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Famous Five Book of Adventure

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Did anyone buy The Mail on Sunday yesterday and receive this free 90 page book? I forgot! :-( Just wondered what it was like. :-D
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I didn't know anything about this offer, Rob, or else I would certainly have bought the paper.
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It wasn't advertised much - I happened to see it on the Enid Blyton facebook page, but no one mentioned it here, and I forgot! :oops:

here's a web photo of it -

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Is a newspaper I have never bought but would have if known about this.
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It looks good. I wonder if there is any way of getting a copy. :?:
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I didn't know about the offer either but I'd be interested to hear what the book is like if anyone managed to get a copy.
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Doesn't look like anyone heard about it. The Mail needs to look at it's advertising. :lol:
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There was an advert in Saturday's Daily Mail for this. It said it contained two short stories and tips for having your own adventures (as far as I recall, I was glancing through my mother-in-law's paper). It didn't come with the Sunday paper you had to pick it up from McColls or one or two other retailers.
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Thanks for the extra information. :-)
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Merged with an existing topic.

I am reading last Saturday's Daily Mail now. Sadly, I am too late to purchase Sunday's:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/prmts/a ... -book.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Has anyone seen it?
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Yes, someone has seen it now - me! I didn't know anything about this book at all until, like everyone else, it was too late to do anything about it. I actually provided some of the illustrations for it a while back without realising what they were wanted for. HQ have kindly sent me a copy with some other books that will be coming out in a month or so, so I have added it to the Cave. It is an ordinary paperback size and a very nice 'looker'!

http://www.enidblytonsociety.co.uk/book ... +Adventure" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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It can be bought on ebay right now for about £5.50 delivered - is it worth it?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Enid-Blyton-F ... Sw9ENZpVKw" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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I am not sure whether £5.50 is a good price but I bought mine for £3.50 with free postage last week.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Famous-Five-B ... 2749.l2649" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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I bought one on eBay for £4.50. It hasn't arrived yet, but I bought it the other day. :-)
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sixret wrote:I am not sure whether £5.50 is a good price but I bought mine for £3.50 with free postage last week.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Famous-Five-B ... 2749.l2649" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Surely nobody is stupid enough to offer free postage to Malaysia, it would cost more than the £3.50!! :roll:

The books have 'Not For Resale' printed on them!! :)
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