery of the Secret Room,' after beginning a Find-Outers read-through a little while ago. This was always my favourite Find Outers book and is also one of my favourite Blyton books as well! I think the nostalgia factor may play a part, but frankly, this book is fantasti...

No problem. I realised it was a while ago! Thanks anyway.

Hi Courtenay,

Do you by any chance have 'Five on a Treasure Island' and 'Five Go Off in a Caravan' still available?

Hidden House is really good.. I hope you enjoy it! I think I will start a Find-Outers read through again soon as well. I recently re-read House at the Corner. I love the family dynamics in this book. I find them really relatable and interesting. It's amusing how the mother doesn't properly understan...

I've just started 'First Term at Malory Towers' again too, Julie. I realised that I had forgotten about the character of Darrell quite a bit. I had always liked that character, but the main thing I remembered I guess was how she had to overcome her hot temper and how protective she was of Felicity. ...

Well, I do the opposite. As I dislike summers and heat, I tend to read winter novels and Winter Blytons in the middle of the summer. And then it feels a bit cooler all off a sudden :). This made me laugh Chrissie. Sounds like a great idea. I'm the opposite and hate the cold, but I have found that t...

Book of Brownies is fantastic. I only discovered it about a year ago and like you, I wasn't expecting it to be as good as it was. There is a lot of humour and I found it to be quite different from any other Blyton that I had read before. I recently read the two Six Cousins books as well! They are go...