The Secret of Cliff Castle

by Enid Blyton

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People say that funny lights have been seen at the old abandoned Cliff Castle. Of course, as soon as Peter, Pam and their cousin Brock hear this they are determined to solve the mystery even though it means pitting their wits against the unknown enemy that awaits them.

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Nora, Peggy, Paul, Mike y Jack protagonizan una nueva aventura, esta vez en un castillo encantado. Con esta historia, la autora inglesa de cuentos infantiles Enyd Blyton continúa con la serie Secreto de la que este grupo de cinco niños aventureros serían las estrellas de toda la colección. Juventud lo integra en la colección aunque suceda en un escenario diferente, el castillo del Acantilado, alejado de la isla principal del resto de historias.

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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 eventually opened her own school for infants. show more 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

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The Secret of Cliff Castle
Original title
The Secret of Cliff Castle
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Do not combine this single-title book with the omnibus (3 stories) that has the same name.

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Fiction and Literature, Children's Books, Kids
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823.912Literature & rhetoricEnglish & Old English literaturesEnglish fiction1900-1901-19991901-1945

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