Secret Seven Adventure

by Enid Blyton

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The Secret Seven are Peter and his sister Janet, Jack, Colin, George, Pam and Barbara. They meet every holiday in the shed at the bottom of Peter and Janet's garden - and solve mysteries, and eat lots of delicious food. But no one can enter the shed without whispering the secret password! There are 15 Secret Seven novels, and a collection of short stories. When a priceless pearl necklace goes missing, the Secret Seven are the first off the mark to catch the thief. After all, they saw him show more escape. But will they be able to find the stolen necklace? Each book features rarely seen bonus Blyton: extra stories, a quiz, additional artwork and insights into Blyton's life and writing process. show less

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Why would you preserve the original illustrations for the millennium edition, which clearly age the book, and then change the content? I really can't imagine that in 1950 it cost £3 for a child to go to the circus. If it did, then the Secret Seven were rich indeed! And they carefully remove any reference to physical punishment. Strange, the things they seem to find so important to "update".
Ironically, I'm not a big fan of the original Secret Seven illustrations - they make the children look like real ratbags. Or, as Malcolm would say, in his best British accent, they look like "rotters". Very different from Eileen Soper's beautiful illustrations of the Five. Having said that, I still love the fact that I can avoid some of the annoying show more modern illustrations and enjoy something more appropriate to the age of the novel, even if the content is "modern".

The Secret Seven are pretty much just light fluff for me, but I know I haven't read them all. What I can't remember is how many I have in fact read. I know I've several times read the first few in an attempt to read them all, but then never persevered. This time I'm determined! I will keep reading - it will be interesting to see how far I get before I get to one I've never encountered before!
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Another Secret Seven adventure, of a similar quality to the first book. This series is for younger children than the Famous Five and other series by Enid Blyton, and therefore the stories are shorter and simpler, but it's told with the storytelling skill of the author.

The books in this series are about the kids investigating a crime that has happened in their town, so it's more similar to the Five Find-Outers than to any other Blyton series.
secret seven adventure is a book that made me want to read more and more. the book is telling us a group of kids going on an adventure to find the missing pearls. they investigated, searched and asked various number of people and all of that led them to a circus where they found the missing pearls and the culprit. this book is adventurous, fun and exciting. not really alot though. jessie cai 7x.
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Alguien ha robado un collar de valor incalculable y los Siete Secretos son los primeros en aportar pistas del ladrón. ¿Por qué? ¡Porque lo vieron escapar! Ahora lo único que tienen que averiguar es dónde se encuentran el collar y el que lo robó...

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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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Canonical title*
Le Clan des Sept va au cirque
Original title
Secret Seven Adventure
Alternate titles
The Secret Seven and the Circus Adventure; The Secret Seven Adventure
Original publication date
1950
People/Characters
Peter of the Secret Seven; Janet of the Secret Seven; Jack of the Secret Seven; Colin of the Secret Seven; George of the Secret Seven; Pam of the Secret Seven (show all 8); Barbara of the Secret Seven; Scamper (dog)
First words
The Secret Seven Society was having its usual weekly meeting.
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)" ... You'll help me again in the future, won't you?"
"Rather!" said the Seven at once. And you may be sure they will!
(Publisher Brockhampton press 1950 - 9th impression 1962)
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)'You'll help me again in the future won't you?'. 'You bet!' said the Seven at once. And you may be sure they will!
Original language
English
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Fiction and Literature, Children's Books
DDC/MDS
823.912Literature & rhetoricEnglish & Old English literaturesEnglish fiction1900-1901-19991901-1945
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PZ7 .B629 .SLanguage and LiteratureFiction and juvenile belles lettresFiction and juvenile belles lettresJuvenile belles lettres
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