Does anyone remember these books from childhood?

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They were like the Famous Five style. The main character was fat (!), his mum played bridge and he always seemed to see somthing that needed investigating whilst selling the parish magazine. Then a gang of them would sort things out. I think he had a shed and was an expert at disguise.

I can't remember much more, but for some reason I keep thinking about them.

I know, I know, must go out more....

oh blimey can't remember, keep thinking it is carlotta (circus girl) but think that was st clare's. it's gonna bug me now.

ooh, used to wish I was called Carlotta!

that girl at Mallory Towers went off swimming in the sea, against the rules. and she was really big and muscley....

Zaphod, I too read Six Cousins At Mistletoe Farm - it was my nightmare book too for years (when you wake up in the night having had a scary dream - I always found that the good old sensible country cousins and their frivolous (but good at heart) townie cousins meant the creepy thoughts went right away!!)

now it is REALLY bugging me. gonna keep bumping now til someone tells me. or will have to be saddo again and post on the enid blyton society web site chat boards

I remember who you mean Dinny - can't remember her name though! She came into it in about the fourth year? Wanted to be a gym teacher too.

Will think about it...

was she token lesbian?

come on hm can't go to bed til you remember (i mean, i am not really going to bed now

HM, remember the girl (Jane?) who had really messy hair? And the noisy water pipes? What was that book where the kids had that big house and rescued lots of animals, then there was a fire? Green..something?

MG - was it Alicia's cousin? Moira rings a bell...

was the swimming girl called June?

dinny showing your youth now, can't remember any of that old malarkey

and remember Irene - the wacky one at MT who loved maths and music!?

oh my lord..........

Cerys - yes, yes, yes - and was in Felicity's year?

she was Alicia's cousin?

think cerys may be on to something
have no recollection of irene

is felicity darrell's sister, and who the fu*k is alicia??

but Cerys, think there was another swimming one - a cross-channel type. think June was more a swimming-pool type...

dinny i think you may be right. don't think june was the one who broke the rules

MG - "scatty Irene" - Darrell and Alicia's best friend!
Felicity is Darrell sister and her bf is June (Alicia's sister)
remember Madame Dupont and Madame Rougier, btw?
and Miss Potts?
and Miss Grayling (the lovely headmistress)
getting carried away now...

I was the biggest enid Blyton fan in the late 70's but I broke my mother's heart when we were temporarily re-housed and I packed the first edition Famous Five complete collection in the wrong box and they got sent to the church jumble

Dinny - will expect powerpoint presentation on malory towers with lunch on monday xx

think it was Moira, Madgirl - a surly type, if I remember correctly.

pmsl, Madgirl.
expect you to arrive in character as a Mallory Towers gal or teacher for lunch. or else!

i'm bidding on some judy blume books atm.

Ahem.....Amanda is the swimmer, I just consulted my copy of Last Term at Mallory Towers. I DID say I was sad.....