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Enid Blyton Bibliography
This is a list of 762 books by Enid Blyton (1897–1968), an English children's writer who also wrote under the pseudonym of Mary Pollock. She was one of the most successful children's storytellers of the 20th century. 1920s 1922 *''Child Whispers'' * 1923 *''Real Fairies: Poems chocolate'' *''Responsive Singing Games'' 1924 *''The Enid Blyton Book of Fairies'' *''Songs of Gladness'' *''Sports and Games'' *''Ten Songs from 'Child Whispers, music by Sydney Twinn *''The Zoo Book'' 1925 *''The Enid Blyton Book of Bunnies'' 1926 *''Book of Brownies'', illustrator Ernest Aris *''The Bird Book'' 1927 *''A Book of Little Plays'' *'' The Play's the Thing'', illustrator Alfred Bestall, music Alex Rowley, as '' Plays for Older Children'' and '' Plays for Younger Children'', 1940 *'' Silver and Gold'', illustrator Ethel Everett *''The Wonderful Adventure'' *''The Animal Book'' 1929 *'' The Book Around Europe'' *''Enid Blyton's Nature Lessons'' 1930s 1930 *'' The Knights of the Rou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enid Blyton
Enid Mary Blyton (11 August 1897 – 28 November 1968) was an English children's writer, whose books have been worldwide bestsellers since the 1930s, selling more than 600 million copies. Her books are still enormously popular and have been translated into 90 languages. As of June 2019, Blyton held 4th place for the most translated author. She wrote on a wide range of topics, including education, natural history, fantasy, mystery, and biblical narratives. She is best remembered today for her '' Noddy'', '' Famous Five'', '' Secret Seven'', the ''Five Find-Outers'', and ''Malory Towers'' books, although she also wrote many others including the '' St Clare's'', ''The Naughtiest Girl'' and ''The Faraway Tree'' series. Her first book, '' Child Whispers'', a 24-page collection of poems, was published in 1922. Following the commercial success of her early novels, such as '' Adventures of the Wishing-Chair'' (1937) and '' The Enchanted Wood'' (1939), Blyton went on to build a li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plays For Younger Children
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The Circus Series
''The Circus Series'' is a three-book series by British children's author Enid Blyton Enid Mary Blyton (11 August 1897 – 28 November 1968) was an English children's writer, whose books have been worldwide bestsellers since the 1930s, selling more than 600 million copies. Her books are still enormously popular and have be .... Plot ''The Circus Series'' begins with ''Mr Galliano's Circus'', where the protagonist is Jimmy Brown. The story starts with how Jimmy and his parents join the circus, where Jimmy's Dad gets a job as a handyman. Then Jimmy's affinity with animals brings into his life 'Lucky' the dog. The story revolves around Jimmy, his parents, his dog Lucky and the others like Lotta, who work in the circus. Lotta is a small girl who rides horses. The other characters include Lilliput, the man with the monkeys; Stanley, the clown; Mr Tonks, the owner of Jumbo the Elephant; and Lotta’s parents, Lal and Laddo. In the second book ''Hurrah for the Circus'' and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wishing-Chair Series
''The Wishing-Chair'' is a series of two novels by the English author Enid Blyton, and a third book published in 2000 compiled from Blyton's short stories. The three children's stories are as follows: *''Adventures of the Wishing-Chair'', 1937 (publ. George Newnes, illustrated by Hilda McGavin) *''The Wishing-Chair Again'', 1950 (publ. George Newnes, illustrated by Hilda McGavin) *''More Wishing-Chair Stories'', 2000 (publ. Mammoth, illustrated by Anthony Lewis) The first book, ''Adventures of the Wishing-Chair'', has the distinction of being Enid Blyton's first full-length novel — although it is episodic in nature. A TV series was made in 1998 as part of Enid Blytons Enchanted Lands. ''Adventures of the Wishing-Chair'' Mollie and Peter, searching for a birthday present for their mother, find a mysterious antiques shop which appears to be run by fairy folk. There, they find a magic Wishing-Chair with the power to grow wings and fly. After the chair rescues them from the shop, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Yellow Fairy Book (Enid Blyton)
''The Langs' Fairy Books'' are a series of 25 collections of true and fictional stories for children published between 1889 and 1913 by Andrew Lang and his wife, Leonora Blanche Alleyne. The best known books of the series are the 12 collections of fairy tales also known as ''Andrew Lang's "Coloured" Fairy Books'' or ''Andrew Lang's Fairy Books of Many Colors''. In all, the volumes feature 798 stories, besides the 153 poems in ''The Blue Poetry Book''. Leonora Blanche Alleyne (1851–1933) was an English author, editor, and translator. Known to her family and friends as Nora, she assumed editorial control of the series in the 1890s, while her husband, Andrew Lang (1844–1912), a Scots poet, novelist, and literary critic, edited the series and wrote prefaces for its entire run. According to Anita Silvey, "The irony of Lang's life and work is that although he wrote for a profession—literary criticism; fiction; poems; books and articles on anthropology, mythology, history, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Famous Jimmy
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Vere Temple
Vere Lucy Temple (8 February 1898 – 14 March 1980) was a British artist, best known for her illustrations of British wildlife. She had a particular interest in entomology. Life Vere Temple was born at Boreham Manor, two miles east of Warminster, Wiltshire to parents Grenville and Katherine Temple. Grenville Taylor was a man of "private means". She showed an early aptitude for art, and her mother compiled an album of her drawings, the earliest of which was dated December 1901 and in which "it is possible to spot evidence of the extraordinary 'eye' which was in due course to blossom". From the 1920s her work was exhibited in many leading galleries across the country. In 1932 Temple had her portrait painted by Sir Cedric Morris. In 1939 she was living in a flat in Notting Hill, London. By the 1940s, Temple was living at Tollard Royal, Wiltshire. She died in 1980 in Ringwood, Hampshire. In 1981, an auction of her "studio collection of very fine botanical, entomological, domestic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Green Goblin Book
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The Children's Garden
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The Adventures Of Odysseus (book)
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Old Thatch Series
The ''Old Thatch series'' is a book series by Enid Blyton. The first book, '' The Talking Teapot and Other Tales'', appeared in 1934. List of books The following books have been identified as a part of the Old Thatch series. Some of the entries may be considered a part of different series by Thatch, as her books were sometimes republished under different imprints or formats. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * References Enid Blyton series {{child-book-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John O'London's Weekly
''John O'London's Weekly'' was a weekly literary magazine that was published by George Newnes Ltd of London between 1919 and 1954. In 1960 it was briefly brought back into circulation (writer Peter Green's biography lists him as having been film critic at ''John O'London's'' between 1961 and 1963). Regarded as the leading literary magazine in the British Empire, at its height it had a circulation of 80,000, and it was popular among young and older readers alike. Founded in April 1919, ''John O'London's Weekly'' took its title from the pen name of one of its early editors, Wilfred Whitten, and its content featured contributions from the best known literary names of the day as well as from newer less well known writers. Regular contributors included Robert Wilson Lynd, Winston Churchill, Rebecca West, H. E. Bates, Arnold Bennett, Max Beerbohm, John Brophy, W. Somerset Maugham and H. L. A. Hart. The magazine regularly featured a literate section on English grammar and word usage, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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