I've just come across these lines in Enid Blyton's own poem, "Maytime," in the 1942 Sunny Stories calendar. So Uncle Merry and Diana were both quoting Enid Blyton!Anita Bensoussane wrote:In the chapter "First Walk in May," Uncle Merry quotes:
"Oh, Maytime, fold your fleeting wing,
And let it be forever Spring!"
Diana quotes the same thing in Chapter 10 of The Ring O' Bells Mystery, though she says "thy fleeting wing." I was wondering whether anyone knows where the quotation comes from?
But I had an early night last night and picked it up purely because I was in one of those moods where you just can't find a book to suit - and grudgingly started it. I was almost instantly converted. Charming, atmospheric, classic Blytonia. I loathed biology and all its off-shoots at school, but now I want to wander country lanes and understand nature, lol It's amazing how Enid Blyton can engage a person in subjects they never thought they'd like, at any age. Wish I'd had this book as a child.
Enid Blyton's Nature Lover's Book does have information on the seasons, as Pippa-Stef said, but it is presented in the form of nature walks with Uncle Merry. There are also sections on flowers, trees, birds, poems, stories and things to do. The content is not the same as the four booklets Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. However, those four booklets were collected by Evans into one volume called Round the Year with Enid Blyton.Julie2owlsdene wrote:Does anyone know if this book is a combination of Enid's books All Year Round with the four seasons, Winter, Autumn, Spring and Summer. Or is it a completely different nature book that Enid wrote?
