There are some 250-plus Enid Blyton books for sale on Oxfam's website. If anyone is interested here is a link to the first page of them:
https://onlineshop.oxfam.org.uk/searchr ... d%20Blyton
Blyton Books For Sale at 'OXFAM'
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Re: Blyton Books For Sale at 'OXFAM'
Wow, well spotted, John! 
Most of them are at pretty fair prices, too.
Mind you, there's a whole stack of those (in)famous "Famous Five for grown-ups" spoofs that weren't even remotely funny or well-written at all... I'm never particularly surprised to see them turning up in charity shops. I feel sorry for people who either innocently mistook them for genuine Blyton books (since they feature her famous signature prominently on the cover), or who bought them thinking they would be a clever and hilarious parody that poked affectionate fun at everyone's favourite characters while providing an incisive satirical commentary on the sillier aspects of life in 21st century Britain. Which they didn't.
Most of them are at pretty fair prices, too.Mind you, there's a whole stack of those (in)famous "Famous Five for grown-ups" spoofs that weren't even remotely funny or well-written at all... I'm never particularly surprised to see them turning up in charity shops. I feel sorry for people who either innocently mistook them for genuine Blyton books (since they feature her famous signature prominently on the cover), or who bought them thinking they would be a clever and hilarious parody that poked affectionate fun at everyone's favourite characters while providing an incisive satirical commentary on the sillier aspects of life in 21st century Britain. Which they didn't.
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