Recently I was standing in front of my Enid Blyton bookcase looking at all those 235 books which I've collected over the past 5 decades and thought which ones would I pick if a tornado would hit our house or for a deserted island?
Here's my list of the essential EB books I could't be without:
Adventurous Four
Adventurous Four again
The Secret Island
Hollow Tree House
FOATI
Five go adventuring again
Five run away together
Five go to Smuggler's Top
Five on Kirrin Island again
Five fall into Adventure
Five on a Hike together
Five have plenty of Fun
Five on a Secret Trail
Island of Adventure
Castle "
Valley "
Sea "
Circus "
Mystery of the Secret Room
Mystery of the Hidden House
Mystery of the Pantomime Cat
Mystery of Tally-Ho Cottage
Mystery of the Missing Man
Rockingham Mystery
Rilloby Fair Mystery
Ring 'O Bells Mystery
Rubadub Mystery
Rat-a-tat Mystery
Secret of Cliff Castle
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So what's your favorites list?
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Re: Blyton Books for a Deserted Island
For some reason it didn't copy the numbers at the front, so it's 30 books altogether.
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Re: Blyton Books for a Deserted Island
I have a friend who has book shelves all over the house, including the entrance hall. Here she keeps the ones she would snatch if she had to leave the house in a hurry - if it was on fire for example!
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Re: Blyton Books for a Deserted Island
Smart woman!
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Re: Blyton Books for a Deserted Island
I would be more than happy with your list Chrissie - only just a couple of changes for me!Adventurous Four
Adventurous Four again
The Secret Island
Hollow Tree House
FOATI
Five go adventuring again
Five run away together
Five go to Smuggler's Top
Five on Kirrin Island again
Five fall into Adventure
Five on a Hike together
Five have plenty of Fun
Change: Five Get Into A Fix - Five on a Secret Trail
Island of Adventure
Castle "
Valley "
Sea "
Circus "
Mystery of the Secret Room
Mystery of the Hidden House
Mystery of the Pantomime Cat
Mystery of Tally-Ho Cottage
Mystery of the Missing Man
Rockingham Mystery
Rilloby Fair Mystery
Ring 'O Bells Mystery
Rubadub Mystery
Rat-a-tat Mystery
Change: For Secret Moon Castle- Secret of Cliff Castle
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Re: Blyton Books for a Deserted Island
Good list, Chrissie!
I could be here for ages if I tried to list absolutely every book I'd like to take with me, so I'm going to limit mine to 8 (making it only one from each of my favourite series) and call it Desert Island Blytons...
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I could be here for ages if I tried to list absolutely every book I'd like to take with me, so I'm going to limit mine to 8 (making it only one from each of my favourite series) and call it Desert Island Blytons...
(That last one is because I'd like my "luxury item" to be a collection of easy-to-grow seeds (flowers and veg) so I can do a bit of gardening, in between reading, while I wait to be rescued.Circus Days Again
The Sea of Adventure
The Folk of the Faraway Tree
Mystery of the Burnt Cottage
The Treasure Hunters
The Boy Next Door
The Land of Far-Beyond
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It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
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Re: Blyton Books for a Deserted Island
Good question, Chrissie!
My list (I'm afraid it's rather long!):
The Valley of Adventure
The Sea of Adventure
The Castle of Adventure
The River of Adventure
The Island of Adventure
The Secret Island
The Secret Mountain
The Ring O' Bells Mystery
The Rubadub Mystery
The Rilloby Fair Mystery
The Mystery of the Strange Bundle
The Mystery of the Missing Necklace
The Mystery of the Invisible Thief
Five Go Off in a Caravan
Five Fall Into Adventure
Five Go to Smuggler's Top
Five on a Hike Together
The Adventurous Four
The Adventurous Four Again
Go Ahead Secret Seven
Six Cousins Again
Six Cousins at Mistletoe Farm
The Six Bad Boys
The Family at Red-Roofs
The Folk of the Faraway Tree
The Enchanted Wood
The Enid Blyton Book of Brownies
The Adventures of Binkle and Flip
Circus Days Again
Come to the Circus!
The Naughtiest Girl in the School
The Land of Far-Beyond
Mr. Pink-Whistle's Party
Tales of Long Ago
Chimney Corner Stories (Dean & Son)
Every Day Stories (Purnell Sunshine Library)
Fireside Tales (Purnell Sunshine Library)
Good Night Stories (Purnell Sunshine Library)
A Story Party at Green Hedges
A Picnic Party With Enid Blyton
A Book of Naughty Children
A Second Book of Naughty Children
Enid Blyton's Book of the Year
The Big Enid Blyton Book (Hamlyn)
My list (I'm afraid it's rather long!):
The Valley of Adventure
The Sea of Adventure
The Castle of Adventure
The River of Adventure
The Island of Adventure
The Secret Island
The Secret Mountain
The Ring O' Bells Mystery
The Rubadub Mystery
The Rilloby Fair Mystery
The Mystery of the Strange Bundle
The Mystery of the Missing Necklace
The Mystery of the Invisible Thief
Five Go Off in a Caravan
Five Fall Into Adventure
Five Go to Smuggler's Top
Five on a Hike Together
The Adventurous Four
The Adventurous Four Again
Go Ahead Secret Seven
Six Cousins Again
Six Cousins at Mistletoe Farm
The Six Bad Boys
The Family at Red-Roofs
The Folk of the Faraway Tree
The Enchanted Wood
The Enid Blyton Book of Brownies
The Adventures of Binkle and Flip
Circus Days Again
Come to the Circus!
The Naughtiest Girl in the School
The Land of Far-Beyond
Mr. Pink-Whistle's Party
Tales of Long Ago
Chimney Corner Stories (Dean & Son)
Every Day Stories (Purnell Sunshine Library)
Fireside Tales (Purnell Sunshine Library)
Good Night Stories (Purnell Sunshine Library)
A Story Party at Green Hedges
A Picnic Party With Enid Blyton
A Book of Naughty Children
A Second Book of Naughty Children
Enid Blyton's Book of the Year
The Big Enid Blyton Book (Hamlyn)
"Heyho for a starry night and a heathery bed!" - Jack, The Secret Island.
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Re: Blyton Books for a Deserted Island
Great list, Pete!pete9012S wrote:I would be more than happy with your list Chrissie - only just a couple of changes for me!
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Thank you, Courtenay.Courtenay wrote:Good list, Chrissie!
(That last one is because I'd like my "luxury item" to be a collection of easy-to-grow seeds (flowers and veg) so I can do a bit of gardening, in between reading, while I wait to be rescued.
I should probably add a helpful book to my list, maybe something like "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George where she explains which plants are harmful to eat and which are good for you.
I don't know of such a book by EB.
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Re: Blyton Books for a Deserted Island
Anita, I have not read any of these EB books above assuming that they are the non-suspenseful family stories.Anita Bensoussane wrote:Good question, Chrissie!
My list (I'm afraid it's rather long!):
Six Cousins Again
Six Cousins at Mistletoe Farm
The Six Bad Boys
The Family at Red-Roofs
The Folk of the Faraway Tree
The Enchanted Wood
The Enid Blyton Book of Brownies
The Adventures of Binkle and Flip
Circus Days Again
Come to the Circus!
The Naughtiest Girl in the School
The Land of Far-Beyond
Mr. Pink-Whistle's Party
Tales of Long Ago
Chimney Corner Stories (Dean & Son)
Every Day Stories (Purnell Sunshine Library)
Fireside Tales (Purnell Sunshine Library)
Good Night Stories (Purnell Sunshine Library)
A Story Party at Green Hedges
A Picnic Party With Enid Blyton
A Book of Naughty Children
A Second Book of Naughty Children
Enid Blyton's Book of the Year
The Big Enid Blyton Book (Hamlyn)
Nice long list!
I was astonished that you've listed "River of Adventure". I thought nobody likes it?
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Re: Blyton Books for a Deserted Island
I expect many would describe me as "nobody"!
Six Cousins etc. are family stories and Folk of the Faraway Tree etc. are fantasy tales. I've also included a few circus and school books. A lot of the books towards the bottom of my list are collections of short stories - though Book of the Year has all kinds of things to do with nature (plays, poems, stories, accounts of nature lessons at a small school, etc.) and The Big Enid Blyton Book contains extracts from a wide range of titles.
Six Cousins etc. are family stories and Folk of the Faraway Tree etc. are fantasy tales. I've also included a few circus and school books. A lot of the books towards the bottom of my list are collections of short stories - though Book of the Year has all kinds of things to do with nature (plays, poems, stories, accounts of nature lessons at a small school, etc.) and The Big Enid Blyton Book contains extracts from a wide range of titles.
"Heyho for a starry night and a heathery bed!" - Jack, The Secret Island.
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I certainly wouldn't! 
Anita Bensoussane wrote:I expect many would describe me as "nobody"!
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And nobody's perfectAnita Bensoussane wrote:I expect many would describe me as "nobody"!
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Brilliant, Wolfgang!
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Wolfgang wrote:And nobody's perfectAnita Bensoussane wrote:I expect many would describe me as "nobody"!
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