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My God Enid Blyton was prolific!

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Budababe · 16/09/2007 18:49

Prompted by Roisin's thread I had a look on Amazon for Enid Blyton books and was amazed at how many there are! And how many I had forgotten!

Hope DS likes them all as am planning on buying lots for me him!

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sleepfinder · 17/09/2007 13:14

hum, maybe mixed m - but it was hardly written in medieval times, its not a problem for most books from that era..I don't think it can be excused with that, to be honest, but I do take your point

mixedmama · 17/09/2007 11:11

sleepfinder - was that linked to her time tho? dont know much about it, but just done a quick google and i see the references etc.

missyhissey · 17/09/2007 09:34

Great post Desiderata, agree with every word.

sleepfinder · 17/09/2007 08:33

EB was racist and it manifested itself in her writing - thats why most of the books have disappeared from the public eye (thank god!)

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Budababe · 17/09/2007 06:24

Am reading The Wishing Chair to DS at the moment and I do admit "jolly" seemed a bit odd! As of course is "Chinky" the pixie!

I suppose when I was a child I read books like The Secret Garden, Little Women, What Katy Did, etc which were all set in a different time and world. I suppose Enid Blyton is a bit like that now - historical fiction!

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McDreamy · 17/09/2007 06:15

Think you have a point Des although my DD has now adopted the habit of calling me "mother" after reading the Magic Faraway Tree

Desiderata · 17/09/2007 00:33

Well, Lewis, imo, children are a little up themselves these days, and a lashing of (ginger beer) and high-gusto talkin' won't do them any harm.

I think that children are intrinsically old-fashioned. I think that modern life is toxic for children, and I would personally be very happy if my son (when old enough to read) read nothing but EB.

They'll all learn to say 'fuck' soon enough. An early appreciation of 'polite talk', whilst unsustainable in the real world, is not bad thing.

What do you think?

Alambil · 17/09/2007 00:25

I adored CCTF when I was younger.

Do you find your kids "get" it though - the EB language is arguably archaic now and the whole "lets go out, goodness knows where til tea without the adults" is rather "old fashioned" now, or not?

littlerach · 16/09/2007 18:53

Dd1 has just finished Rhe Children of Cherry Tree Fram ansd loved it.
I mapleased as it has given her soemthing different to reads, other than Rainbow Fairies and Tiara Club.
And iut brought back soen memories reading it.

fartmeistergeneral · 16/09/2007 18:50

I don't care what people say, I loved Enid and my ds1 (8) has read loads. The Mystery stories/Famous Five/Secret Seven/Wishing Chair. I'm only slightly sad that he's not likely to read Mallory Towers or The Girls at St Clares!!!!

Sobernow · 16/09/2007 18:50

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