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Hello Sudarshan, I can help you with information on where you can seek out Famous Five continuation stories as I am from the same city. You can message me through the forums.

Are the continuation series of the Five Find-Outers and Famous Five available in Bangalore, India?

Can anyone tell me about how to ensure that I am buying original texts, not ones that have been 'corrected' for political and other reasons? I have just bought a Hodder paperback '70th Anniversary Edition' of Five on a Treasure Island. Have they gone back to the original texts - after all they published the books originally? Alternatively can anyone tell me where I can go to get the original texts? I'm not bothered about the condition of the books, and I'm certainly not looking for first editions or anything like that, but I would like to know that I am reading the actual words that Enid Blyton wrote.

Hi, I am afraid I don't know who you are, Barney, did you appear in one of Enid Blyton's books that I haven't read? But, it's very nice to meet you! I am a big fan of Enid Blyton's books, especially the Naughtiest Girl and the Famous Five series. I was wondering if you could recommend me some books to read, as I really don't know what other books I could read. I have read all of the Amelia-Jane, Secret Seven, Famous Five and Naughtiest Girl series, and I just wondered if you could recommend me any more? Thanks a lot Barney, hope to hear from you soon!

Wish you a Merry Christmas Barney! How will you celebrate Christmas this year?

Hi, seeing you after a long time. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Has Enid Blyton written any book on Christmas?

I'm looking for access to Enid Blyton's books that I grew up on, particularly the Hamlyn Bumblebee books. Will I get access to all these books and more if I subscribe or do I have to buy her books? If so where can I buy her collections please?

I too would like to wish all the Society members a Happy Christmas and a healthy New Year to all. Thank you, to you too, Barney, for all the hard work you do all through the year posting our messages.

I should like to wish my fellow Society members a cheerful, Blytonian Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year. Tim hopes you'll receive a nice, juicy bone, Barney.

Oh oh! Hello there and a very, very Merry Christmas to you, Barney! I can't believe it's almost 2015! This year just...flew by! How long ago was it that I wished you a Happy New Year 2014? :) This will be my 5th or 6th year at this awesome website! Barney, do you know about Wattpad? I recommend the website strongly, it's a website where you can write your own book and read tons of other people's books! Some of the 14-year-olds' books are so greatly written, seems like a grown, experienced author writing sometimes! And Barney, did you do anything for NaNoWriMo? I took part in Wattpad's #JWI, to write a 50,000 word novel in 31 days. I'm panicking right now because I've barely done 2000! My computer was locked all this month and I couldn't work at it. I have the plot and everything of the story ready though. This time I'm going for something different, it's about a plane that gets hijacked. What do you think? But there are only maybe 8 days of the year left, and I can't finish a 50,000 word novel in 8 days! Well, I might be able to, if I work with full dedication every second of my free time... Any advice from the dog that reads his tail off? :)

I recently rediscovered Enid Blyton after reading her as a child, and coming back to the books as an adult has left me with mixed feelings. As an American, I don't know whether or not to laugh or be offended by her often unrealistic and unflattering betrayal of Americans in her books, and I certainly don't agree with the concept that wearing makeup makes a girl phony and stupid. However, I choose to take it light-heartedly as the rest is so good, and I can't wait to share these innocent and heart-warming stories with my own children.

Does anyone know which of the Mary Mouse books includes the line "'What?' roared Daddy Doll" and Teddy the Bear eating too much so that he bursts the buttons of his waistcoat?

This is a really good website.

Barney, Do you know that my show in school was a huge success? I had learnt English usage just because of Enid Blyton. I used her ideas in my role play and my group was awarded full marks. That's the reason I am a fan of Enid Blyton. Barney, could you tell me about some mysteries you were involved in? Can you recommend me the best adventure of your series? I'm new to the Barney series and I want to read a book this Christmas. Could you also tell me the seller? A juicy and meaty bone just for you!

Hi, I am Naphtali Ivan, 16 years old, from Indonesia. I have been a director of SUNU THE MOVIE, which will be launched next year. We made the movie by ourselves, all kids, 13-18 years old. We also did fundraising to fulfill our production costs. Now our community has been acknowledged by the government because we could create many young entrepreneurs. Well, any possibility for us to use the story of Enid Blyton as our idea for our next movie? We plan to kick off by early January 2015. We plan to make this movie using English while all talent/actresses and actors are Indonesian and we will make it to international standard. Any idea how can I get permission? Please guide me to somebody who could help me with permission, legal matters, etc. Hopefully I will have a good response in a couple days. Thanks and regards, Naphtali Ivan #sineasmuda_id +6283873231856.

Thank you for your previous answer. ; ) I still ask where the stories of a series Adventure series? I think states or countries.

Hi Barney! Is there any map of Peterswood?

I need to exhibit my favorite author's work in my school. Barney, could you suggest me the best book I can write about? A meaty and juicy bone for you in return for the favor.

I love Bimbo and Topsy because I love cats and dogs.

Hi, I'm currently reading Good Work Secret Seven. By the way, are there any shops which sell Blyton merchandise in Kolkata, India ?

I am searching for a full page picture of Daffy the elf who lived in a tree trunk and is cooking a stew in his saucepan. Can anyone help me and tell me what book he was in? I think it was Jack and Jill. Where can I find the picture please?

Hi, just wondering whether there are any shops selling Enid Blyton products, books and merchandise, now that the one at Corfe Castle has closed. We are planning a trip in July next year, which will include Dorset and Swanage. Any recommendations for an old fan of Enid Blyton?

Hi Barney, Many thanks for your prompt response to my last posting. I hadn't thought about alternative sources to try to secure back issues of The Enid Blyton Society Journal. I'll see if I can track copies down via the means you suggest. Another juicy bone on the way to you! Thanks, Freda.

My wife purchased at a book auction Noddy Hankies for the Young containing seven hankies, one for each day of the week. Can anyone tell us if this is a book or fold out card? Does it have any value? Cannot find any date. Says it was made in Northern Ireland.

Hi Barney, I subscribe to The Enid Blyton Society Journal and have purchased as many of the back issues as are still in print and available from the Society. However, as I have only been a member for two years, it means that there are many fascinating back issues that I will never, sadly, have a chance to read due to non-availability. Accepting that some very early editions were reprinted in 2001, can I ask, please, whether any reprints of sold-out editions are scheduled at some future date? Thank you. Freda

Hey Barney, How can I get the Five Find-Outers short stories? JJays

I read all her books as a child. I'm now 60 and encouraging the grandchildren to become lost in the secret lives of Enid Blyton.

How many characters of Enid's were from other parts of the UK? The O'Sullivan twins are probably Northern Irish, as would be Nora from the Naughtiest Girl series. Any Scottish or Welsh characters of note?

Eve Bearne wrote a message related to a story whose title she cannot remember, on December 2, and since no one has been able to track the title yet and the message is going lower and lower, I suggest to her that she joins the forums on this website. There is a Book/Story Search forum there, and she has more chance of someone seeing her post and replying.

Can I contribute something for the Journal? Book summaries, reviews of Enid Blyton's books? I'm quite interested in this site.

I am searching for a full page picture of Daffy who lived in a tree trunk and is cooking a stew in his saucepan. Can anyone help me and tell me what book he was in? I think it was Jack and Jill.

Barney, How do I be a member here? I like this site! :)

Hi Barney, My grandson would love to have Shuffle the Shoemaker as a CD. Are this story and the Faraway stories in CD form?

Why does Anne Digby take up writing the Naughtiest Girl series in the end?

I'm trying to track down the title of a book that I think Enid Blyton wrote in the 1960s for the Unicef year of the child [?] It was about latchkey children.

Do you know Barney, on Sunday I went to an uncle's house and found out that he is also a huge fan of Enid Blyton... and the best part is he owns a spaniel and named it BARNEY...

When and why did Hodder change the orange endpapers to Five On a Hike Together to blue? After all, the orange illustrations inside were retained.

Hello, I just wanted to say that I finished reading The Faraway Tree. I loved it the most till now. So many adventures that I dreamt about them day and night.

I got it now - Hollow Tree House is in the Riddle series. I have it and it's a great book. Good luck, J.

Hi, I would love to find a copy of Hollow Tree House. Any ideas where I might find this? Thanks, Heidi.

I love The Riddle that Never Was. It's so exciting.

Hi Barney, just a quick 'thank you' to your master for all the hard work involved in putting together the latest Winter Edition of The Enid Blyton Society Journal for us all to enjoy. In particular, the tribute to Mary Cadogan by Norman Wright was both interesting and very touching. Thank you. Freda

Hi Barney! Are there any Enid Blyton museums or exhibitions anywhere?

Hi Barney! How are you? I'm a great fan of Enid Blyton. Umm... what is Adventurous Four?

Hi! I just started reading The Faraway Tree. It's quite amusing and of course charming.

Yes, I have The Christmas Book - the lovely, old edition - about a family who enjoy Christmas adhering to all the old customs, written in that beautiful way only Enid Blyton can.

Does anyone have information on Enid Blyton's Christmas Book?

Hi Barney, I have just read Jane Jannson's posting on 28th October 2014. What an excellent tribute to Enid Blyton and so very well put together. As you say, Barney, many will agree with Jane's comments, myself included. Freda

Hello, can anybody help me with the following? I have something which I believe could be interesting for the right collector or museum. I have some rare memorabilia from Enid Blyton and the Five Find-Outers mystery series. It consists of 3 etching plates from illustrations by Joseph Abbey from the books The Mystery of the Secret Room and The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage. Is anybody interested, or able to tell me what to do? Thanks, Jorge.

Just wanted to say that I've been reading some recent messages on the Message Board, and I love Barney's helpful and funny answers! Thank you, Barney - you make a great part of the Enid Blyton Society! I'm also glad the that the website is running again.

Hi Barney, Many thanks for your prompt response - I'm sending you a nice juicy bone. Freda

Hi Barney, Just looked in the Fireside Journal section and noticed that the Winter 2014 edition has been published. Is it due to go out in the post soon? Many thanks.

Daniel (and others who are wondering), please note that the Further Illustrations are now back online. I disabled them temporarily because that page was being attacked by a spammer and using a lot of bandwidth, but I believe that spammer has now been clapped in irons. I can hear him being frogmarched away, muttering, "It's a fair cop, guv'ner..."

What has happened to the illustrations provided for each of the Famous Five novels? I went today to check some illustrations and found that one could not reload pages as in the past to see the illustrations. There is a link for 'illustrations' but it seems to be inoperative. Please advise.

Hope someone can help me? I am after a full page picture of a chap called Daffy. He has a home inside the trunk of a tree and is cooking dandelion stew I think. Can anyone give me more information on this delightful character? He could be an elf or a mole. Thank you.

Will there be an Enid Blyton Day 2015?

Thank you Enid Blyton for creating all of these books that everybody enjoys immensely and I also want to say thank you Barney for your kind answers!

Patricia, I don't think Enid Blyton ever referred to the Tovarich Troupe in her books. She did write many stories featuring circuses and circus acts, including acrobats. However, as far as I'm aware, none of these have a family troupe of acrobats like the Tovariches, either under that name or another. I might be wrong, though, if anyone else can enlighten us further!

Hi Barney. Thanks for the update on the forums. Hopefully they will be back soon. Experiencing withdrawal symptoms here. Bite some ankles, that might help. Lol.

Thanks for that Barney. Looking forward to seeing the forum back up and running!

I am interested in any Enid Blyton books with reference to the Tovarich Troupe.

I am from Uruguay and I would like to acquire the book Hollow Tree House, preferably in Spanish. Could you help me? I cannot find it in my country. Looking forward to hearing from you, Victoria Ghiazza.

I have been turning out the loft and have found two Enid Blyton Jigsaws from my childhood. I was born in 1950. I don't want to sell them but would be very interested to find out more about them. The first is 12 piece plywood and I have found from this website that it is Noddy at the Police Station made by BeStime in 1953. The second is the one that I am really interested in as I cannot locate it on the above website nor can I find it by Googling. It is the same size and number of pieces as the above jigsaw and features Mr Bumpy's Bus. I am wondering if anyone knows anything about it. I do have part of the box, just the top with the picture on it, the sides are completely white with no words, pictures, etc. Thanks.

I love the Malory Towers Collection. Absolutely amazing and exciting though in some of the final books like Winter Term at Malory Towers I got a few shivers down my spine!

Enid Blyton must have had an extraordinary and unique brain. Her books for children are so diverse and her writing so prolific that it is impossible to think of any other writer who could produce such a constant flow of work. She claims not to have planned each book and the fact that she could write a Famous Five story in less than a week seems to indicate that this was the case. She seems to have had a vivid and complete image of the world she was creating. If she could create a whole 'world' for just one set of books it would have been impressive, yet she created dozens of 'worlds' that she appears to have been able to conjure up in her mind's eye and return to again and again at will without becoming confused. Each of her series of books has such a different and recognizable tone - even when the stories are about a group of children having an adventure as so often was the case - each set of books 'feels' very different. I liked the Famous Five, the ...of Adventure books, and the 'Secret of...' books as a child, but returning to these stories as an adult I'm impressed by how the sets of books are so very different in tone and style from each other. Enid's books are simplistic, obviously designed for children and often criticized but there is a genius in her ability to create such complete worlds I feel.

Hi, I have been scouring sites for the Adventure Game 8 book series and I ordered one and it came without all the equipment. Does anyone know where I can get these from please? I just want to have a little bit of my childhood and be able to pass it on to my niece xxx Thanks x

Hello Shailaja. Nice to learn you are a Blyton fan from India like me. It would be great to exchange more information. Do message me if you wish. Thanks.

Hi Ana. Glad to hear you would like the books. When you have signed up on the forums and sent me your address in a private message then I can send the books off to you. Cheers.

Hi Sue! Sorry for the (very, very) late reply! :D Four years, that's a lot of time! I would LOVE to have those books, but I've tried getting some books from Amazon, I got them, but after a lot of problems, turns out there's some technical difficulty or something in the post office. Thank you so much, Sue, for offering! :D (I don't know how to send a PM by the way...help, Barney?)

Hi, I am Shailaja from Mumbai, India. I am so thrilled to know that an Enid Blyton Society exists. I spent my childhood reading all her books and my favorites were the "Five Find-Outers" and the "Famous Five" series. They introduced me to the wonderful world of books. They gave me a chance for imagination and I enjoyed narrating them to others. I am 51 years old but still enjoy these books even now and encourage children to read them. Truly books can reach any part of the world and bring immense joy.

To Paula - the Shuddering Mountain and Whispering Island games are for sale on Amazon.co.uk, there are a few listed as very good condition and they are very cheap. Admittedly you'll be buying the whole game again but at least you'll have all the bits!

Hi Ana. Has it been 4 years since I said I could have sent you some books - 2010? Well, I do have some books if you would like them. I have First Form at Malory Towers, Fifth Formers at St.Clare's and Claudine at St. Clare's by Enid Blyton and The Sixth Form at St. Clare's by Pamela Cox. if you would like them can you send me a private message through the forums with your full name and address, and I will send them.

I have the Shuddering Mountain game book and the Whispering Island game book but am missing the equipment cards for these (lunch box, torch card, etc...) Does anyone know where I can get them? I tried to print them off but cannot match the size of the torch and compass and I'm also missing the dice. My 8 year old daughter loves those books and wants to read nothing else. Thank you.

Hello! I have ordered the book The Mystery of Banshee Towers which is the last of the Find-Outers books :( ... I can't wait to read it because the Find-Outers series (in my opinion) is Enid's most exciting and fun series of books. I have loved every single one of them :) P.S. I'm so glad this site exists. It shows me that heaps of people from around the world still love Enid's books, just like me! From Nadia.

Thanks, Barney. Apparently Peter and stoat go to the bottom of the garden, they hold hands and fly off to the Land of Always. Gnomes paint wings of butterflies. Ring any bells, please?

Could you tell me if a printer's error on the front of an annual makes it more collectable? I have a 1980 annual with the date missing. Thank you.

Hi. My wife loves Enid Blyton books and wants The Land of Always. Could anyone give me any information please? Bought the DVD of The Faraway Tree. Also found the book but no information on "Always". Many thanks.

Just read Five on a Treasure Island after reading that the Famous Five were Alan Cumming's fave childhood books. Curious, it was published in 1942, yet no mention of WWII raging, gas or food rationing, father and uncle not in British Military, family on vacation in Dorset and Scotland travelling in "large car"...was this explained when the first book was published? Are there any other "Five" books that mention the war? Very curious.

I wonder what's happened to 'please' and 'thank you' these days!!!

I want analysis, summary and an explanation of the poem 'The Caterpillar and Butterfly' by Enid Blyton. A student of South Point, Kolkata.

I remember a television version of The Island of Adventure... only a submarine was sunk at the end and the uncle turned out to be somewhat murderous (and ends up being knocked down a well). Is this correct? Or is my memory wandering?

Hi Barney! I don't know if you'll remember me, but I used to post a lot on this site about a year ago. I have a dog called Barney, if that helps. I've been rereading a lot of Enid's books, and thought of this website. I just wish that she was still alive and writing, but hey! She has written so many fabulous books that it doesn't really matter. Paris

Ahoy there, Barney! You calling me a bookworm is a GREAT compliment, thanks! :D I was scrolling through messages of 2010, feeling so immature looking at messages of back then! I mean, seriously? Asking you if you were real and can type? Bet you used to think I'm pretty strange. And as I scrolled with spotlight search, I saw messages that I had never answered. :( I feel so guilty. Sue, if you're hopefully reading this right now, I just want to say that I would have been VERY glad if you had sent me some books if I had read your messages. Hiba, yes I am from Qatar. By golly I feel so upset, anyway. Thanks for posting this, Barney. Cheers, Ana.

Hello Barney! Hadn't time to come on much, homework and stuff. I'm really, really proud to say that I've finished all the Enid Blyton books I could think of or that were available for sale! Do you know any other books like Enid's that I could read? I'm currently reading the Narnia series, and they're great! After that I'm probably going to read Hunger Games. I just wish Enid was alive and writing. :( Oh well, she left behind a long trail of glory. Rest in Peace Enid Blyton.

Hello. My brother Dan will be 50 next month. When he was born I was reading an Enid Blyton tale about a gnome called Diggitty Dan. To this day, my brother is known as Digs. Would love to find him the collection with the story of Diggitty Dan in it but can't remember which collection it was. Have searched and Googled Diggitty Dan with no luck. If anyone can help I would be delighted. Thank you.

Hi. Just wondering, is the "Riddle" series (The Riddle of the Rajah's Ruby etc.) an original Enid Blyton series, or is it a series that has been written like so many new Malory Towers, Noddy etc. under her "brand"?

Hello! I just had a thought - where did Enid's parents get the name 'Enid' from? Thanks, from Nadia.

I love reading your stories, especially the Famous Five and the Mystery series. Is it hard writing all of those books?

Hello, meeting you all after a long time. I just finished reading 'Thirteen O' Clock'. What is a daffodil clock?

I don't know if Enid Blyton knew this when writing the Secret Seven but the name Pamela is a literary name - like Vanessa and Jessica and Arline, it was invented for a book or poem or play or opera.

Hi Barney, are the Enid Blyton Society and 'EnidBlyton.net' website in any way related?

As a child (45 years ago) I read The Green Storybook in the Dutch version. I've been searching for years to find a copy, but without success. Finally I find this site and hope someone one can advise me if copies are still available and where. Thanks in advance. I'm from Belgium, Antwerp region.

Enid Blyton, I am a great fan of your books since my childhood days. Your books have always been very amazing. LOVE YOU.

Many thanks, Barney, for your reply. I have purchased a copy of The Land of Far-Beyond and look forward to reading it for my friend. :)

A friend of mine who is nearly blind would like to hear The Land of Far-Beyond. Has it ever been recorded on audio of any format, please?

Hi, is The Land of Far-Beyond, first published in 1942, a first edition if it's published by Methuen and Co Ltd, London? Kindest regards, Lou.

Does anyone have any of the original Mary Mouse strip books for sale? These were illustrated by Olive Openshaw. As a child my mother bought me the complete set ( costing 1/-) but over the years they have been lent out and sadly not returned. I would be very grateful to know if anyone still has these lurking in a cupboard. crystallmaze@gmail.com

Regarding the poem, I managed to get the correct first two lines from my Mother and then was able to track it down. It is called 'The Face' and was actually written by Edward Wyndham Tennant, a First World War poet! Still, at least she has the poem now. I still love Enid Blyton books. They were one of the things I made sure weren't thrown away when I moved recently, despite my sister's best efforts!

I want to read Five Find-Outers books written by people other than Enid Blyton because I have read the real ones 40 times each! Help!

Enid Blyton wrote the best books in the world. I love her books. I almost have all of them.

My mum, who is 94, is continually trying to remember a poem she thinks was written by Enid Blyton. It is about a wonderful face, fairest of faces, and ends along the lines of 'and whose is this face - my mother's'. Can anyone help, please, as she thinks I can find anything on the net for her! Thanks.

SORRY Barney, I forgot to mention my hometown. I am from Odisha, India. Thanks to Sudarshan. If I ever get a chance to go to Bangalore I'll surely check out the place he mentions.

Did Enid Blyton write any other song books?

Barney, did Enid Blyton write any songs?

Hi, I was wondering if you could give me a rough idea on the price for the little books listed below as we are a charity shop raising funds for leukaemia & Lymphoma Research and naturally I would like to get as much money as possible for them. The Noddy Shop Books no 5, 3, 2, 1. Kindest, Lesley

Thanks for replying, Barney, but Amazon or eBay India hardly have a good collection of used books. I will keep on looking in the used book shops for now.

Has Blyton ma'm written any book(s) in any other language than English? Shruthi, if you live in Bangalore you have an extraordinary bookstore that has a grand collection of Blyton books. I just bought two second-hand Mystery books (Five Find-Outers and Dog) today! It's in 10th Cross Malleshwaram Bangalore. Good luck.

It's good to hear that The Island of Adventure won an award! I just finished that book a few days ago and it was AMAZING. I now want a pet bird that talks - just like Jack had in the story.

Friends, anyone from India please kindly suggest where can I get old or used editions of Enid's books. I have exhausted all used book shops near my place and it has been about a year since I laid my eyes on a Blyton book.

Found the Faraway Tree and it brought me back to my childhood days. I imagine what it looks like on the big screen...it was fantastic! Thank you for this webpage. Glad that there is something to remember Enid Blyton by.

Did any of Enid Blyton's books win awards? If so, which ones?

Nice to see this site. Didn't know it existed. I'm a 45 year old who has grown up on Enid Blyton's books. Last vacation, I'd gone home to visit my parents and got out my book collection, of which around 200 of them were Enid Blyton's. I re-read The Secret Island and was transported back to my childhood, when, unlike now, we as children would be in the frame of mind as Enid Blyton would put it, "Oh tomorrow, do come quickly!" She was a genius.

I didn't know anything about Enid Blyton books until one day my grandson received one in the mail from the Create organazion for children who are in care. Anyway he loves them, and is intending to do a 3 minute public speaking speech about the Marshmallows Land from the Faraway Tree book. Good job everyone.

Hi, it's Barney here. Except for writing replies I don't often post on my own Message Board, but I thought I'd better point out that a number of messages people have sent haven't made it onto the board lately. In some cases the writer hadn't put a proper email address, and in other cases the messages amounted to little more than chit-chat between friends. If you want your message to be approved, please include a genuine email address and make sure that your message is appropriate for an Enid Blyton website. A wuff of thanks in advance! Barney

I wish they would bring out all the Enid Blyton books on DVD not animated.

Hello! I am Ruprekha, Titli didi's (Rupsa's) sister. Nice to meet more Blyton fans.

Just wanted to say thanks to the people who responded to my query of the 1st. Tix's comments especially were very enlightening as a way to try and tell authors on unnamed books - good to have some pointers and yes I can see now how I got confused, but that this book isn't an Enid Blyton! Thank you, Miriam.

I have The Smugglers' Caves and Other Stories, 1st edition! What should I do with it?

On Aug 1st, 2014 Miriam Weber wrote: “ … I have a book published by THOMAS NELSON & SONS called MR WHY & MR WHAT… my understanding was that it was by Enid Blyton…” Enid Blyton’s name hasn’t always been attached to her stories but there are subtle clues that can help to judge authenticity and the book in question contains several, although one can never be 100% certain of anything. The main character is a small girl called Dorothy Hamilton but she’s nicknamed ‘Blinkie’ because she blinks a lot when asking questions. Do those names reek of Enid Blyton? The style of writing doesn’t relate to our author - “The nursery door opened and Mummie’s pretty golden head came round the corner.” I can’t see Enid Blyton putting “Mummie’s pretty golden head,” and notice the spelling of ‘Mummy.’ The ‘God’ references seem out of place. Has anyone heard of Blyton characters going “A-Maying?” I’ve never observed “popinjay” in an EB book and it certainly isn’t in “Robin Hood” because I’ve read that one; his merry men displayed their archery skills by shooting at garlands of roses - not ‘Popinjays’ although admittedly, the May Queen was crowned with a garland. EB has described plenty of flowers in Enid Blyton's Nature Lover’s Book and other works, but I can’t recall her informing us about the Opium Poppy before today. What’s a quern? That’s a word I haven’t come across in Blyton. Inside The Christmas Book and others, we learn about the “mistle thrush” and not the ‘missel thrush’ as printed in the Thomas Nelson, and Enid Blyton clearly states the Dutch people have always called SOanta ‘San Nicolaas’ as opposed to ‘Sannik’lass’ which is a subtle point but worthy of note. Old Nature Tales, whilst looking familiar title-wise, contains the work of such artists as Alan Wright and Josephine Young whose names I’ve yet to see in an EB production, and finally, the Blyton tales were usually reprinted but I’ve never seen Mr Why and Mr What in any of the collections, despite it being a hefty ninety pages plus.

Hello Barney! I just wanted to ask if Enid Blyton ever mentioned time travel in any of her books, magazines, stories, or any other place. It would mean a lot to me if you give some information on this.

Hello, I just visited Golders Green crematorium, trying to pay my respects to Enid Blyton, but the office there said they had no record of her cremation and neither are her ashes there. They have tried looking at their records with other names but have been unsuccessful because lots of people have shown up looking for her. Does anyone know if she was cremated under a different name? Help... Neeru.

To answer the question posted by Miriwm Weber, I have seen this book on Ebay, and all it says is various authors.

Hello Barney. I just finished all three of the Galliano's Circus books. I wanted to know why Enid mostly featured spaniels and terriers in her books. It seems that they are the only pedigree dogs in the world.

Hi, I have a book published by THOMAS NELSON & SONS called MR WHY & MR WHAT and it includes 5 OLD NATURE TALES also. Was part of a "Good Luck" series. There doesn't appear to be any authors recorded and for some reason my understanding was that it was by Enid Blyton. Do you or anyone know anything about this book or know who wrote it? Thanks for your help. Miriam

I would like to obtain a copy of The Book of Brownies, the 1926 edition as illustrated here on the website with the red spine. My brother had an identical copy long since lost when a child and loved it and I would like to replace it for him. Any help would be much appreciated. Kind regards, Grahame.

Hi Barney. Remember me? Long time no see. I just finished The Land of Far-Beyond. One of Enid's more tragic works. I mean thirty percent is not so good, right? It is a sort of incomplete novel I feel.

Hi Barney, Can you tell me if the Lisa Newton book Felicity in the Third Form is still available and where I could possibly get a copy? Has anyone got a copy they don't want?

Hi Barney, I have been sorting out my cupboards and sorting out all my Enid Blyton books. Some are doubles and date back to the 1950s. Is there anyone out there who would be interested in buying? Most are the Mystery books with Fatty, Pip, Larry, Daisy, Bets, Buster, Mr Goon, etc. Email: suep19@sky.com

Barney, I recently had my birthday and Mrs Snehalatha gave me seven books!! What could be better?!

Some of the Bowdleriser's choices are bizarre. There's no need to hide the fact that the kids in the books use different currency to ours, for example. And I was most annoyed to discover on re-reading Malory Towers that Zerelda had lost her Victory Rolls and now just had some vague "elaborate hairstyle".

Hi - did Enid visit Australia during her life? I'm guessing she didn't but just wondering because that's where I'm from.

Does anyone know if Enid Blyton wrote a short, illustrated story about a mean cake shop owner who is horrible to the young animal characters who gaze longingly at his cakes through the shop window? One night he has a nightmare in which the cakes have all come to life and tell him off. After this he, of course, gives the "children" cakes. It has beautiful illustrations!

I am sorry about Linda's mother, since Parkinson's is an awful disease. I pray that she may get better, Linda. Sorry I'm a bit late saying this, but I haven't looked at the Message Board for some time.

Thank you for your help with my two queries.

Thank you for your reply to my query dated July 18th 2014 but do you know any actual addresses where Enid Blyton stayed in Swanage? Please email me if necessary.

Did Enid Blyton actually live in Swanage(does anyone know an address?) or did she just holiday there?

Did Enid Blyton make any autobiography of herself because I am doing a project about her? Please answer, from PrettyGirl.

Could you please tell me what the name of the book is, that tells about Enid Blyton's life in Bournemouth?, Dorset, that I saw on Tuesday please?

I am so sorry! But I consider myself to have a new friend in heaven now.

For many months, being in Italy, I was too busy to read your continuation novels. Now in Sri Lanka I have more time and I am very happy to read some of them. I began with Felicity in the Third Form. How nice it is! Really Lisa Newton can recreate the same spell as Miss Blyton! I should so like to make friends with her but I know by experience how these things are difficult!

Hello, I love your books and I have read all of them. My favourite book is The Magic Faraway Tree and also the Secret Seven. I hope you can make one more book, I would love to read again. Well, it was a pleasure to write to you and I hope you can write back. Yours faithfully, Abbie xx

Hi! Do you know if Enid had a favourite piece of writing that she wrote? If so, what? :)

Barney, I was wondering if it will be possible to read the earlier 'Bill's Diary' journals for the years prior to those currently in the 'Continuation' section of the website? I realise they may be in one or two past editions of the Society Magazine - but those of us just coming to the website recently will not have had a chance of seeing them. Collyforbla.

Enid gets criticised for showing almost all of her authority figures - such as policemen and parents - in a relentlessly good light, which looks bad in the modern era where we openly acknowledge that many police and parents have caused harm to children, but in the 1940s and 50s there were rules against showing people in authority in a bad light - I think Enid only got away with Mr Goon because he has no real authority when compared to Jenks and in the end the police always get the villain.

Many thanks to Farwa for identifying the story 'The Quarrelsome Brownies' and to Barney for the book links. I immediately recognized the cover to My Enid Blyton Storybook (c) 1953 when I saw it, and the Table of Contents reminded me of the remaining stories in that collection. I have found and ordered a copy through Amazon in the USA where we have lived for many years now. I am so looking forward to reading the story to my mother when it arrives. She has been suffering from Parkinson's for years but has kept her sense of humour and I can't wait to hear her contagious laugh when she hears that story once again. That will make my Dad smile, too! Thank you again for your help.

As a child was Enid Blyton interested in books?

Thanks! I agree! In fact I myself have written so far nine short novels strongly inspired by hers. Unfortunately I cannot translate them into English! But the characters are both Italian and English and some of the stories are in Italy and some in England. Readers appreciate them very much. So I feel her as a near person and pray for her as for a dear aunt. Now I am thinking about the tenth novel.

When in Italy I had no time to read Enid Blyton's works and about her. In Sri Lanka I have more time. I have read something unpleasant about her life. I understand that not all in life can be well done, but some judgments about her behaviour towards her second daughter and her first husband might be unfair. Or we might say that her imagination redeemed something wrong in her life.

Thanks! Hee-haw! I can't believe I couldn't work that out, it's so obvious. Oh well, thank you. :)

Hi! Can anyone help? I've started reading The Secret Seven Short Story Collection which is really good. There are six stories of the Secret Seven in it and the first story is 'The Secret of the Old Mill.' Here is the problem: on the last page of 'The Secret of the Old Mill' Enid Blyton writes that the Secret Seven have changed their password which begins with an H and ends with a W and has something to do with a donkey. Does anyone know the answer? I can't work it out!

Hi there, do you know of an Enid Blyton book that was illustrated by Alan McClure?

Thanks Barney, I found my time zone and I was able to register. :-)

Hi Barney! I wanted to join the forums, but I was confused about the time zone part. The time zone here is West Asia Standard Time, but this wasn't mentioned in the options. Can you please help me?

Interesting article in the UK Sunday Times yesterday, Barney. Possible discussions about a West End musical about the Famous Five. If they go ahead with it, will you be up for the part of Timmy? You may need a doggie suit to look like him, but you've got an advantage - you know all the words.

Hi Barney, who is the owner of this website?

Linda, the story you mean is 'The Quarrelsome Brownies' from Enid Blyton's book The Flyaway Money and Other Stories. Hope you find this book and are able to make your mother laugh. No doubt, it is a hilarious story.

What a lovely thought of yours, Linda, to bring laughter to your mother. God bless you for that - it really brought tears to my eyes. Unfortunately I'm not able to help you with the book which has the story you want - you may be able to find it some day soon.

Hi Barney! How are you? I am a big fan of Enid Blyton. I am really curious to know which was Enid's last book which she wrote just before her death, and how she died. :( It would be a great pleasure if I got an answer to my question. Thank you and I love Enid's books. :D

I checked the dates of events which took place in Enid Blyton's family. Why isn't the exact date given of Enid's father's birth?

Can anyone tell me where I could find the story about two brownies who have a dispute over whether to make a blackberry pudding or a blackberry pie? It was in an Enid Blyton collection of stories my mother used to read aloud to me and my siblings and she always starting laughing so hard when she read that story that she could hardly finish reading it to us. She is quite elderly now and I'd love to find that story to read to her and make her laugh. Thanks for any help you can offer!

Why did Enid Blyton love her father more than her mother?

Did Enid feature short wave radio at all, either characters listening to it, or characters transmitting to other characters through short wave?

Did Enid Blyton dedicate her entire life to writing stories?! It seems she wrote book after book and series after series. I love her books (they're the only books I read.) My favourite books she wrote are the Five Find-Outers and my favourite character is Mr Goon. He just cracks me up :) Every time he says "clear orf" or "that toad of a boy" I just laugh. I wish I knew how Enid wrote books. Every time I want to write a book I don't know what to write about and give up. People today love singers, movie stars, etc. But I love and look up to Enid Blyton. (If you're wondering how old I am, I'm 13.) I reckon I'll keep reading Enid's books into my teens and beyond. (Sorry this is so long.) :)

To CPP, the only books I can think of are the Famous Five ones, where you helped to solve the mystery, and you turned to various pages in the book depending on how you wanted the mystery to go. These books also came in a plastic folder.

Hi, Can anyone help?! I remember a book from my childhood. I am sure it was about the Secret Seven and it came in a plastic folder with some additional tools such as a green, torch-shaped piece of plastic used to crack a code within the book. The book had different paths you could go down to try and solve the mystery. Ring any bells? Thank you!

Thanks. Mrs Snehalatha has the biography, so she said that she will lend it to me in a couple of years.

Would anyone know the value of Newnes Pictorial Knowledge, seven volumes, H. A. Pollock General Editor with Enid as associate editor?

Barney, are there any biographies written on Enid Blyton?

Hi! Enid Blyton was an amazing writer. Did any of her family members become writers too?

Thank you whoever you are! The Land of Far-Beyond is the book I was after! Thank you so much!

I had a book that I can't find. It had a yellow cover, with a long stairway on it, and was about 100-200 pages. It was a single story. It was about a journey where a group of children get to meet various strange people living in some alternate world, some of the people were like sufferers and weird, some were happy and kind. They had to go through some difficulties and there was a kind of happy ending. I don't remember the details but it was very meaningful and I want to re-read it to see whatever I can make of it now. Any idea which book it was?

Hi Barney, when I was small I had a book of short stories that I loved... my favourite was one about how the sparrow got his black bib. I've looked everywhere but can't find what this was called. Could you help?

Hi Barney, Enid wrote so many books. I know she was able to write with seeming incredible ease and flow. However, I wonder if she had a structured programme to her writing? To me a lot of her 'Famous Five' books are set at Easter and her 'of Adventure' books with Kiki the parrot are set in the summer. Did she timetable her writing so she wrote a Noddy in one month, a Secret Seven another month, a Famous Five the next, etc etc? She certainly doesn't seem to have spent a whole year exploring one set of characters in multiple books as most authors would. It seems an incredibly complex way to work, with plenty of room for confusion. I wonder how disciplined she was regarding planning her whole oeuvre? Many thanks.

Barney, who gave you this pretty name? Enid Blyton, how did you ever manage your time by writing so many books? I have also been lately writing a book but my time is not with me. Please reply to my doubts, T. S. Adarsh, your great fan.

Hello! On the page about the Faraway Tree series on this site, it says Blyton published a book in the mid-1930s about two children and a Faraway Tree. Just wondering, what is the name of the book? Or was the story published in a magazine?

Barney, what was Enid Blyton's first book?

Hi! I haven't read an Enid Blyton book for a while and want to get back into reading them. I'm 13 turning 14 and am wondering if you could help me find books for my age group. Thanks! I really appreciate your help :)

I have a bundle of Sunny Stories books from my childhood reading. I was wondering if a collector would be interested in them, they are from the 40s-50s.

Hi, I was wondering if you knew where Enid Blyton got her inspiration/ideas for writing her books? She wrote so many of them! She would have had to think of a different plot, different characters, etc. for each book. I know she liked the mystery theme and had similar kids in most of her books, but still!! What a talented author. :) Probably one of the best. Also, I'm just curious... I know that 'Blyton' was Enid's maiden name and that she got married, so why do all her books say 'Enid Blyton' on them instead of what her married last name was? I hope this isn't confusing, but I've wondered this for a while now, thanks. :)

Hi Barney, I was wondering how to play Enid Blyton's game 'woo-hoo-colly-wobbles'. It features in her book The Mystery of the Spiteful Letters and I was wondering if anybody had made some rules to fit the game so I can play it with my brothers and sisters. Thanks, EBB.

I am desperately trying to find the audio book of The Secret Island for an eight year old client so we can listen to it during our sessions. He only likes factual books and finds reading difficult. I thought this would get him into reading fiction as my children loved it (we borrowed the tape off of a friend but this was many years ago). Any suggestions where I might get this? Thank you.

Barney, did Enid Blyton REALLY write that fast?! That's just so...WOW! Mainly, I've heard of authors taking six months to write books much shorter than Enid's. Which book did she write that Monday to Friday? I'd really like to know! :D

Barney, in the translated books, have the sub-languages used by Enid Blyton (like she had used three or four sentences of French in The Mystery of Tally-Ho Cottage and many others) been translated too?

Dear Enid Blyton, I love your books because they're adventurous. I was wondering how long it takes for you to write one of your books. I have read all of them and enjoy all of them. I'm turning eight this year and I would love to hear back from you.

Hi Barney! Just wanted to let you know how big a fan I am and to thank you for creating and maintaining this website. I have a quick question. How many books did Enid Blyton write? Thank you again. :)

Hmmm, I have just read all the chapters of the Secret Seven. It's so amazing to read books like the Secret Seven, Famous Five and Naughtiest Girl. I'm eager to read all Enid Blyton's books.

Thanks! I just finished reading Shock for the Secret Seven. It's so mysterious.

Hi! I was just wondering how many books Enid Blyton wrote?! I know it's around 700-800, but is there an exact amount? :) What an amazing writer to have written so many books!

Some interesting posts of late - which would make interesting threads for discussion on the forums. Can I suggest that some of you post your points there? I'd love to reply to some of them, but the message board isn't really suitable for a prolonged discussion.

Barney, how did Enid Blyton die? Very sorry to ask this. :-(

Hi Barney, did Enid Blyton make any autobiography because I am doing a project on her?

Isabel: I would guess that Enid kept war and popular culture references to a minimum, simply out of sensitivity to her child readership. When you are looking to escape from the scary reality of your house in London being bombed out and yourself having been evacuated to the country to live with strangers, you don't want to be reminded of it by your favourite author.

I know the first Famous Five book was published in 1942 but what era are the books set in, the 1930s?

Hello, How can I tell what edition I have for Enid Blyton books?

Barney, were any of the book characters influenced by real humans?

I have finished reading the Famous Five series and want more books to read. I am 15 years old. What books do you recommend for me?

Thanks again, Barney. I think the book my uncle remembers must be Five Go Down to the Sea in which they go to Tremannon Farm.

Barney, had Sue Heap illustrated any of Enid Blyton's books? I ask this because I read a Jacqueline Wilson book, (Double Act) and some of the illustrations were vaguely similar to one or two of Enid's books. Speaking of illustrations, we had a debate about them in our class, I didn't know which side to support. They give you an idea of approximately what's going on, but then they destroy imagination as well. What do you think? Cheers, Ana.

Barney, my uncle who is a great fan of Blyton seems to have lost one of his books of the Famous Five collection and is not able to remember the name of it. But he told me that the Five in the book go to a farm called the Pentanon Farm. Can you please tell me the name of the book?

Barney, are Blyton's books available in Bengali (because I'm one of them)?

Thank you for the information, Barney. I have another question for you. Have the characters' names given by Enid Blyton been changed in the translated edition? I am asking it with curiosity.

Right, Barney! I have ordered the book, and will send you some good scans when I receive it.

Hi Barney - thank you so much for your reply! I'm sure Sally will be thrilled to find the book again. Wendy

Hi everyone - can you help? My friend read a book (she thinks maybe it was in a set of three) by Enid Blyton which had a man living in the woods with a pet squirrel? Can anyone tell us the title of the book/series? Thank you! Wendy

Are Enid Blyton's Story series available in DVDs even now? If yes, are they available in India?

Hello again! Just an update on my search. TG, you were right about the 'Gold for Everyone' story, but it was in a different book. Going by your tip about it being The Sixth Holiday Book, I searched around for it, and quite by chance found the actual book: simply Enid Blyton's Holiday Book, published by Purnell in the 1970s. It contains 'Gold for Everyone' and the story about the late child, 'It Was Much Too Soon'. I'm not sure if it is on this website... I would be happy to forward a picture etc if you would like to add it! Thanks again TG, I wouldn't have found it if it hadn't been for you!

Thanks TG! I will check out The Sixth Holiday Book - hopefully it's the one!

Can anybody help me find a story about a princess who comes to a village for tea, and two ladies are competing to whose cottage she goes to for that tea? They clean and scrub their cottages but during the night a neighbour has a fire or some disaster and have nowhere to go and end up staying at the cottage of one of the ladies and make a mess of it. However, it is her cottage the princess has tea in because she was so kind. I remember this from a story book I had as a child but I cannot remember what it was called. Thank you.

Can someone tell me the name of the Mary Mouse book where there was a birthday party and Teddy the Bear burst a button off his coat?

On May 14th 2014, Teddy asked about an ‘Old Enid Blyton Picture Book’. It’s easy to mix up details of stories if they haven’t been read for a long time but these two might fill your requirements. Enid Blyton wrote about ‘Rilloby’ who can’t be trusted to do what he says he will. He makes promises but rarely, if ever, fulfills them so his friends and associates turn the tables by planning a wonderful birthday party for him. He can rely on his pals to supply everything – even a conjuror, and he can invite all of his relations. Unfortunately for poor Rilloby, they ‘forget’ what they promised! Other characters who feature are Dame Get-Along, Mister Doodle, Pippy, Dame Ricky, Mister Mean, Jinky, Mrs. Thimble, Trotty, and Aunt Jerusha. The carriage drawn by mice is actually on the ‘Sixth Holiday Book’ cover and inside there’s a ‘cute little fairy’ who trips through the woods singing about gold and meeting up with a wizard called Gold-Fingers. One could imagine her hair is red but I think the orange flower she wears as a hat could have stimulated the description. Titles: ‘He Couldn’t be Trusted’ and ‘Gold for Everyone.’

Was religion that big an aspect in many of Enid's stories? Such as going to church, the concept of Heaven, etc?

Hi, I'd like to know if there is a melody version of the 70s show title theme (do you say it like that?) If this is so please tell me where I can get it. Or alternatively you could tell me if the notes for the song are available so I can learn it for my guitar. Thanks a lot. Sarah

I am searching for the stories of Bob and Belinda - brother and sister. Can't remember the name of the book.

I have just started reading Enid Blyton's books and I have come through this doubt many a time - were the writings given by Enid Blyton edited or published directly?

Hello Barney! I'm hunting for an Enid Blyton picture book that my gran used to have. She got rid of it (without telling me!) because it got so old and tatty. :( It was a pale turquoise book, roughly A4 and hardcover, and had the most beautiful pictures. I remember two stories from it. One was about a child who was always late, and missed going to a fairy party because of it. I particularly remember the big picture of a beautiful fairy in a carriage drawn by white mice. The other story was about a cute little fairy with red hair who was dancing through a wood singing about gold. A bad wizard heard her, and caught her so she would tell him where the gold was. It turned out to be a field of buttercups! I can't remember the name of the book, but I was wondering if anyone could please help me with the title - I have been looking all over the place, but no luck! I loved that book, and would be so grateful for any clues.

Barney, are the locations in Blytons real? If so, where are they?

Is there a map of Peterswood?

Why do people change the names of Enid Blyton's books?

After having a clear out I found Enid Blyton's Noddy Theatre with two booklets - very well used and loved. Because of the use of Golliwog is it okay in this day and age to offer it? Angela

I vaguely remember the Wishing-Chair but not clearly. I also read the Famous Five (when I was a child) but only as an adult read a few more of her books which I discovered recently including Buttercup and the Moon and a book on a fox called Reynard (I cannot remember the exact title and need to find it). Buttercup and the Moon is very interesting to me even as an adult. I think Enid Blyton was a brilliant writer. I enjoyed her books and resent the criticism levelled at her. Regarding her family life and the criticism of her by one of her daughters, I think one must not judge her. She was under a lot of pressure to write and her first marriage broke down. She had problems, due to her husband's drinking I think. It's very sad and what led to her husband drinking after the First World War, after all he was a Major. It is difficult to find the ideal partner and these things happen. She was a really prolific writer and worked for charity. I admire her, she achieved a lot.

I would like your opinion as to whether you think Enid Blyton was a racist. I do not. On the contrary, having a gollywog in Noddy made it more interesting and that black children could mix and fit in. I loved her books when growing up and still do, and have discovered a few which I never read then. In fact I read most of the books in the school library years ago where I discovered her books, they were very popular then (overseas). There is a lot more to be said. I think she was brilliant and I do not know how she managed to write so much and have two marriages and fit in so much and children.

Hi - does anyone know the name of the story where Noddy paints himself into the corner of the room and the titles of any books it will be in - old or new?

Oh! It would be amazing to be a Find-Outer. Thanks for the clue.

At what age did Enid Blyton die?

Hello Barney! Why do all the names of animals in Brer Rabbit begin with Brer? What does it mean?

Why did Enid Blyton start writing stories?

I just wanted to ask, has Enid ever written a diary, and if so, was it ever found? Also, was Enid a fan of makeup? The picture does show her wearing a heavy red lipstick. Cheers, Ana.

I hope someone can help. My Mum sent a story to Enid Blyton when she was a child that Enid Blyton included in one of her Sunny Stories publications. Mum's name then was Molly Preece and we believe the publication was sometime between 1938 and 1943. Fingers crossed someone can help me find the book. Thanks.

Barney, today our school gave a project topic on Enid Blyton .... I am so excited.

I have always regarded the average number of words in Famous Five stories as being 42,000. Five on a Secret Trail is considerably below this number while, as you have pointed out, Barney, Five Have Plenty of Fun is well above.

In answer to S Mmillthorpe, there is a book I've seen published in 1963 called The Empty Cottage - but that was by Brian Read. Maybe this is the book you remember.

Gina, I think the average number of words in Famous Five is more or less - 39,250. I hope this helps you!

I had a book at school in the sixties called The Empty Cottage by Enid Blyton but I can't seem to find it. Hope you can help.

I loved the three Faraway Tree stories as a little girl and have read the stories to all three of my daughters. Unfortunately the version I have bought for my children has changes and I would love to get an original book. Do you know how I would be able to purchase an original book?

I grew up reading Enid Blyton books. Now I have three boys and would like them also to read her books. We are in Ghana, West Africa. Do you know how I can purchase some of her books? If I purchase them online will they be delivered to me?

Barney, why did Enid Blyton stop writing?

I absolutely adored Enid Blyton's books growing up and I still adore them. I'm graduating high school in little over a month's time and I still have all my Enid Blyton books from the time I was a little girl. I refuse to let my mother give them away. I am however quite sad that the books are being updated as I feel they should be preserved in the state Enid Blyton intended but I understand why publishing companies made that decision. I suppose I just wanted a place to express my gratitude to her. She's the reason I started to love reading and she's the reason I still do. So thank you for my childhood and much love to all of you who try to keep her legacy alive. Sincerely, Your biggest fan :)

Hello! I am currently doing a university project in Spain for which I am analyzing the English version of the Malory Towers series and the two Spanish translations. I need to know if the original books in English have undergone any revision process with vocabulary changes etc. since the first editions were published, but I cannot find it on the internet. Can you help me? Thank you and greetings from Spain! :-)

What is the average word count for the Famous Five novels?

I am 65 years old and live in the United States. I recently took a Creative Writing class and wrote a children’s book about a creature called a Bunky, he was half bunny and half monkey. I thought I had a unique idea. I had checked the internet for the word Bunky, and all I found was a band in San Diego and a girl on Facebook with the name Bunky. I read my story to the class and they loved it. My teacher encouraged me to send it to a publisher. Before I sent it out, I Googled the word Bunkey, this time with the “E” in it. Much to my surprise and truthfully disappointment, I found that Enid Blyton had written books about a Bunkey back in 1957. I guess it’s really true, in the words of Ecclesiastes “there is nothing new under the sun.” My teacher suggested that I ask your permission to use the Bunky word, and in this case, it is also a character. Thank you for your time. Sincerely, Isabel Czajkowski.

I feel very sorry for poor cousin Connie in the Faraway Tree. She's obviously an unhappy, troubled little girl, whose mother is ill, and yet everyone is just beastly to her - including the narrator. I had to point that out to one of my young relatives while we were reading it.

Is it known whether Enid enrolled Gillian and Imogen in things like piano lessons and ballet classes, or were those things more common for later generations of little girls?

This message is for Sue Webster. Can you contact me through the email that Barney printed below? I am willing to sell the magazines to you for £10 plus p&p if you are still interested and if you can pay through Paypal (free to send money). I would prefer them to go to a good home rather than making loads of money. Paul :)

Hi Sue, I was hoping to get a lot more for them as I am trying to raise funds to move house. I don't really want to sell them but it's a case of "needs must''. :( I've been and still am a great fan of Enid Blyton and this collection shows it to be honest. :) Barney, where is the For Sale area as I cannot find it? Paul

Hi Paul, I could be interested in the magazines but could only afford about a tenner for them. I doubt if you'd let them go for less but if a tenner's okay then it's a deal!

Hello. I have a full set (16) of Enid Blyton's Adventure Magazine that I bought with my pocket money when I was 13 years old (I'm now 40). I made my own folder for them and looked after them very well. All are in an excellent condition. I would like to pass them on to someone else now but have no idea of their value. Does anyone have any idea or would like to make me an offer?

Good evening, Barney. My housekeeper happened to clear out all of my old Enid Blyton novels that were stored in the cellar, and I needed to know the exact message Mrs. Blyton left in the third Secret Seven novel. Thank you very, very much.

I agree absolutely with everything Ana said. Today I am able to teach students English only because I am such a voracious reader of dear Enid Blyton. I owe her everything and my teaching career. Thank you, Enid. Be happy wherever you are.

Hallo again, Barney! I've read a great lot of books since the time I last posted. Most of them were Enid Blyton, though. But I would like to tell everyone about ONE book I came across, it was non-Enid. Still, if people like Enid Blyton that much, they might well like this. I just couldn't put it down! It was the first in the series 'The Land of Stories' by Chris Colfer - The Wishing Spell - and it was marvellous. Anyhow, if you can't find it in stores there is a great app called Scribd. On it you'll find thousands of Enid Blyton books and The Wishing Spell. (I wonder if Barney will let me post my last two sentences, but I figure there is only one way to find out!) Also, I'm currently reading Secret Seven Adventure and there is a page which says 'Illustrated By George Brook', with a picture below. The picture really lets the cat out of the bag as it shows how the necklace was stolen! It is a most annoying spoiler. Anyway, Long Live Enid Blyton! Hip, Hip, Hurray! Cheers, Ana.

Hiya Barney, I have loved Enid Blyton for ages and have read all of the Malory Towers and St.Clare's books. I was wondering if she had any similar books to those. Thank you.

Hi Barney: I live in Australia and as I have read all of the original EB Secret Seven Books I puchased online two books from the French/ English sequel series written by Evelyne Lallemand and Anthea Bell. The titles are "The Seven And The UFO's" (1992 re-print) and "The Seven Go Haunting" (1st edition 1984). It seems this series is almost forgotten and out of print for 22 years. The stories have a genuine Blyton atmosphere : All the gang are there including Scamper the dog,Jack's sister and her rather odd friend Binkie. It would be great if the series or even some of the stories were re-issued, although I guess they would also be updated to more recent times. I would be interested to know what you and possibly others think. Thanks so much

Barney, which type of book do you prefer between school stories and humorous stories?

Enid Blyton is my favorite author on my list and I love the books she wrote like The Little Toy Engine and The Brave Little Puppy and I can't forget The Goblin Aeroplane.

Hi Barney, in June and July here in the Czech Republic come out the last two parts of the series Mysterious Places. I ask you what part is better, The Mysterious Circus or The Mysterious River, and are there some audio versions of the series? Thank you for your response.

Hallo Barney, I see that some of the short story collections formerly published by Award are coming out this year published by Bounty Books (I thought they were Australian). And they already do the Family books and Riddles series. Is Award no longer with us? Their site has been down for ages and the link has gone from the links page.

Hello. Could anyone tell me if there are any audio versions of the Faraway Tree series of books and where to get them?

I have a real name but just call me Bets, one of my favorite characters in Enid Blyton's books. I have two questions: 1. Is Daisy in the Mystery Series fat? In the picture of her on the cover of The Mystery of the Missing Necklace, Daisy has a double chin. 2. Who is Theophilus? I think Barney the dog is cute, like Buster.

Hi, I am trying to find posters of the pictures from the Magic Faraway Tree. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. I live in Australia. Cheers, Lorraine.

Can anyone help? I remember reading a story about a boy and girl and they are on an adventure and end up in a cuckoo clock. I thought it was by Enid Blyton but have been unable to find it. Please let me know the title if it is one of hers. Many thanks as I would LOVE to read it again!

I just love Malory Towers and Enid Blyton. I like the fact that she had such a creative mind and sharp vision. By the way, I am so inspired that I myself am writing a book, even though I am only 10.

I don't think Enid Blyton would have had a mental place for a wealthy black British family whose son was at school with her main characters. Her infrequent black characters are either superstitious, bad-tempered and evil (Jo-Jo in The Island of Adventure), helpful adorers of her main characters (Mafumu in The Secret Mountain) or evil, self-loathing monsters (the African tribe who dye their hair red and their skin yellow and throw passing English children off mountains as offerings to the sun god - can't remember which book).

Hi, sad that there's no Enid Blyton Day this year due to getting no speakers. Just thought - how about an Enid Blyton Day next year but with speakers from the Enid Blyton Society instead? People like Anita, Julie, etc. as I'm sure they and others could give an interesting talk. Other members could share their Blyton experiences, e.g. old Famous Five Club members, and others could share their favourite books and characters and explain why they like them. There could be some excellent stuff here. Hope this can be arranged for either later this year or next year. Cheers Barney, from Sue.

Hi, I am writing from Turkey. I wonder, how can I get Enid Blyton's original Secret Seven and Famous Five books? I read them when I was in middle school in the 1990s. There are new ones published, but not with the original pictures. I want to get the the initial version of them. Can you help me with this?

I hope you can help, did Enid write a book on childcare, I have recently listened to a programme on radio 4 and I thought they said she had. I'm currently doing a degree in Early Years and would very much like to read this if indeed she did. I look forward to hearing from you.

Thanks! Barney, what is a 'Siamese cat'?

Hi, I am looking for the original hard copy versions of all The collection of The Faraway Tree. I used to read this when I was little and I want to get the collection so my kids can read it. Please, if anyone knows of anyone selling any please let me know. Must be in good condition, no rips or tears and no stains. Thanks guys.

Wondering if there is an Enid Blyton Day this year. My Journal arrived yesterday. Only had time for a very quick scan, but nothing leapt out?

Barney, in India we will be having 'Holi' this Sunday. Happy Holi! Rupsa

I've finished the second Six Cousins book. It took me a while as I have English final exams tomorrow, but I squeezed it in! English - easy-PEASY! Anyway, the second book WAS cracking, as you said, Barney! (Spoiler Alert!) At first, I didn't think it would have such a happy ending, because Aunt Rose seemed an obstinate character. I do wish Enid had written a third one, but seeing that everything was as happy as could be, there certainly couldn't be anything more to write about! My sister's just begun an interest in Enid's books, and she won 1st prize in a reading competition and a writing competition! Not bragging, I just wanted to say what Enid's books do! Cheers, Ana!

I love Malory Towers, the Naughtiest Girl, the Famous Five, the Secret Seven, St. Clare's, the Mysteries and the Adventurous Four.

Who was Enid Blyton inspired by?

I thought I heard that Six Cousins at Mistletoe Farm had a sequel. I just read the first one and I'd LOVE to read the next! Do tell me its name! Cheers, Ana.

I have Father Christmas and Belinda by Enid Blyton which I would like to sell.

Hi Barney. I just completed the monthly quiz. I was quite astonished to see that Sir Terence and Mr. Lenoir (who are usually in the Hall of Fame) are right at the bottom. Was this time's quiz tough? I don't think so because I scored 20 right. Very puzzling.

I really appreciate the effort of Sarath Jayawardana in translating an Enid Blyton book into Sinhalese. I hope this will benefit many people in Sri Lanka. Good luck!

Barney, I read both the books and have started reading The Mystery of the Disappearing Cat.

I recently bought a copy of Tales of Enid Blyton in a second-hand shop. It is a hardback book with no date in it. It has a number of short stories in it: 'The Little White Hen', 'The Cuckoo in the Clock', 'The Six Red Wizards' and many more, and also puzzles and craft ideas: 'Numbers of Things', 'Puzzling Problems', 'A Paper Posy' and 'Nursery Rhyme Puzzle' to name a few. I have been unsuccessful in locating anything online relating to this book. Do you have any information on this publication, especially its publication date? Thank you.

Just finished the Six Cousins book ...It was really great! Barney, why did Enid Blyton start writing books?

I wanted to ask Barney, how did Enid write stories? Sitting at a desk? On the swings in the park? What did she get inspired by? Cheers, Ana.

I'm glad you people agree. It is true that "Enid wrote the best books ever, despite what she was like as a person. Long live her books!" I really agree with this line as well: "She gave joy to millions - not only children but grown-ups too. " I don't think I would have ever received prizes for story-writing and essays if it weren't for Enid's books. Not only the wonderful English, but the way she writes them. I'm surprised someone could get such fantastic ideas. And like they say, "No one is perfect." Lots of things might have happened in Enid's life, some bad, some good. She never let it affect her writing, though. Anyway, "Several rumours spread out of spite", as Sneha said, is what I've been thinking. I don't think we should just believe what we hear. Pretty much the past few days I've been thinking about all this. Thanks for helping me out of confusion, Susan and Sneha. Three cheers to Enid! Hip, hip, hurray! Cheers, Ana.

Hi Susie, Regarding what you said about wanting CDs (dramatised) of Five Go Off in a Caravan, Five Have a Wonderful Time, Five Have Plenty of Fun and Five Are Together Again, what you could do is buy a cassette to Mp3 converter off Ebay or at a local electronics store, then convert the cassettes to Mp3 and then burn the Mp3s to a CD. Just a suggestion. Cheers, Mrs. B.B.

Hi Ana, just read that rotten article that you mentioned and people should remember that in Enid's day girls were more protected and seen as the weaker sex, unlike today. In the Secret Seven I think the girls were more adventurous, especially Janet, and wanted to be in with the boys in an adventure. What this person wrote should be ignored as Enid Blyton was an amazing person and we all have our faults. I have a temper like George in the Famous Five and Darrell in Malory Towers and I'm very much like them in my character - also a tomboy! Girls are as good as boys as George insists. It also depends on the book and the characters in it. Enid wrote the best books ever, despite what she was like as a person. Long live her books!

I agree with Ana. No-one is esteemed enough to criticise Enid Blyton. She gave joy to millions - not only children but grown-ups too. I have been her avid reader for 52 years and still my table is full of Blyton books. I don't care how she behaved with her family. Several rumours spread out of spite.

We are looking for the following books on Audio CD in a dramatised, abridged, full-cast version: Five Go Off in a Caravan, Five Have a Wonderful Time, Five Have Plenty of Fun and Five Are Together Again. Please can you tell me if these are available anywhere? We can see old cassette tapes but no CDs. Many thanks, Susie.

Hi, I would like to know if there is a site with LOADS of Enid Blyton because I have read tons of Enid Books and I have exhausted the EnidBlyton.net site, and I can't read the books on this website because I am not old enough and don't have enough money. So are there any sites with good Enid Blyton-style written books? (Or maybe could you make the fanfic on this website available for free.) Thanks, Mrs. B.B. P.S. I like the Five Find-Outers series above all other series, so I REALLY would like books based on that series. Thanks.

I recently came across this web page, Is it okay to read Enid Blyton books? The author of that horrible article, Elizabeth Flux, has really enraged me. How can someone write such an article about Enid? But on the other hand, part of me thinks that Elizabeth is right when she quoted this from the Secret Seven, about Susie: '"She's more like a boy, really," said Barbara, which made all the boys look scornfully at her. "Well you know what I mean," she went on. "She's brave – and bold, and don't-care-ish – and she doesn't cry if she hurts herself, and she'll stick by her friends through thick and thin. If she were a boy I'd like her awfully – but as she's a girl, she's just a nuisance."' Well, it did make me feel that Enid did not really like girls. And her work MIGHT have contained some of the stuff that they say. But anyway, she is THE best author, and I'd like to judge her for her work, not her personal opinions, close to something that Julie once said. How could Elizabeth Flux call her what she did? I'm confused and annoyed. No cheers, Ana.

Barney, in how many languages have Enid Blyton's books been published?

Hi Halarna, I've just seen your post about forming a Secret Seven club. This link will take you to a page on the Hachette website which tells you how to form a club. If you contact them they may send you a Secret Seven club pack with seven badges, pencils, bookmarks and a poster. Have fun.

I have made badges with coloured card and written ''Enid Blyton's fans''. You could try that, Shriya!

I have formed a club and want to make a badge for us. Can you tell me how to?

I have translated Enid Blyton's Tales of Long Ago into Sinhalese for the benefit of children in Sri Lanka. My publishers M/s. Vijitha Yapa Publishing have requested me to obtain your permission for printing this book. Please let me know how I should proceed. Regards, Saratah Jayawardana.

Can you help me make a Secret Seven club? Thank you.

Hello, I am looking for Enid Blyton's Popular Rewards in ebooks for sale. Please help!

Hi Barney, I realise now that I was on your sister site, EnidBlyton.net, thank you. I have read the full-length continuation novels via the Secret Passage and they are excellent. Thank you for all the hard work you put into this site! Bianca

Hello Barney! Thank you very much for giving answers to my questions! They are very useful, of course. Can you give me some information about this "Fireside Journal"? What does it contain? Best wishes!

I would like to be a member of the Enid Blyton Society.

Thanks a bunch, Snehalatha! It's awesome to know that you appreciated what I wrote!

Hello Barney! Has Enid Blyton written the New Adventures of the Wishing-Chair, Felicity's adventures in Malory Towers and The Sixth Form at St. Clare's? I'm not sure because the New Adventures of the Wishing-Chair books are completely changed from the old ones. It's not bad to change, but I like to know why. Best wishes.

I have just found some fan fiction and it's excellent. Please more from Julie Heginbotham and Sally Neary, thoroughly enjoyable. Thank you Barney! Bianca

Ana has really done a marvellous bit of poetry - taken the words out of my mouth, so to speak. I love Enid Blyton so much that no words can describe it. Is it a previous birth's bondage I wonder? And Kalpani, good luck with your Secret Four. Hope you can do lots of good work - helping the needy, even teaching the alphabet to kids.

Hello, Barney. Can I ask some questions? In the new edition Adventurous Four, why are Jill and Mary's names changed to Pippa and Zoe? And why are the titles changed? I also found out on this website that some details are taken out too. WHY DO EDITORS DO THIS?!

Hello Barney. I have a question to ask. In Five Go Down to the Sea, Mr. Penruthlan is described as a giant of man. He is six feet. However, six feet is not a very great height. I myself am 4 feet 11 inches (and I am 11). In the Hardy Boys, Joe is described as six feet tall at the age of only 17. A few sportsmen have been described as 5 feet and 6 feet, but they are still referred to as 'short'. So how could Mr. Penruthlan be a giant?

Dear Enid, Your priceless books have fascinated me since I was a kid, You are responsible for my love of books. My English grades, And you have taught me that it's not all about looks. Reading your books I fade, Into a magical world of laughter, ginger beer, and adventure, Making me forget about the future. Your books are marvels, real jewels. Whether they be of trains, seas or bells. I say! Your books are, uh, no expression can be used to describe, Making my sorrows subside. I love you and your amazing books that have nourished my childhood, Enid. If there's anything I'd pay my weight in gold for, it'd be your books. I really abhor the people who call you a crook. They are so disgusting, I really could puke. I wish you were alive to read this, I'm sure it would fill you with bliss. Now I must take leave, Mother Enid. May you always remain so candid. Thank you Enid Blyton. Your fans will ALWAYS love you.

Does anyone remember a poem entitled 'Naughty Little Amelia Jayne'? Can't remember what book it was in, but I do remember reading it to my children.

Hello Barney! Nice to meet you! I have to tell you something. My favourite books are the Secret Seven. So I have an idea to start a secret society in my school with my three best friends called "The Secret Four". They all like it. But, we're up to no bad. We do not hope to do any mischievous things. We have even made badges like Secret Seven badges! I'd like to ask you what can we do secretly from this society for a little fun. This is a secret only among my friends. We have an idea to make mysteries and solve them as a game. Is that good? Best wishes!

Hi! Barney, I just read the reply you sent to John. You mentioned the book as The Treasure Hunters but I read the same book with the title as The Riddle of the Hidden Treasure. This book is about three children - Nick, Laura and Katie - who visit their grandparents at Greylings Manor and they find the long lost treasure of the Greylings. Can you tell me whether both the books are the same? Thanks for your reply!

Hey Barney! I have posted a message before. Thank you so much for your reply. I'm going to join the site soon. I have read most books such as the Happy Days series, the Barney series, the Secret Seven, the Famous Five, Noddy, the Faraway Tree series, the Enchanted World books, Malory Towers, St. Clare's, the Adventure series and more. But can I know some information about the Six Cousins please? I have read basic information from this site but I'd like to know more... Best wishes!

Who is Alan Sugar? Barney, your suggestions were VERY useful. Thank you. Though we were working on book reviews already. Great minds think alike. :) Cheers, Ana.

Ah, Alicia Johns! She was insubordinate and full of herself, but she wasn't really that nasty. As much as she despised Mary-Lou's weaknesses in book 1, she was never openly cruel to her the way Gwendoline was. Alicia is a perfect example of how J.F.C. Fuller once described the elder Moltke. To paraphrase, "Someone to study, not copy." I'm not the biggest Bets fan. If I had a pound for every time she "sobbed" something, I'd be as rich as Alan Sugar.

Hello Barney! Nice to meet you! My question is, Can we join this site for free? What can we get from this site when we are members? I'd like to know because Enid Blyton is my greatest author and this site is very useful. If we can know more information, it will be very useful. Best wishes to all!

I'm not sure if anyone on here can help me, but I'm trying to find a book Enid Blyton wrote. For the life of me I can't remember the name and can only think of a couple of plot points (I read the story as a child). Basically, from what I can remember, three (?) children go to stay at a manor during World War 2. They initially think the countryside is boring but eventually discover an overgrown fountain and garden in the manor's wood – which they end up cleaning and making their own. Any help would be appreciated!

I would advise Muralikrishna to go to Gol Park in Kolkata where there are still a lot of second hand book stalls selling vintage copies of dear old Enid Blyton - at a very cheap price too. I have always bought from there and still do as a matter of fact. I don't know where you are based, Muralikrishna. Best wishes.

I am writing this mail from India. My question is: Where can I get original novels with illustrations in India? I know I can get the novels from online shopping websites but they are reprinted. But I want them with first printed illustrations.

I am so excited about making an Enid Blyton group with my friends at school ! YAY! Do you like the idea, Barney?

Barney, I've got a question. I am an Enid Blyton fan and I have thought of a book called Famous Five 22: Five On a Trip to Giza. I have made its manuscript and I want help and permission to publish it, either alone or to give your society credit. Will you help me?

Hi, I'm working in a French library and I want to write a letter for Enid Blyton with my pupils! Could you send me an address for that? Thank you for your answer! Julia

Hunaina and I have spoken to the school principal about having a school newspaper! SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! I'm so excited! Both of us are now managing a whole school newspaper! YAY! Any ideas on things we can do? Cheers, Ana.

Can a US citizen join?

Do Barling and Block in Five Go to Smuggler's Top have first names or does Enid keep them surname only?

Enid Blyton is my greatest author... I always spend my leisure time with her. Actually with her books. But, she is always in my heart talking with me when I read them. I'd like to thank her for giving such beautiful stories and ideas for all (especially teenagers' minds).

How many languages have Enid Blyton's books been translated into?

Dear Barney, it's not fair! All the best authors are dead. It seems that wonderful authors hardly exist nowadays. The authors I like best of all are Enid Blyton, E. Nesbit and L. M. Montgomery - and none of them are still alive! If Enid Blyton was alive she would probably receive a fan letter from me every single week.

Did Enid consider herself a feminist at any point in her life? As a teenager in the 1910s, did she support the suffragettes?

Barney, did Enid Blyton write books in other languages as well?

Thank you for your reply, Barney. I'm glad that Well Done Secret Seven is in the pipeline and hope it comes to fruition eventually. In the meantime we have some more Sunny Stories for Little Folks to look forward to. Please tell Tony that he is an absolute brick for sharing all these uncollected stories with us.

Hallo Barney, I have been re-reading the The Secret Seven picture strip story from Mickey Mouse Weekly which the Society produced as a booklet a few years ago. In the intro it mentions that a second picture strip was published in the comic based on Well Done Secret Seven. I know you have the ear of the Cavemaster, is there any chance you can persuade him to reprint this as a Society publication?

Please could you tell me in total how many Brer Rabbit stories Enid wrote altogether? Thanks very much Barney. x

Did the Famous Five stay the same age in all the books or did they get older?

Just going through a box of memories of my Enid Blyton books which were well loved - The Haunted Railway Game Book, Bimbo and Topsy, three Bedtime Books, Mr. Pink Whistle's Party, Rupert Annuals, Hedgehog Tales, Noddy Meets father Christmas, Hurrah for Little Noddy, Noddy Goes to School and Mystery Stories. So many memories. Cherished and loved her stories.

Is The Secret of Spiggy Holes the story where the villains use sleeping-draught and imprison the heroes in a cave? Is Curious Connie from the Faraway Tree ever referred to again in any story?

I'm trying to find a story I loved as a child about a little girl that was given a doll for her birthday called Princess Marigold, the doll came alive and ran away. Does anyone remember which book this is from? I think it may be from the Purnell tales?

Barney, aren't you in one of the series, the Barney series?

Silly of me Barney, but in the Secret series Prince Paul comes from Baronia - is there really such a place? Thank you in advance.

George's parents are called Kirrin. Quentin's brother is Julian, Dick and Anne's father. So why are they called BARNARD? And why does George say a lot of land plus Kirrin Island, Kirrin village and Kirrin Castle belong to her mother's family and her maiden name is not Kirrin? In book 20, the Five are visiting each other as though they live next door to each other. In book 1 they travel over 100 miles to get to Kirrin village. How did Timmy get out of the well when they were trapped in the dungeons? I still enjoy reading the Famous Five and I'm on book 20 for about the 50th time. I'm 68 years old and still in second childhood.

Help looking for Subtitles for the 2 Danish Five movies done in 1969 and 1970 any language will be fine as I can translate them on the net . the 2 films are De Fem og spionerne and De Fem I Fedtefadet Thanks in advance Also looking for the 1964 movie Five Have a Mystery to Solve to complete my collection of books movies audiobooks and tv shows of the five

This may seem a bit mad as I realise Enid Blyton has been dead for years. I am a school teacher and a child in my class loves Enid Blyton. We wrote letters today and she has written one to Enid Blyton and wishes to send it to her. Does anyone have any ideas on this? Such as a publisher's address or something! I know I should just forget about it, but it was kinda sweet.

Barney, why is Melisande in the Six Cousins books named 'Smellisande' by Susan?

Just to avoid confusion that Ana Asif and Ana are two different people, it looks like I accidentally sent two Happy New Year messages! Whoops! What was the last book Enid wrote? Did she write books 'one at a time' or lots of books at once? Dear Enid Blyton. I've tried to read Jacqueline Wilson's books but they are so mature and plus I don't like the content of most of the books. I'm more than overjoyed to stick with Enid all my life. If they do last all my life. :( Barney, will Enid's books be preserved till the future like they are now? Cheers, Ana.

Hi Sheila, try Adams Bookshop... there are branches in Kwa Zulu Natal as well as an online shop! As I used to work there I know that they can source and deliver most Enid Blyton books for a reasonable price!

Does anyone know which Noddy book showed him as an observer to a battle of toy soldiers - the red guardsmen versus the blue guardsmen? I read it as a four year old and it reduced me to tears at the time - I think it was the first time I realised that soldiers were killed in battle. I guess Enid wouldn't be allowed to publish it now, and that it would not be easily available as a copy.

Please can anyone help with posters or stencils of Noddy and Big Ears for a new baby's room? There is nothing available here in South Africa.

Hello Tony and all Enid Blyton fans. I would like to wish you all a very happy new year with lots of great adventures. I read my first Enid Blyton book when I was eight, fifty years ago. Since then I have been reading regularly. I am a fan for life.

It might be pretty late, but better late than never! Happy New Year Enid Blyton Society! May the year 2014 bring us all joy. Once again, may peace and juicy bones shower all over you, Barney! Rest In Peace, dear Enid Blyton. Cheers, Ana.

Enid's stories of fairy tales were some of the most awesome books I read in my childhood. I will always owe her for those stories.

Happy New Year to all Blytonians! Long live the Enid Blyton Society, and all forum people.

Hello everyone! Nice to see familiar names on this "new to me" message board, my first entrance to the Society on this first day of 2014! Happy New Year to all.

Yesterday, the year 2013 came to its fag end. Well, I was reading Five Have a Wonderful Time just before 12 o' clock. Happy New Year Barney and everyone who is reading my message.

Merci de faire de la tentative sincère de parler à ce sujet sur m.EnidBlytonsociety.co.uk. Je me sens très forte à ce sujet et aimerait en lire plus. Si c'est OK, comme vous atteindre la sagesse supplémentaires approfondies, peut vous l'esprit, y compris des articles supplémentaires semblable à celui-ci avec plus d'infos? Il sera extraordinairement utile et utile pour moi et mes amis.