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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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Posted by John Tipton on June 17, 2013
Many thanks to the organisers of the Beckenham Walk on Saturday 15 June. This was a very enjoyable day and a good opportunity to chat with other Society members.
BarneyBarney says: Thank you, John. The outing was organised by Cliff Watkins, who led the walk, and Tony Summerfield, who unfortunately was unable to be there. If anyone would like to read more about it, there's a thread on the forums here.
Posted by Aussie Sue on June 16, 2013
Patricia, if it's the words you need, here they are:- The Flower-Woman (title)/ On Thursdays I see in the Market Square/ Old Mrs. Brown on her wooden chair,/ Nobody knows how old she must be,/ She hasn't told anyone - not even me./ In front of her stands a basket wide/ With tulips and daffodils packed inside,/ Pale narcissi and jonquils sweet,/ And bunches of violets, prim and neat./ When I buy her daffies I see her smile,/ And her eyes are twinkling all the while,/ They're blue as forget-me-nots - and I believe/ She's a pixie-woman who laughs up her sleeve!/ Maybe she sits there just for a joke,/ Huddled inside her raggedy cloak,/ Pretending to us she is just Mrs Brown;/ But p'r'aps underneath is a gossamer gown./ P'r'aps if the wind swept it open we'd spy/ Crushed-up wings that would shake out and fly,/ And old Mrs. Brown - well, she wouldn't be there -/ And I'd go and sit on her pixie chair!/ A gorgeous poem, I do love Enid's early poems.
BarneyBarney says: Thank you very much, Sue. It is indeed a gorgeous poem. Unfortunately the Message Board format puts everything into one long paragraph, so I've indicated the line endings by using the / sign.
Posted by Lisa Howarth on June 15, 2013
Hiya, I have a book that says it's Enid Blyton's Brer Rabbit on the spine but inside it is actually Children of the New Forest by Captain Marryat. I don't suppose anyone could put a value or anything on this could they? Thanks xx
BarneyBarney says: Such mistakes are amusing - if annoying - but they don't add any value.
Posted by Patricia on June 15, 2013
I am trying to locate the poem 'The Flower-Woman'. First line:- "On Thursdays I see in the Market Square Old Mrs. Brown on her wooden chair". Can you help?
BarneyBarney says: I'm afraid that 'The Flower-Woman' has not appeared in a Blyton book since the 1930s, Patricia. It can be found in The Red Pixie Book and this book was also used in Boys' and Girls' Story Book No. 2 by the News Chronicle. Neither of these books are all that easy to find and I'm afraid that they might both cost quite a bit.
Posted by Shruti on June 15, 2013
Hello Barney, I have a story to share. One of my friends saw me reading Enid Blyton and told the rest of my friends, who all made fun of me. Obviously to some people, a 25-year-old loving Enid Blyton is funny. Anyway, yesterday our classes were over early so our teacher asked us about our favourite book. When my turn came before I could open my mouth my oversmart friend stood up and spilled the beans. And my teacher smiled and said, "That's good. I still read her too." It will be one of the best memories of my life. :-)
BarneyBarney says: I'm glad you had support from your teacher, Shruti. Your friends would be surprised at the number of people who still read Enid Blyton books as adults. Enid wrote some super stories and there's no reason why an age limit should be put on enjoying them!

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