Enid's Space

Post by **Anita Bensoussane** » 23 Jun 2007, 23:38

Bookstores and bakeries? Now that's what I call proper shopping! We'll have to go shopping together one of these days, Ming, I can see we'd have a great time!

[Ming:] School - who cares about it?!

No need even to whisper that dreaded S-word in the hols!

Anita

Moonraker · Post by **Moonraker** » 24 Jun 2007, 10:40

Lucky Star wrote:Well I knew it had to be someone who was at the EBS day but when Ming and Moonraker denied it I believed them.

I don't think I actually denied it, Lucky Star!

It is a very well done page and a worthy tribute to our Enid. Well done to you both.

Why, thank you! Ming though, deserves the lion's share of praise as she is responsible for the research and design.

Ming · Post by **Ming** » 24 Jun 2007, 10:47

moonraker wrote:Why, thank you! Ming though, deserves the lion's share of praise as she is responsible for the research and design.

Who's left the glues?

He deserves parise too.

Post by **Anita Bensoussane** » 24 Jun 2007, 10:51

The page is well-written and nicely constructed. One thing I wasn't so sure about, though, was Enid's age being given as 84. You explained why you did that, but it does seem a bit misleading to me. Couldn't you simply have missed her age out altogether?

Also, did Enid Blyton really write over a thousand books? Usually we're told that she wrote around seven hundred, though it's impossible to give an absolutely accurate figure because she wrote so many booklets, magazines, articles, picture books etc, and her short stories were printed over and over again in different collections.

This is not really a criticism - just a query!

Anita

Ming · Post by **Ming** » 24 Jun 2007, 10:58

Anita Bensoussane wrote:Couldn't you simply have missed her age out altogether?

No, more's the pity.

Also, did Enid Blyton really write over a thousand books?

I took the info from the Book Listing - though I didn't actually count it! Perhaps we should write over a thousand novels, poems, short stories, magazines, booklets and plays?

Post by **Anita Bensoussane** » 24 Jun 2007, 11:08

Oh I see, so you have to put an age? Couldn't you put something like "ageless and timeless," or does it only accept figures?

The Book-Listing lists things like the Award Books and Famous Five annuals as individual books, which were compiled after Enid Blyton's death, so that makes the total look higher. Perhaps you could write something like, "Enid Blyton wrote over 700 books as well as contributing articles, stories and poems to numerous publications. She also wrote and edited two magazines - Sunny Stories and Enid Blyton's Magazine. " Anyway, that's only a suggestion.

Anita

Ming · Post by **Ming** » 24 Jun 2007, 11:16

Done, Anita.

Yes, the d.o.b. only accepts figures.

Post by **Anita Bensoussane** » 24 Jun 2007, 11:24

Okay, hopefully that makes things a bit clearer. It's hard to be precise about the number of books Enid Blyton wrote, though.

Anita

Post by **Tony Summerfield** » 24 Jun 2007, 11:35

Anita Bensoussane wrote: It's hard to be precise about the number of books Enid Blyton wrote, though.

Anita

Absolutely impossible!! People always want to know the exact figure and we never will. It begs the question 'What do you call a book?' Does a six page leaflet of Noddy pictures with captions by Enid Blyton count as a book???

Whenever I get asked this question by the media, I just dodge it and start talking about the number of novels she wrote - and even this isn't straightforward - Noddy Library etc.

A vast majority of Enid's books are short story books and 95% of these stories had already been published in various magazines.

And how to undicovered books fit into the 'exact number' query. plenty more Birns books still to surface and the general public simply can't believe that there are still a number of Blyton books out there that we know nothing about still.

It all adds to the fascination of Blyton - but exact numbers - forget it!!

Ming · Post by **Ming** » 08 Jul 2007, 21:01

Someone posted this on Enid's Space.

can anyone help?
what's the book called about the three little people who go on an adventure, and they meet mr saucepan man and the town where everything has to rhyme??
i'm sure enid wrote that. it's one of my favourite books of all time but i can't remember what it's called.
help!

Well? Any ideas?

Post by **Anita Bensoussane** » 08 Jul 2007, 21:11

The book is The Enid Blyton Book of Brownies, about Hop, Skip and Jump. They meet the Saucepan Man and several other strange and eccentric characters on their travels. And yes, they visit one land where it is necessary to "Speak in rhyme/All the time." A wonderful story!

Anita

Ming · Post by **Ming** » 08 Jul 2007, 21:13

Thanks Anita.

Nigel suggested the same thing, but I thought I'll ask again as I really don't trust his memory!

Moonraker · Post by **Moonraker** » 09 Jul 2007, 12:49

Thanks, Ming. (I did reply on the 3rd July) Don't ask me for help with your Maths problems again then!

Ming · Post by **Ming** » 09 Jul 2007, 14:45

Ming · Post by **Ming** » 09 Jul 2007, 17:00

Moonraker wrote:Thanks, Ming. (I did reply on the 3rd July) Don't ask me for help with your Maths problems again then!

Fine, then you don't ask me for technical help!

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