Enid Blyton (1897–1968)
Author of Five on a Treasure Island
About the Author
Enid Blyton, 1897 - November 28, 1968 Enid Blyton was born in London in 1897. She was educated in a private school and thought that she would become a musician until she realized that writing was her passion. She attended Ipswich High School where she trained to become a kindergarten teacher and show more eventually opened her own school for infants. Blyton's first poem was published in 1917, entitled "Have You-" which appeared in Nash's Magazine. In 1922, her first book of verses was published, entitled "Child Whispers." In 1926 she accepted a position editing the children's magazine "Sunny Stories" as well as writing the column "Teachers World." Blyton's first full length children's book was published din 1938 and was titled "The Secret Island." After working on the column for years, Blyton quit "Teachers World" in 1945 and also ended her stint as editor of "Sunny Stories" seven years later. In 1953 she started her own children's magazine called "The Edith Blyton Magazine" which featured stories about her characters and news on the clubs formed around them. Her most famous stories were those of the "Famous Five" The Magazine closed in 1959. In the 50's and 60's Blyton was criticized for the language in her book, for being to simple, but some 300 are still in print today. Blyton has published over 600 books in the course of her career. Enid Blyton died in her sleep on November 28, 1968. She was 71 years old. show less
Disambiguation Notice:
Enid Mary Blyton Pollock Darrell Waters wrote as Enid Blyton and Mary Pollock. Because there is another author named "Mary Pollock" with books catalogued on LibraryThing, this page should not be combined with that one.
An overview of the various continuations of Enid Blyton series by other authors can be found here and some of the American titles of her books can be found here.
Series
Works by Enid Blyton
The Wishing Chair Collection: The Adventures of the Wishing Chair / The Wishing Chair Again / More Wishing Chair Tales (2002) 421 copies, 2 reviews
Five on a Treasure Island / Five Go Adventuring Again / Five Run Away Together (1994) 346 copies, 1 review
Malory Towers: First Term at Malory Towers / Second Form at Malory Towers / Third Year at Malory Towers (1991) 298 copies, 1 review
The Twins at St Clare's / The O'Sullivan Twins / Summer Term at St Clare's (1976) 225 copies, 1 review
Enid Blyton Famous Five Series, 21 Books Box Collection Pack Set (Complete Gift Set Collection) (2009) 205 copies
The Naughtiest Girl in the School / The Naughtiest Girl Again / The Naughtiest Girl is a Monitor (1987) 136 copies
The Famous Five Books 4-6: Five Go to Smuggler's Top, Five Go Off in a Caravan, Five on Kirrin Island Again (1995) 114 copies
The Magical Adventures of the Wishing Chair: Adventures of the Wishing Chair, The Wishing Chair Again (1993) 91 copies, 1 review
Enid Blyton's Goodnight Stories for Children (Enid Blyton's Anthologies) (1972) 67 copies, 2 reviews
Barney Mysteries Books 1-3: The Rockingdown Mystery / The Rilloby Fair Mystery / The Ring O'Bells Mystery (1988) 58 copies
The Circus of Adventure and the River of Adventure: Two Great Adventures (Adventure Series) (2002) 56 copies
The Famous Five Books 10-12: Five on a Hike Together / Five Have a Wonderful Time / Five Go Down to the Sea (1999) 54 copies
Enid Blyton's Adventure Stories: Mischief At St. Rollo's & The Children Of Kidillin (1959) 52 copies, 1 review
Stories of Adventure: The Island of Adventure. The Castle of Adventure. The Valley of Adventure (1987) 52 copies
The Famous Five's Survival Guide: With the New Unsolved Mystery. [Based on the Stories By] Enid Blyton (2008) 45 copies, 1 review
The Secret Seven: Secret Seven Win Through / Three Cheers, Secret Seven / Secret Seven Mystery (1994) 41 copies
Magic in the Playroom, "Snow-white Pigeon", "Tale of the Blue-eyed Cat", "In the Kings Shoes" (Good Night, Sleep Tight Storybook S.) (1959) 40 copies
Adventure Series Books 4-6: The Sea of Adventure, The Mountain of Adventure, The Ship of Adventure (1990) 39 copies
The Brer Rabbit Story Collection (Bumper Short Story Collections) [Paperback] [Sep 08, 2016] Enid Blyton, Enid Blyton (2016) 35 copies
Talking Shoes; Wanted - A Hot Water Bottle; Clockwork Kangaroo; Magic Jug: 48-copy Pack - Assorted (Good Night, Sleep Tight Storybook) (1996) 33 copies
Christmas Treats: contains 29 classic Blyton tales (Bumper Short Story Collections) (2017) 31 copies
Enid Blyton Collection: "Adventurous Four", "Adventurous Four Again" and "Children of Willow Farm" (1987) 28 copies, 1 review
Enid Blyton Omnibus: The Yellow Fairy Book / Tales From Fairyland / More Tales From Fairyland (2000) 26 copies, 1 review
An Enid Blyton Omnibus: First Green Goblin Book, Second Green Goblin Book, Yellow Fairy Book (1994) 25 copies
Enid Blyton Collection: Adventures Of The Wishing Chair, Wishing Chair Again And Stories For Bedtime (1992) 24 copies
Stories of Wizards and Witches: Contains 25 classic Blyton Tales (Bumper Short Story Collections) (2017) 24 copies
Stories of Magic and Mischief: Contains 30 classic tales (Bumper Short Story Collections) (2018) 24 copies
The Famous Five Collection 5: Books 13-15 (Famous Five: Gift Books and Collections) (2017) 22 copies
Animal Stories: The Children at Green Meadows & More Adventures on Willow Farm (1992) — Author — 21 copies
The Enchanted Wood, The Magic Faraway Tree, The Folk of The Faraway Tree, The Wishing Chair Again and Up The Faraway Tree (1840) 20 copies, 1 review
The Famous Five Collection 6: Books 16-18 (Famous Five: Gift Books and Collections) (2005) 18 copies
Summer Holiday Stories: 22 Sunny Tales (Bumper Short Story Collections) [Paperback] [May 31, 2017] Enid Blyton (2017) 18 copies
Fünf Freunde in Bedrängnis - DB 04: Sammelband 04: Fünf Freunde im Zeltlager/Fünf Freunde geraten in Schwierigkeiten (1989) 16 copies, 1 review
The Children of Cherry Tree Farm, The Children of Willow Farm, The Adventurous Four, The Adventurous Four Again, Come to the Circus (1988) 15 copies
Enid Blyton's Adventure Stories: " Adventurous Four " , " Adventurous Four Again " and " Adventure of the Strange Ruby " (1992) 12 copies
Famous Five 5 Book Collection /book 11 copies
Circus Stories: Mr Galliano's Circus, Circus Days Again, Hurrah for the Circus and Come to the Circus (1992) 11 copies
Animal Stories: The Birthday Kitten / The Boy Who Wanted a Dog / The Adventures of Scamp (1993) 11 copies
Stories of Rotten Rascals: Contains 30 classic tales (Bumper Short Story Collections) (2020) 10 copies
Barney Mysteries Books 4-6: The Rubadub Mystery / The Rat-a-tat Mystery / The Ragamuffin Mystery (1992) 9 copies
Animal Stories: The Children at Green Meadows / Six Cousins at Mistletoe Farm / More Adventures at Willow Farm (1991) 9 copies
The Second Holiday Book 9 copies
Secret Series Books 1,4,5: The Secret Island / The Secret of Killimooin / The Secret of Moon Castle (1993) 9 copies
The Adventure of the Secret Necklace, The Boy Who Wanted a Dog & Mischief at St Rollo's (Enid Blyton 3 in 1) (1997) 7 copies
Die geheimnisvollen Wesen. Sammelband von 'Erdrakete Giganto'. Rettung in letzter Sekunde / Sieg über die Dämonen (1976) 7 copies
Fünf Freunde - Gefährliche Abenteuer - DB 05: Sammelband 05: Fünf Freunde helfen ihren Kameraden/Fünf Freunde auf großer Fahrt (1990) 7 copies
Rätsel - ...um den unterirdischen Gang/...um den wandelnden Schneemann - 2 Romane in einem Band (1999) 6 copies
Enid Blyton Collection: Six O'Clock Tales, Seven O'Clock Tales & Eight O'Clock Tales (1994) 6 copies
Rymlingarna 5 copies
Abram alas para o Noddy 5 copies
Famous Five Double 5 & 6 5 copies
Familie Langfeld: Eine neue Heimat 5 copies
The Wishing-Chair Collection : The Adventures of the Wishing-Chair / The Wishing-Chair Again / More Wishing-Chair Stories (Box Set) (2008) 5 copies
Six Enid Blyton Plays 5 copies
Enid Blyton Three-in-one Book: The Family at Red-Roofs, Those Dreadful Children, The Put-Em-Rights (1984) 5 copies
Le Club des Cinq Junior 01 - Un après-midi bien tranquille...: Un après-midi bien tranquille (Le Club des Cinq Junior (1)) (French Edition) (2017) 4 copies
Fünf Freunde auf Spurensuche - DB 10: Sammelband 10: Fünf Freunde und die wilde Jo/Fünf Freunde und der Zauberer Wu (2019) 4 copies
Mysteries Three-in-one Book: Mystery That Never Was, Mystery Stories, Adventure Stories (1989) 4 copies
The Famous Five Series III: Set of Six Books (Enid Blyton's The famous five series III) (1994) 4 copies
Die verwegenen Vier auf Geisterjagd. Die verwegenen Vier jagen die Waffenschmuggler. ( Ab 8 J.). Ein Doppelband (1999) 4 copies
The Eleventh Holiday Book 4 copies
Famous Five Colour Short Stories: Five and the Runaway Dog (Famous Five: Short Stories) (2022) 4 copies
The Fourth Holiday Book 4 copies
Naughty Amelia Jane 4 copies
Palaneen talon salaisuus ; Kadonneen kissan salaisuus ; Kadonneen kaulakorun salaisuus (1976) 4 copies
Noddy na terra dos brinquedos 4 copies
Fünf Freunde auf Verbrecherjagd - DB 07: Sammelband 07: Fünf Freunde jagen die Entführer/Fünf Freunde verfolgen die Strandräuber (2018) 3 copies
Third Brer Rabbit Book 3 copies
The Twelfth Holiday Book 3 copies
Fünf Freunde - Die stärksten Abenteuer: Sammelband aus den Bänden 19, 20, 21: ...die wilde Jo; ...der Zauberer Wu; ...machen eine Entdeckung (2008) 3 copies
Famous Five BKS 11-21 FLEXI PACK 3 copies
The Amelia Jane Collection 3 copies
Magazine Annual 3 copies
Enid Blyton's Nature Lesson 3 copies
Malory Towers Collection 2 2 copies
Sechs Kinder kommen auf den Hund — Creator — 2 copies
Noddy and the Bumpy Dog 2 copies
Noddy Gets Into Trouble 2 copies
Enid Blyton's Treasury 2 copies
The Riddle That Never Was 2 copies
Snowdrop Story Book 2 copies
First term 2 copies
Il fiume dell'avventura 2 copies
Boum et l'arc-en-ciel 2 copies
50 verhalen omnibus voor de jeugd 2 copies
ENID BLYTON'S THIRD BEDSIDE BOOK 2 copies
The Third Holiday Book 2 copies
Malory Towers: The Boxed Collection 2 copies
A Wishing-Chair Adventure: The Goblin and the Lost Ring: Colour Short Stories (The Wishing-Chair) (2021) 2 copies
O Mistério dos Amigos Desaparecidos 2 copies
O Segredo do Velho Moinho 2 copies
Bem-vindo ao Mundo do Noddy 2 copies
Noddy - O Meu Livro de Atividades 2 copies
In unserer Schule ist was los 2 copies
Um Dia Ventoso (Portuguese Edition) 2 copies
The Famous Five Series IV: Set of Five Books (Enid Blyton's The Famous Five Series IV) (1994) 2 copies
Seventh Brer Rabbit Book 2 copies
Fünf Freunde - Doppelte Gefahr - DB 06: Sammelband 06:Fünf Freunde als Retter in der Not/Fünf Freunde im alten Turm (2018) 2 copies
Enid Blyton's Bedtime Bookshelf containing Mr Wumble and the Dragon & The Six Red Wizards (1993) 2 copies
Noddy and Martha Monkey 2 copies
Fünf Freunde - Die tollsten Abenteuer. Sammelband (Fünf Freunde auf dem Leuchtturm / Fünf Freunde im Nebel / Fünf Freunde und das Burgverlies) (2006) 2 copies
Tu Consegues, Noddy! 2 copies
O Pó Mágico 2 copies
Enid Blyton Wishing Chair 3 Books Collection Set Pack (The Adventures of the Wishing-chair, The Wishing-chair Again, More Wishing-chair Stories) (2009) 2 copies
Famous Five Together: "Five Run Away Together", "Five Go to Smuggler's Top" and "Five Go Off in a Caravan" (1974) 2 copies
The Famous Five Series I: Set of Three Books (Enid Blyton's The famous five series I) (1994) 2 copies
Rambles With Uncle Nat 2 copies
Enid Blyton's Good Morning Book 2 copies
I sagans värld : sagosamling 2 copies
Noddy Annual 2001 2 copies
My Enid Blyton Brer Rabbit Book 2 copies
Peter's Good Idea, Spelling Spell, Smelly Little Dog, Beautiful Pattern (Good Night, Sleep Tight Storybook) (1996) 2 copies
Modern Teaching in the Infant School : Vol 2 approach to history, approach to geography, psychology 2 copies
Enid Blyton Secret Stories Collection 4 Books Bundle (The Secret Island,The Secret of Spiggy Holes,The Secret Forest,The Secret of Moon Castle) (2017) 2 copies
Fünf Freunde - Aufregende Sommerferien - DB 08: Sammelband 08: Fünf Freunde wittern ein Geheimnis/Fünf Freunde auf dem Leuchtturm (2018) 2 copies
Eighth Brer Rabbit Book 2 copies
I'll Tell You a Story 2 copies
Enid Blyton's Nature Lessons 2 copies
Goed zo! “Grote 7” 1 copy
The Wishing Chair Collection 1 copy
De “Grote 7” en de treinroof 1 copy
Las aventuras de Amelia Jane 1 copy
Rilobijas gadatirgus noslēpums / : Enida Blaitone ; [no angļu val. tulk. Ilona Bērziņa ; māksl. Arta Ozola-Jaunarāja] (1999) 1 copy
Pulau Rahsia 1 copy
Knikkie by die see 1 copy
Noddy's New Friend 1 copy
ABC with Noddy 1 copy
Οι πέντε φίλοι 1 copy
Les cino et le diamant bleu 1 copy
Noddy and the football match 1 copy
Lima Sekawan : Karang Setan 1 copy
Petualangan di Kapal Pesiar 1 copy
The loaves and the fishes 1 copy
5 of the best Enid Blyton Stories including The Famous Five, the Secret Seven and the Naughtiest Girl (2014) 1 copy
St. Clare's Again 1 copy
King's Shoes 1 copy
Hanni und Nanni 1 copy
Une surprise pour Melissa 1 copy
BOY in the TEMPLE 1 copy
Contes de Enid Blyton 3 1 copy
More Wishing-Chair Stories 1 copy
Contes de Enid Blyton 12 1 copy
Histórias da Lua Cheia 3 1 copy
Sauvetage à Malory School 1 copy
The Biirthday kitten 1 copy
WE WANT A STORY 1 copy
The Enid Blyton Poetry Book 1 copy
Clavoline at St Claires 1 copy
Enid Blyton. Le Club des cinq et les papillons : . Traduit de l'anglais. Illustrations de Jeanne Hives (1962) 1 copy
Les sept à la chasse au lion 1 copy
Malory Towers 1 copy
HOW DO YOU DO, MARY MOUSE 1 copy
Noddy's Car Gets A Squeak 1 copy
Noddy And The Cuckoo's Nest 1 copy
Noddy And The Witch's Wand 1 copy
Hurrah For Mary Mouse. 1 copy
Little Mary Mouse Again 1 copy
Karang Setan : Lima Sekawan 1 copy
Gizli Ada 1 copy
Minggat : Lima Sekawan 1 copy
Bom and His Magic Drumstick: 1 copy
Three Cheers for Noddy! 1 copy
Le telescope du clan sept 1 copy
Five On A Secret Trail 15 1 copy
El club dels cinc 1 copy
Malory Towers first term 1 copy
naughty Amelia Jane 1 copy
Tales of Toytown 1 copy
the mystery — Author — 1 copy
Péndulo tomo 11 1 copy
Péndulo tomo 1 1 copy
Péndulo tomo 13 1 copy
Los famosos cinco 1 copy
Nody and his Car 1 copy
Noddy and the Bunkey 1 copy
Noddy and the Tootles 1 copy
Mr Plod and Little Noddy 1 copy
Magic Stories: "Goblin Aeroplane", "Little Green Imp", "Run-about's Holiday" (Red Fox Middle Fiction) (1993) 1 copy
Enid Blyton's Annual 1 copy
THE RING o BELLS 1 copy
The Second Form ST Clare's 1 copy
The Secert Seven 1 copy
the queen elizabeth family 1 copy
Five Minute Tale 1 copy
St. Claire's Again (3 in 1) 1 copy
Bedtime tales 1 copy
Sagotimmen 1 copy
THE CASTLE OF ADVENTURE 1 copy
THE RUBADUB MYSTERY 1 copy
L'ALBERO DI MOLTO LONTANO 1 copy
Noddy Get Into Teouble 1 copy
Sleepyland Stories 1 copy
The Mystery Four Trapped 1 copy
Story Time Book 1 copy
Famous Five 2 1 copy
Famous five 3 1 copy
Hurray For Little Noddy 1 copy
Adventures Stories 1 copy
Invisible Thief 1 copy
Hidden House 1 copy
Secret Room 1 copy
Disappearing Cat 1 copy
Missing Necklace 1 copy
Tommy si Pengadu 1 copy
Stories For All 1 copy
Five Go to Mystery Moor 1 copy
LOS CINCO JUNTO AL MAR 1 copy
Benny and the giants 1 copy
The famous five 1 copy
Allerlei Schabernack 1 copy
De vijf weer op Krim-eiland 1 copy
Enid Blyton's Circus Book 1 copy
oui oui et le gendarme 1 copy
Story Books 1 copy
bedtime book 1 copy
Malory Towers Collection 1 1 copy
Noé Construye Su Arca 1 copy
Davi, o Pastorzinho 1 copy
Magic windows 1 copy
Tales of Long Ago 1 copy
Storytime Book 1 copy
Meet Amelia Jane 1 copy
Holiday Adenture 1 copy
Still More Mystery Stories 1 copy
A titokzatos ngyes 1 copy
Le Club des Cinq (nouvelle édition), Tome 18 - Le Club des Cinq et le coffre aux merveilles (2020) 1 copy
Cosy Bedtime Stories 1 copy
Contes de Nadal. Enid Blyton 1 copy
Mensaje en una botella 1 copy
Enid Blyton. La Famille Tant-Mieux prend des vacances : . Traduit de l'anglais. Illustrations de Jacques Fromont 1 copy, 1 review
Do Look Out Noddy 15 1 copy
O cachimbo encantado 1 copy
Nieuw vertelselboek 1 copy
Llyfrau natur Enid Blyton IV 1 copy
Llyfrau natur Enid Blyton V 1 copy
Llyfrau natur Enid Blyton VI 1 copy
Noddy Big Fun Storybook 4 1 copy
The Blyton Colour Box 1 copy
The Troublesome Three 1 copy
Humpty Dumpty and Belinda 1 copy
Enid Blyton's Gift Book 1 copy
O Presente Ideal 1 copy
How Funny you are, Noddy! 1 copy
Nya gyllene sagor 1 copy
Drei vergnügte Geschwister 1 copy
Daniel Boone 1 copy
Noddy Vol 16 [DVD] 1 copy
Oui-Oui, chauffeur de taxi 1 copy
Mighty- One the Wizard 1 copy
Noddy - Noddy And The Cow 1 copy
Teddy Bear's Party 1 copy
The Great Big Fish 1 copy
Jovens Artistas 1 copy
Mary Mouse stories 1 copy
Where's Noddy's Bell 1 copy
The Bed that Ran Away 1 copy
The Banana Robber 1 copy
Noddy - Noddy Has A Bad Day 1 copy
The Castle Without a Door 1 copy
Nody a la platja , El 1 copy
Molt simpàtic Nody , Ets 1 copy
Nody i la goma màgica , En 1 copy
Noddy and the Cow 1 copy
Noddy's Grand Adventures 1 copy
When Mrs. Tumpy Lost Her Head & The Red-Spotted Handkerchief (Enid Blyton Two By Two Stories) (2005) 1 copy
Noddy Constrói um Foguetão 1 copy
Mysteríehæfte nr. 1 1 copy
Hedgerow Tales Part 2 1 copy
Mysteriehæfte nr. 3 1 copy
Mysteriehæfte nr. 2 1 copy
The Famous Five 1 copy
Tales of Brer Rabbit 1 copy
Las travesuras de Amelis 1 copy
Geschichten für Kinder: Lustiges Allerlei. Spaß, Spiel und Zauberei / Witzige Sachen. Zum Lesen und Lachen (1996) 1 copy
De dolle tweeling 1 copy
The Magic Brush 1 copy
Oui-Oui et la clé magique 1 copy
Noddy's New Big Book 1 copy
Noddy's 123 Book 1 copy
Sunny stories, no. 318: The doll ion the Christmas tree & other tales...December 31, 1943 1 copy, 1 review
Boum, sa grosse caisse et son petit chien : Collection : Bibliothèque rose mini rose cartonnée (1972) 1 copy
At Appletree Farm 1 copy
Noddy's Tall Red Book 1 copy
Noddy's Tall Blue Book 1 copy
Tales After Summer 1 copy
Make Way for Noddy – Hold On To Your Hat, Noddy / Noddy and the New Taxi: Complete & Unabridged (2004) 1 copy
Noddy e o Avião 1 copy
Look out, Noddy! 1 copy
Noddy's Tall Pink Book 1 copy
Noddy the Cry-Baby 1 copy
THE TWINS IN TROUBLE 1 copy
A Galinha do Noddy 1 copy
Susan Borrows A Barrow 1 copy
Die Schwarze Sieben und die Hunde-Entführer: Das fünfte Abenteuer der Schwarzen Sieben (Band 5) (2019) 1 copy
Hanni und Nanni - CD: Hanni und Nanni - Schwere Entscheidung für Hanni und Nanni, 1 Audio-CD: FOLGE 26 (2006) 1 copy
my enid blyton story book 1 copy
TOFIONAFROMMICHAEL 1 copy
Let'S Have A Story 1 copy
St. Clare's The Middle Years 1 copy
St. Clare's Books 2-4: Summer Term at St. Clare's; The O'Sullivan Twins; 2nd Form at St. Clare's (1998) 1 copy
Kvarteten vid hemliga berget 1 copy
Five get into trouble again 1 copy
It Serves you Right, Mr Sly 1 copy
Author: Enid Blyton 1 copy
Die Insel der Abenteuer 1 copy
Die Burg der Abenteuer 1 copy
Das Tal der Abenteuer 1 copy
Cameo Plays: Book 4 1 copy
Fünf Freunde. Spannende Geschichten für Jungen und Mädchen: Fünf Freunde und du jagen die Entführer: Band 13 (2002) 1 copy
La familia en la playa 1 copy
Boys' and Girls' Circus Book 1 copy
Kvartetten på hemliga ön 1 copy
Histórias do Arco - Íris 4 1 copy
Nodi É um Bom Amigo! 1 copy
Noddy Aprende os Padrões 1 copy
Nodi No Mar 1 copy
Histórias da Lua Cheia I I 1 copy
Garry findet einen Weg 1 copy
Away Goes Sooty 1 copy
Cria a Tua Própria História 1 copy
De Vijf 1 copy
Mais uma Aventura do Nodi 1 copy
Nodi e o Coelho - Macaco 1 copy
Brincar com Ímanes Noddy 1 copy
Noddy em Mudanças 1 copy
Coragem Nodi! Livro 1 1 copy
Livro de Colorir do Noddy 1 copy
Nodi e a Ursinha Tété 1 copy
Nodi e o Burro! 1 copy
Tem Cuidado Nodi! 1 copy
Os Sapatos Misteriosos 1 copy
Noddy - Que Horas São? 1 copy
Storyland: Book Two 1 copy
Nodi Encontra o Pai Natal 1 copy
The Three Gollywogs 1 copy
Sunny Tales, Mr Twiddle's Trumpet & other tales, No 546 new series, Friday November 14th, 1952 1 copy
Funny Little Noddy 1 copy
Bobs Abenteuer 1 copy
The Kitten that Disappeared 1 copy
I sette e il mago 1 copy
Enid Blyton's Fairy Stories 1 copy
Magic in the Playroom 1 copy
Le avventure di Distrattini 1 copy
The Big Noddy Story Book 1 copy
The Smelly Little Dog 1 copy
Das fliegende Haus 1 copy
Ninth tell-a-story book 1 copy
The Tale of Scissors the Gnome / How Derry the Dormouse Lost His Secret (Enid Blyton Library II) (1994) 1 copy
Last Terms at Mallory Towers 1 copy
Happy House Children 1 copy
5 Freunde 1 copy
Sixteenth Tell A Story Book 1 copy
New testament stories 1 copy
PLAYWAYS ANNUAL 1 copy
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Fun and Games at Malory Towers (Malory Towers (Pamela Cox)) (2009) — Creator — 159 copies, 2 reviews
Hanni und Nanni Sammelband 3. Hanni und Nanni suchen Gespenster, Hanni und Nanni in tausend Nöten, Hanni und Nanni groß in Form (1995) — Creator — 31 copies
The Land of Mythical Creatures (The New Adventures of the Wishing-Chair) (2009) — Creator — 30 copies
Silky and the Rainbow Feather (Enid Blyton's Enchanted World) (2008) — Creator — 26 copies, 1 review
The Case of the Impolite, Snarly Thing & The Case of the Sticks and Their Tricks (2008) — Creator — 24 copies
Famous Five Colour Short Stories: The Birthday Adventure (Famous Five: Short Stories) (2019) — Creator — 23 copies
Enchanted World (Melody and the Enchanted Harp) [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2012] Enid Blyton (2008) — Creator; Creator — 21 copies
The Case of the Fudgie Fry Pirates & The Case of the Plant That Could Eat Your House (2008) — Creator — 20 copies
Famous Five Colour Short Stories: Five to the Rescue! (Famous Five: Short Stories) (2020) — Creator — 20 copies
Dolly - Schulabenteuer auf der Burg: Dolly, Bd.15, Ein Möwenfest im Möwennest: Bd 15 (1985) — Creator — 19 copies
Run Away!: An Enid Blyton Story: Based on Enid Blyton's Five Run Away Together (The Famous Five and You) (Knight Books) (No. 3) (1988) — Contributor — 15 copies
Tina und Tini und das Geheimnis des schwarzen Hundes - Aus der Serie: Tina und Tini (1977) — Creator — 14 copies
The Case of the Defective Detective & The Case of Allie's Really Very Bad Singing (2008) — Creator — 13 copies
Fünf Freunde - 3 Abenteuer in einem Band: Fünf Freunde und das Teufelsmoor / Fünf Freunde im Gruselschloss / Fünf Freunde und der Hexenring (2013) — Creator — 13 copies
The Case of the Plot to Pull the Plug & Case of the Thief Who Drinks from the Toilet (2008) — Creator — 11 copies
Famous Five: The Complete Series — Author; Author — 9 copies
Los cinco en la ciudad perdida Los cinco en la televisión : una aventura de los personajes creados por Enid Blyton (1986) — Creator — 7 copies
The Case of the Bogus Banknotes & The Case of Eight Arms and No Fingerprints (2008) — Creator — 6 copies
Sylvia Plath's Tomato Soup Cake: A Compendium of Classic Authors' Favourite Recipes (2024) — Contributor — 6 copies
Fünf Freunde. Spannende Geschichten für Jungen und Mädchen: Fünf Freunde retten die Felseninsel: Band 45: BD 45 (2005) — Creator — 5 copies
The Case Of The Snow, The Glow And The Oh, No! & The Case Of The Fish That Flew The Coop (2009) — Creator — 5 copies
The Case of the Guy Who Makes You Act Like a Chicken & The Case of the Felon with Frosty Fingers (2008) — Creator — 5 copies
The Case of the Medieval Meathead & The Case of the Messy Mucked Up Masterpiece (2008) — Creator — 5 copies
Fünf Freunde Buchpaket, 3 Bände - ""Fünf Freunde und das Geheimnis am Fluss"", ""Fünf Freunde und ein schlimmer Verdacht"" und ""Fünf Freunde und das Ungeheuer aus der… (2009) — Creator — 5 copies
Fünf Freunde - 3 Abenteuer in einem Band: Sammelband 5: Fünf Freunde und das Geisterschiff / Fünf Freunde jagen den Vampir / Fünf Freunde und der Fluch der Wikinger (2015) — Creator — 4 copies
Les Cinq et le trésor du pirate : Une nouvelle aventure des personnages créés par Enid Blyton (1984) — Creator — 4 copies
Les Cinq contre le loup-garou : Une nouvelle aventure des personnages créés par Enid Blyton (1993) — Creator — 4 copies
The Case Of The Flowers That Make Your Body All Wobbly & The Case Of The Guy Who Looks Pretty Good For A 2000 Year Old (2009) — Creator — 3 copies
Every Girl's Annual 1952 — Contributor — 3 copies
Malory Towers 6 books Collection Pack, 7-12 (Fun & Games At Malory Towers; Goodbye Malory Towers; New Term at Malory Towers; Secrets At Malory Towers; Summer Term At Malory… (2012) — Creator — 2 copies
Die fünf Freunde und Du. Mitdenk-Abenteuer: Fünf Freunde und du helfen den Kameraden: Band 9: BD 9 (2000) — Contributor — 2 copies
Die fünf Freunde und Du. Mitdenk-Abenteuer: Fünf Freunde und Du geraten in Schwierigkeiten.: BD 8 (2001) — Author — 2 copies
Famous five : five fall into adventure [VHS] — Author — 2 copies
Every Girl's Annual 1951 — Contributor — 1 copy
Os Cinco - O Caso da Abominável Criatura Barulhenta — Creator — 1 copy
Fünf Freunde und Du - erforschen die Schatzinsel / auf neuen Abenteuern (Doppelband) (1995) — Creator — 1 copy
The Famous Five Adventures [Card Game] — Creator — 1 copy
Fünf Freunde Buchpaket - 3 Bände - Fünf Freunde und die schwarze Maske - Fünf Freunde und das Höhlengeheimnis -Fünf Freunde und die versteckten Perlen — Creator — 1 copy
5 Famosos no Caso. O Caso da Trama Para Deixa — Creator — 1 copy
Fünf Freunde - Folge 034 - Und die Gespensterinsel — Creator — 1 copy
De Vijf op trektocht — Contributor — 1 copy
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- Legal name
- Blyton Pollock Darrell-Waters, Enid Mary
- Other names
- Pollock, Mary
Pollock, Enid Mary Blyton
Waters, Enid Mary Blyton - Birthdate
- 1897-08-11
- Date of death
- 1968-11-28
- Gender
- female
- Education
- St Christopher's School, Beckenham, Kent, England, UK (1907-1915)
Ipswich High School (National Froebel Union teacher training) - Occupations
- novelist
school teacher
children's book author
governess
girls' school story author - Awards and honors
- Blue Plaque
- Relationships
- Baverstock, Gillian (daughter)
Smallwood, Imogen (daughter)
Blyton, Carey (nephew)
Pollock, H A (husband) - Cause of death
- Alzheimer's disease
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- London, Middlesex, England, UK
- Places of residence
- Green Hedges, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England, UK (1927-1968)
Beckenham, Kent, England, UK(1899-1927)
354 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich, London, Middlesex, England, UK(1897-1899) - Place of death
- Hampstead, London, Middlesex, England, UK
- Burial location
- Dulwich, London, Middlesex, England, UK
- Map Location
- England, UK
- Disambiguation notice
- Enid Mary Blyton Pollock Darrell Waters wrote as Enid Blyton and Mary Pollock. Because there is another author named "Mary Pollock" with books catalogued on LibraryThing, this page should not be combined with that one.
An overview of the various continuations of Enid Blyton series by other authors can be found here and some of the American titles of her books can be found here.
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1960s children’s novel: three siblings in South Africa, servant Jojo is a smuggler in Name that Book (February 12)
What is your favourite Blyton book or series? in Lashings of Ginger Beer! (March 2022)
Enid Blyton Faraway Tree: Publication History in Book talk (December 2021)
What's right about Enid Blyton? in Lashings of Ginger Beer! (September 2018)
Where is Kirrin Island? in Lashings of Ginger Beer! (May 2014)
Picture books with a difference in Searching for Snicket-like Things (April 2014)
Allegorical fiction (Christian) - ends with Faith, Hope and Love in Name that Book (August 2010)
Rewriting Blyton - PC gone mad in Lashings of Ginger Beer! (February 2009)
Reviews
En este libro sólo me caen bien Jorge, el profesor que va con ellos y el chaval al que se encuentran.
¿Por qué es Julián tan gilipollas? ¿Por qué tratan de niñata a Jorge cuando se enfada por algo que le han hecho ellos? ¿Por qué se tiene que disculpar Jorge por enfadarse en vez de Julián y Dick por dejarla de lado? ¿Por qué Ana es tan tonta? URG.
Que sí, que son cosas de la época, pero yo tengo un límite. En el libro anterior sólo fue un comentario puntual, pero en este es show more continuado, de principio a fin. Horrible. show less
¿Por qué es Julián tan gilipollas? ¿Por qué tratan de niñata a Jorge cuando se enfada por algo que le han hecho ellos? ¿Por qué se tiene que disculpar Jorge por enfadarse en vez de Julián y Dick por dejarla de lado? ¿Por qué Ana es tan tonta? URG.
Que sí, que son cosas de la época, pero yo tengo un límite. En el libro anterior sólo fue un comentario puntual, pero en este es show more continuado, de principio a fin. Horrible. show less
I missed these as a child, and I'm not sure why. Potentially my parents may have thought that I would have got far too many ideas from Peter - I was almost as bossy, given the chance.
I do have to say that the middle class-ness just oozes off this. The children meet, in winter, in a shed that's warm because it is next to the boiler house for the greenhouse. Like you do. And Jack's sister has a governess. These aren't your everyday run of the mill kids, and I doubt they ever were. It's not show more exactly representative. Peter is over the top domineering, probably because that's how is father is, being (probably) of the local landowning classes. And while they are not entirely belittling to the girls, Janet is the one that gets to sew costumes, she doesn't get to go out and use the disguises - the 4 boys do that.
It's amusing, it's pretty unbelievable now, I think if they ever were for me, that time has passed. show less
I do have to say that the middle class-ness just oozes off this. The children meet, in winter, in a shed that's warm because it is next to the boiler house for the greenhouse. Like you do. And Jack's sister has a governess. These aren't your everyday run of the mill kids, and I doubt they ever were. It's not show more exactly representative. Peter is over the top domineering, probably because that's how is father is, being (probably) of the local landowning classes. And while they are not entirely belittling to the girls, Janet is the one that gets to sew costumes, she doesn't get to go out and use the disguises - the 4 boys do that.
It's amusing, it's pretty unbelievable now, I think if they ever were for me, that time has passed. show less
Five on a Hike Together (Famous Five #10, 1951)
Brief Summary by Poppy Hutchinson (quoted from www.enidblytonsociety.co.uk, since the book blurb is so uninformative): A half-term holiday enables Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy to reunite and make off on a hiking tour. Hoping to make sleeping arrangements at Farmhouses and inns along the way, the children set off, only to have their plans interrupted by Timmy, who foolishly chases a rabbit and injures himself. George insists on him being show more seen by a Vet, and the children split up, only to be plunged into yet another thrilling adventure. Dick and Anne, when parted from Julian and George, manage to end up at the wrong Farmhouse, at which Dick receives a strange message in the middle of the night, actually intended for a man called 'Dirty Dick': a message which includes some key clues to a mystery...
Random thoughts:
The girls have a short mid-term break. The boys don't, but two boys at their school win a scholarship, so the school gets extra holidays... This just seems weird nowadays. Why would the whole school get holidays because two students get scholarships? But I guess in the early 50s that was a very big deal... Anyway, we find out that Julian and Dick don't have those two students in very high regard, since they are "swots". It seems to me that EB had an ideal of what boys should be like, and it includes the virtues that Julian and Dick embody: brave, active, chivalrous... Those very studious boys who dislike sports and other games do not fit that mold. And well, I see her point: to be well-adjusted academic pursuits are not everything, but what can I say, each person is different. We need future Uncle Quentins too!
Anyway, the five go for a hike across the countryside during their extended weekend. Timmy gets injured trying to get into a rabbit burrow (rabbits are his Achilles' heel), so the Five separate. Julian goes with George to seek help for Timmy, while Dick and Anne go ahead to Blue Pond Farm... Dick and Anne get lost in the awful weather and end up where they shouldn't.
Julian has one of his annoyingly pompous speeches. Even the other children call him on it. Relax a bit, Ju! You sound like a teacher! On the other hand, I understand that he has a feeling of responsibility, being the oldest and in charge of the safety of the group.
Their stay at the sinister cottage where they end up is one of the great moments of the series. Everything is perfect and atmospheric: the uncommunicative passerby who gives them faulty directions... the bells signalling the escape of an inmate from the nearby prison... the mute old lady, which explains why the children don't realize their mistake... the menacing figure of his son, who can't be allowed to know that the children are there or there will be Trouble... Anne being given a room grudgingly while Dick goes to sleep in the barn... the sinister messenger who gives him a message not intended for him in the middle of the night... the son of the old lady, who arrives too late to get that message... What a thrilling sequence of events!
I wonder why both Dick and Anne couldn't just sleep in that small room. Was it improper or something for a boy and a girl to sleep in the same bedroom, no matter the circumstances? Even though they are siblings? I mean, I enjoy mountain hiking and the idea of having to segregate bedrooms by gender seems absurd, used as I am to sleeping in large dormitories in mountain huts. When you are hiking you just make do with whatever you can have... But different times...
So, the Five get together again, have yet another gigantic meal, deduce that the message was given by the escaped convict and decide to contact the police. Fortunately the policeman is a jerk who doesn't believe their (admittedly far-fetched) story. I say fortunately because it allows the children to solve the mystery on their own.
The actual breaking of the code and their battle of wits with Maggie and Dirty Dick are a lot of fun. Once again, Timmy is a marvel, allowing the Five to outwit the criminals without fearing any physical reprisal. It was funny seeing the frustration of the criminals at what seemed to them a group of ransom children hikers who were spoiling their plans. I also enjoyed the scene with the children in the raft finding the precise spot on the lake where all the references can be seen.
In book 1 of the series, George was a better swimmer than Julian or Dick. In this one the difficult diving jobs are given to George and Dick. Have they improved since then or is the series growing more conventional, with George taking more of a "girl" role? If so, it's a pity, because I love it when George is "as good as any boy". Or better!
It was a bit dumb of the Five, leaving the jewel cases where the bad guys could find them. Otherwise they would have got away neatly. Fortunately, the two rogues proved to be incredibly incompetent.
For the first time, the children (and dog) are referred as Famous Five within the story (by the nice policeman, at the very end). However, I don't think they are actually famous at any time during the series, are they? It's not like people are recognizing them or anything. Anyway, I guess that recovering the Fallonia jewels merits the policeman giving them that title. Really, that Fallonia queen should have invited them to Fallonia, wherever that is, to thank them properly.
Not one single secret passage in this book!
The tone of the book is generally fun and upbeat, and the locations suitably sinister and with plenty of character. Hike does not have the oppressive atmosphere of some Famous Five books, and you never feel the children are in much danger, except at the very end when the enraged criminals realize what's going on. Another very enjoyable entry in the series.
Next up: Five Have a Wonderful Time (Famous Five #11, 1952) show less
Brief Summary by Poppy Hutchinson (quoted from www.enidblytonsociety.co.uk, since the book blurb is so uninformative): A half-term holiday enables Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy to reunite and make off on a hiking tour. Hoping to make sleeping arrangements at Farmhouses and inns along the way, the children set off, only to have their plans interrupted by Timmy, who foolishly chases a rabbit and injures himself. George insists on him being show more seen by a Vet, and the children split up, only to be plunged into yet another thrilling adventure. Dick and Anne, when parted from Julian and George, manage to end up at the wrong Farmhouse, at which Dick receives a strange message in the middle of the night, actually intended for a man called 'Dirty Dick': a message which includes some key clues to a mystery...
Random thoughts:
The girls have a short mid-term break. The boys don't, but two boys at their school win a scholarship, so the school gets extra holidays... This just seems weird nowadays. Why would the whole school get holidays because two students get scholarships? But I guess in the early 50s that was a very big deal... Anyway, we find out that Julian and Dick don't have those two students in very high regard, since they are "swots". It seems to me that EB had an ideal of what boys should be like, and it includes the virtues that Julian and Dick embody: brave, active, chivalrous... Those very studious boys who dislike sports and other games do not fit that mold. And well, I see her point: to be well-adjusted academic pursuits are not everything, but what can I say, each person is different. We need future Uncle Quentins too!
Anyway, the five go for a hike across the countryside during their extended weekend. Timmy gets injured trying to get into a rabbit burrow (rabbits are his Achilles' heel), so the Five separate. Julian goes with George to seek help for Timmy, while Dick and Anne go ahead to Blue Pond Farm... Dick and Anne get lost in the awful weather and end up where they shouldn't.
Julian has one of his annoyingly pompous speeches. Even the other children call him on it. Relax a bit, Ju! You sound like a teacher! On the other hand, I understand that he has a feeling of responsibility, being the oldest and in charge of the safety of the group.
Their stay at the sinister cottage where they end up is one of the great moments of the series. Everything is perfect and atmospheric: the uncommunicative passerby who gives them faulty directions... the bells signalling the escape of an inmate from the nearby prison... the mute old lady, which explains why the children don't realize their mistake... the menacing figure of his son, who can't be allowed to know that the children are there or there will be Trouble... Anne being given a room grudgingly while Dick goes to sleep in the barn... the sinister messenger who gives him a message not intended for him in the middle of the night... the son of the old lady, who arrives too late to get that message... What a thrilling sequence of events!
I wonder why both Dick and Anne couldn't just sleep in that small room. Was it improper or something for a boy and a girl to sleep in the same bedroom, no matter the circumstances? Even though they are siblings? I mean, I enjoy mountain hiking and the idea of having to segregate bedrooms by gender seems absurd, used as I am to sleeping in large dormitories in mountain huts. When you are hiking you just make do with whatever you can have... But different times...
So, the Five get together again, have yet another gigantic meal, deduce that the message was given by the escaped convict and decide to contact the police. Fortunately the policeman is a jerk who doesn't believe their (admittedly far-fetched) story. I say fortunately because it allows the children to solve the mystery on their own.
The actual breaking of the code and their battle of wits with Maggie and Dirty Dick are a lot of fun. Once again, Timmy is a marvel, allowing the Five to outwit the criminals without fearing any physical reprisal. It was funny seeing the frustration of the criminals at what seemed to them a group of ransom children hikers who were spoiling their plans. I also enjoyed the scene with the children in the raft finding the precise spot on the lake where all the references can be seen.
In book 1 of the series, George was a better swimmer than Julian or Dick. In this one the difficult diving jobs are given to George and Dick. Have they improved since then or is the series growing more conventional, with George taking more of a "girl" role? If so, it's a pity, because I love it when George is "as good as any boy". Or better!
It was a bit dumb of the Five, leaving the jewel cases where the bad guys could find them. Otherwise they would have got away neatly. Fortunately, the two rogues proved to be incredibly incompetent.
For the first time, the children (and dog) are referred as Famous Five within the story (by the nice policeman, at the very end). However, I don't think they are actually famous at any time during the series, are they? It's not like people are recognizing them or anything. Anyway, I guess that recovering the Fallonia jewels merits the policeman giving them that title. Really, that Fallonia queen should have invited them to Fallonia, wherever that is, to thank them properly.
Not one single secret passage in this book!
The tone of the book is generally fun and upbeat, and the locations suitably sinister and with plenty of character. Hike does not have the oppressive atmosphere of some Famous Five books, and you never feel the children are in much danger, except at the very end when the enraged criminals realize what's going on. Another very enjoyable entry in the series.
Next up: Five Have a Wonderful Time (Famous Five #11, 1952) show less
This was fun, if somewhat far fetched.
Julian, Dick & Anne spend the holiday with their Aunt, Uncle & lone cousin, Georgina - who does not want to be a girl in any way. it's never made clear why, but she has cut her hair short and only answers to George. In contrast Anne is quite a girly little girl. And both annoyed me in their own way.
It is all infuriatingly middle class.
Having said that, George has certain scruples, she won't accept sweets from the other children as she can't show more reciprocate. Julian and the others have to navigate a very lonely little girl who is rather set in her ways.
The finale seems very unlikely, but you've got to admire the inventiveness of the author in setting up situations and then giving the children a means of getting out of them. At times it felt a little like the sharing message was being shoved down your throat and the finale was even more middle class angst.
I agree with the people who said that these were better than the Secret Seven, but I'm not sure that I would ever have been all that thrilled with them. My childhood was much gritter than this. show less
Julian, Dick & Anne spend the holiday with their Aunt, Uncle & lone cousin, Georgina - who does not want to be a girl in any way. it's never made clear why, but she has cut her hair short and only answers to George. In contrast Anne is quite a girly little girl. And both annoyed me in their own way.
It is all infuriatingly middle class.
Having said that, George has certain scruples, she won't accept sweets from the other children as she can't show more reciprocate. Julian and the others have to navigate a very lonely little girl who is rather set in her ways.
The finale seems very unlikely, but you've got to admire the inventiveness of the author in setting up situations and then giving the children a means of getting out of them. At times it felt a little like the sharing message was being shoved down your throat and the finale was even more middle class angst.
I agree with the people who said that these were better than the Secret Seven, but I'm not sure that I would ever have been all that thrilled with them. My childhood was much gritter than this. show less
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