The Wishing Chair Collection: The Adventures of the Wishing Chair / The Wishing Chair Again / More Wishing Chair Tales
by Enid Blyton
The Wishing-Chair (Collections and Selections — Omnibus 1-3)
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When Mollie and Peter go to buy their mother a birthday present, they discover the most extraordinary thing: a chair that can fly and grant wishes! The Wishing-Chair takes them on some marvellous adventures - to a castle where they narrowly escape from a giant, to find a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, and even to help Santa Claus deliver presents for Christmas! Wherever will the wishing-chair take them next? Travel with Mollie, Peter and Binky the pixie and be whisked away on an show more amazing adventure. This book contains: The Adventures of the Wishing-Chair; The Wishing-Chair Again; More Wishing-Chair Stories. show lessTags
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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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