In 2008 a copy of "Up The Faraway Tree" was offered with a reserve price of $185(Aust). A year or so later another was up for auction at $300(Aust) although later reduced to $195.00. In July of 2009 it was described as a 'Very Rare Enid Blyton Book' and marked with a start price of $350 bu...

Thank you Anita for the answer (20240320) plus related facts. It was interesting to learn the new names which sound vaguely familiar, so they've probably been mentioned somewhere on the site at one time or another. After perusing the reply a search was conducted whereby a copy of the Dean version wa...

*Moved from another topic* "The Three Golliwogs" is mentioned above (Feb 15) [EDIT - See this post: https://www.enidblytonsociety.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?p=436714#p436714] and it brought to attention the 'Political Correctness' side of things that occasionally rises with Enid Blyton mat...

"Up The Faraway Tree" appears to be one of those Enid Blyton narratives that can now be regarded as a good investment. It is of course an 'Enchanted Wood' offshoot which as opposed to the other three, is told in pictures with a line or two printed under each frame. For Dorothy Wheeler fans...

When I saw the words 'Sally' and 'Hope' together in Pete's comment (..... wonder whatever happened to Sally? Hope she's ok) I couldn't help recalling the connection with Malory Towers; at least I think that's where Sally Hope's located. Sally of the forums posted a lot in days gone by and I've just ...

Thank you kindly for the comment and info.

*Merged with existing topic.* Information discovered on the Internet might be considered by some as free of error but sadly this is not so, and the fact was recently confirmed when a never-before-discovered item written by the world-famous Enid Blyton was observed. This would surely be worth a fortu...

The 'Find-Outer' series supplies its readers with many hours of entertainment. Right from "Burnt Cottage" that deals with the burning down of a workroom belonging to one Mr. Hick, we're taken through a collection of mysteries that occur (very conveniently during the school holidays) for a ...

The Smugs selection of novels might well be looked upon as being the most adult of Enid Blyton's repertoire. Originating from about the most ideal EB period centering round the late Forties and early Fifties, the tales treat us to a host of far-flung and exotic settings including such territory as A...

Anita: Thank you for the info. I take it that Fatty is still illustrated as oversized. Splodj: Interesting to see there have actually been alterations. Debbie: Guess you have a point. Perhaps Fred was originally plump in order to make him stand out a little more. Children of those days often poked f...

Colour was sadly lacking in the earlier Blyton books; however that's of small concern because there was little time to dwell on picture-tints when immersed in a tale. Furthermore back in the Fifties, very few pigments seem to have been used - possibly due to the expense; speaking of which I can't re...

Jolly interesting to see that changes have been made. Guess it had to happen, but even so we can be sure the original scripts will be preserved in Blyton fan collections for a very long time ....... and it's good to learn that Fatty still appears to be "Fatty." As most of the EB books seem...

It looks like the sanitising of Beano comics is due to take place - if it hasn't already.

Apparently Spotty is now "Scotty," and Fatty is to be renamed "Freddie."

Wonder if Fred Trotteville's more commonly-used name has been replaced in the Blyton reprints/continuation novels.

The 'Top Ten Favourites' in classical music is a welcome diversion. Many of the titles are unfamiliar but when brought up some are recognized. Others are not and 'Dances With Wolves' is an example. Thought I knew that one (but didn't) and it turned out to be very pleasant on the ear. 'Fantasia Para ...

It looks as if one could make a lot of money these days just by selling End Blyton books. When avid fans purchased tales appearing in days of yore I guess very few considered the eventuality of such value being attached to them. I've fourteen of the Little Books, and "Come To The Circus" l...