Which would you save?

enidblytoncollector · Post by **enidblytoncollector** » 01 Aug 2005, 20:57

All your treasured Blyton books are in a room, and it just caught fire.... you can only save one of them, which would it be? and Why?

Mine would be. The Adventures of the wishing chair. It was the first Blyton I read as a child, and for years i wanted "the wishing chair again", it was only when i had grown up that i finally found and read the second wishing chair book. Both of my jacketed copies are loved, but it would have to be the first one that i would save.

Topsy-Turvy · Post by **Topsy-Turvy** » 01 Aug 2005, 23:24

Hi EBC, welcome! What a good (and difficult!) question - only it defeats the purpose of collecting since it will all be in ashes!

Mine would be the Six Cousins (luckily I have a 2-in-1 edition). I love how it is a full-length story and a stand-alone story too - a lovely story of family values, friendship, animals and humour. And as I've said elsewhere in the forum the range of poetry is amazing.

You are absolutely sure I have no time to pick up my whole collection of Five Find-Outers (and Dog) too whilst I'm at it?

HeatherS · Post by **HeatherS** » 02 Aug 2005, 01:57

What a terrible thought!!!

I would have to say my first edition of Five Go to Demons Rocks, because I'm pretty sure given enough time (and money!) I'd be able to replace the rest. Just not so sure if I could easily get another first edition of that particular title. Thankfully they're insured!

But I think I'd likely brave the flames (with my husband screaming at me to leave them and get out) and shove them all in a bag!

Heather.

Post by **Anita Bensoussane** » 02 Aug 2005, 07:34

A devastating thought

, but I'd grab The Big Enid Blyton Book (Hamlyn, 1961 edition) because it contains extracts from so many of Blyton's works. That way, I could cope with the trauma of losing all my books by sailing away to the Secret Island, sucking humbugs with the Secret Seven, going for a ramble with Uncle Nat, laughing at the antics of Snubby and Loony or puzzling over a mystery with Fatty and co.

Topsy-Turvy, the Six Cousins books are a good choice because you would feel that you were not alone - Cyril, Melisande and Roderick have just lost their house and most of their possessions to a fire (though Cyril did manage to rescue some of his books!)

Anita

Kirrin · Post by **Kirrin** » 02 Aug 2005, 10:28

I would save all mu famous five tv tie ins as it took me ages to collect them all
lots of charity shop hunting!

Topsy-Turvy · Post by **Topsy-Turvy** » 02 Aug 2005, 18:41

Anita Bensoussane wrote:Topsy-Turvy, the Six Cousins books are a good choice because you would feel that you were not alone - Cyril, Melisande and Roderick have just lost their house and most of their possessions to a fire (though Cyril did manage to rescue some of his books!)

Tee hee, well spotted Anita

I'm also surprised Melisande didn't go up in flames with all that perfume!

HeatherS I spot signs of The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage....

Awww come on Kirrin, you have to narrow it down to ONE like the rest of us! Which one will it be?

enidblytoncollector · Post by **enidblytoncollector** » 02 Aug 2005, 19:02

some good choices

must admit that the famous five is a series ive yet to read, i think i read a few as a young child but certainly cant remember them, i'm waiting untill my daughter is a little older and then im hoping we can read them together.

Raci · Post by **Raci** » 02 Aug 2005, 20:28

No suprise to any regular visitors to the forum but it would have to be my copy of The Secret Island!
It might be a very battered (well-loved

) paperback but no other version of the story I now own holds quite the same memories for me! And it is definatly my favourite story!

But even so what a dreadful thought I would be absolutly devastated if this ever happened and I lost all my books (even if I got to save 1)

ebc - you'll have to start getting hold of the Famous Five books ready for some shared reading!

Only 1 problem they're so good that if you start buying them now you might not manage to wait til your daughter is old enough to read them.

Ooooh to be back in the position of knowing there were 21 never yet read Famous Five books waiting, you are so lucky!

enidblytoncollector · Post by **enidblytoncollector** » 02 Aug 2005, 22:37

Hi raci, i do have a few of the FF's in my collection, but im not tempted to read them...why? because i want to read them in order so i wont buy a copy of treasure island untill last

well thats my logic anyway lol

read, 'The mystery that never was' tonight, took me a whole 1 and a half hours (while in the bath!!!! yes i removed its dj lol), one of the weaker adventure/mystery books ive read but still a lot of fun

Rob Houghton · Post by **Rob Houghton** » 03 Aug 2005, 00:42

I agree. Mystery That Never Was certainly WOULDNT be the book I'd save!!

I think, a bit like Anita, I'd cheat, and take my fairly recent copy of 'Enid Blyton's Adventure Treasury'(1999), for the same reasons - there are bits of all my favourite stories inside!

Topsy-Turvy · Post by **Topsy-Turvy** » 03 Aug 2005, 09:03

EBC, when you start collecting Famous Fives, please please please get the old copies 1960/70s. It annoys (me and some others) when Julian has 10 pounds to give out to buy food and you think "hang on, wasn't a pound an enormous sum of money those days?", besides clothing changes etc.

Speaking of baths and books I feel like doing the same now!

Raci, aww I'd love to save my secret island but I'd like to get at my collection of FFOAD first! That was hard to come by. By the way does this book make anyone else ravenously hungry?

enidblytoncollector · Post by **enidblytoncollector** » 03 Aug 2005, 09:13

hi topsy, thx for the advice, ill make sure i stick to getting the 40's and 50's editions, then if Julian has 10 pounds it means he has robbed a bank lol

Kirrin · Post by **Kirrin** » 03 Aug 2005, 14:47

wow raci! youve never read any not even the short storys by red fox? get reading them but beware youll be hooked!

oldbookfan · Post by **oldbookfan** » 03 Aug 2005, 14:59

Hi ebc - have i seen you on ebay?

Anyway this question required some soul searching. As much as I would love to grab my Secret Sevens as they are taking me an absolute AGE to collect, no, I do not think it would be them.

Certainly I could not hold the Famous Five's, what with the prequels and sequels, the short stories and the video/s.

So, I would have to go for the 2 plays I have: Noddy in Toyland and The Famous Five stage play. For some reason the fact that Enid dabbled in the arts i.e. Poetry, Music and Plays, fascinates me much more than her books. And also because there is so few of them. And they are difficult to find. So yes, it would be the plays!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 03 Aug 2005, 19:21

Hi, yep you will have seen me on ebay with the same user name, in fact i think i may even have bid against you in the past

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