Famous Five 'Adult' Books!

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Fiona1986 wrote:Just opened the periodicals delivery and thought the New Statesman cover looked a bit familiar!

https://reader.exacteditions.com/issues/55850/spread/1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
:lol: Mind you, I'm a bit confused over who's on whose side! :? :wink:
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It is confusing about the sides. Interesting to see it though!
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Rob Houghton wrote:And yet I tried to place a review on Amazon US that mentioned their shoddy delivery and processing speeds (ordered March 7 - delivered yesterday - cost - around £20 postage - and they told me they couldn't post the review because the subject wasn't relevant! :shock:
Technically that's feedback Rob because it's about the service you received not the product although I do sympathize.
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I agree - although I did review the item at the same time. However, Amazon UK allowed me to post the review with no question! ;-)
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Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
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(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)



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I found this article in an online Irish newspaper:

http://irishcatholic.ie/article/initimable-enid-blyton" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I agree with every word! It's nice to see some praise for The Land of Far Beyond too.
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Excellent article.
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Brilliant! :D
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Thanks for posting the link, Kate Mary. How refreshing to read an article which whole-heartedly and unapologetically praises Enid Blyton! I agree with his comments both about the adult travesties, and about Enid's own work.
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It is good to see praise for The Land of Far-Beyond in particular but I wish the article had attempted to convey some of the joy and wonder of Enid Blyton's writing instead of concentrating on the current trend for trashing one's childhood reading. The Land of Far-Beyond is a remarkable story that deserves to be more widely known but this article fails to give a flavour of it. Images of the book covers (Land of Far-Beyond, First Christmas and Noah's Ark) would also have been of benefit as they're beautiful books in style and quality as well as content.
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What awful colouring of the photo, it looks more like Dame Edna Everage that Enid Blyton! :roll: Reading the article I get the impression that the journalist has no idea that both Hodder and Quercus have the same owner!!
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Interesting to see the following list in today's "Daily Mirror":

Top ten best sellers of 2016

1 Harry Potter and the Cursed Child script - JK Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany
2 Girl on the Train - Paula Hawkins
3 Lean in 15 - Joe Wicks
4 Midnight Gang - David Walliams
5 The World’s Worst Children - David Walliams
6 Lean in 15 Shape Plan - Joe Wicks
7 After You - Jojo Moyes
8 Guinness World Records
9 Five on Brexit Island - Bruno Vincent
10 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down - Jeff Kinney
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Well thank goodness the Five book is not credited to Enid Blyton!
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Interesting figures, Eddie, though umpteen copies sold doesn't necessarily mean umpteen copies read!
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Tony Summerfield wrote:What awful colouring of the photo, it looks more like Dame Edna Everage that Enid Blyton! :roll:
Ooer, it does too... :shock:

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(sorry... it's late at night and my photoshopping skills aren't quite up to Pete's standard :wink: )
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I'm interested to hear that the photo of Enid has been coloured...its always been coloured as far as I know - I've seen it on the internet for years. Looks like one of the coloured photos of the mid 1950's that often appeared in books etc.

As for Brexit Island being on the best sellers list, as I've said before, it's purely because of the title. How many books do you know that name 'Brexit' in the title? people have just bought copies as a history thing rather than to read it, I'm sure.
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Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
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(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)



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