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September 2, 2010 - Stefan8u says: Does anyone have any links, preferably not torrent to download any audio books, for free?
	Bets says: The simple answer is: No. Enid Blyton's works are still under copyright, thus unavailable for free downloads.
September 1, 2010 - Soundy says: Oh! dis s a luvly site. I luv Blyton a lot. Have read all her books. Fantastic she s!
	Bets says: You could try implementing some of her wonderful spelling and grammar, Soundy! Fatty says: And I very much doubt that you have read all 700+ books! Bets must have been in a good mood to approve this one!
September 1, 2010 - The Friendly Robin says: What an interesting post by Mick! Why aren't these nature books being produced anymore? I also note titles like "Book of Naughty Children", "Tales from the Bible", "Children's Life of Christ, "Bedtime Stories and Prayers", "My First Enid Blyton Book" etc. , Enid Blyton's First Bedtime Book etc. And many more stories listed at the back of some old EB books are no longer around. Have they fallen out of favour with the publishers? Oh! I wish ALL Enid Blyton's books would make a come back. What a great loss for them to disappear like that.
	Bets says: Hear, hear!
August 31, 2010 - Grased says: What year did the Famous Five first come out.
	Fatty says: If you mean what year was the first book published, check out the Famous Five link above, and you will find the answer.
August 30, 2010 - Nepolean says: I recently read 'Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief'. The book was really good. I like stories based on myths and history. But still the book missed something. I don't know what. I would say that many of Blyton's books are better than this book, even though it has some stuff that an EB book doesn't have. Can any fellow Blytonian help me to understand what this book misses? I am not just talking about this book. Generally, I find a lot of books to be good but still I miss something (with a few exceptions like 'The legend of Sleepy Hollow', which I immensely enjoyed). I wonder what.
August 29, 2010 - Mick says: Yesterday, on a warm Italian evening, I read the following (I hope Chorion will allow me a rather long quote): "So they went to the little lime avenue, a pathway set between a row of common lime trees. They were flowering, and the children could see the little clusters of six or seven greenish-yellow flowers hanging down, guarded by a long, narrow bract."Oh, the smell! " said Janet, sniffing hard."A bit like honeysuckle. Oh, Uncle, isn't it lovely? " "And hark at the bees! " said John wonderingly."What a noise! Uncle, there must be thousands up there among the lime blossoms." There are," said Merry."The bees love the sweet nectar provided by the lime blossoms. We will come here again later on and see the little round green fruits of the lime. Just stand still a moment and enjoy the scent of the lime and the murmuring of the bees in it. The spirit of summer seems to be here in this little lime avenue today." It was a lovely thing to do. Janet made up her mind to bring her mother there the very next day."It's funny," she thought, "this is one of the loveliest things we've done this summer, and yet I've never heard anyone talk about it. We do miss a lot of lovely things through not knowing about them or noticing them."" This is from page 91 of an old hardback copy of "Enid Blyton's Nature Lover's Book", and on the following page is a beautiful engraving of harvest mice. Now I know it's not high literature, but it's extremely effective writing for her audience and her purposes. In her fiction she was telling stories to a particular age-group, and the important thing was the information she was getting across, the quality of the writing was secondary. Her non-fictional writing (and there was a lot of it), needs to be completely re-assessed. Here she wrote descriptions, described emotions, and displayed an awe-inspiring knowledge of natural phenomena, farm and country practices etc. The book the quote comes from is extremely well organised, having two walks for every month involving three siblings and their informative "Uncle", including night, dawn and seaside walks to cover a vast number of fauna and flora. And, as I have said, it is very beautifully illustrated. I live now in a country where everything that moves is liable to be shot and everything that doesn't is liable to be sprayed, and possibly I'm suffering to some extent from nostalgia for my childhood in England in the 50's and 60's. Most of the debate about her place in children's literature refers solely to the fiction series, but if you look at her bibliography it's easy to see that there is a wealth of work that shouldn't be ignored.
	Fatty says: All very true, Mick. Enid is all too often remembered for The Famous Five and Noddy - but as you say, there is so much more.
August 29, 2010 - Nick Nightingale says: Please, can someone give me the quote about lashings of ginger beer for picnics? Thanks.
August 28, 2010 - Kopal says: I used to love reading the St Clare's series. I was rather sad when the series came to an end. I would dearly like it if the series could be continued. I hope that my suggestion will be taken seriously.
	Fatty says: Pamela Cox has written three sequels to the St Clare series (as well as sequels to the Malory Towers series). Check the Enid Blyton Society's Cave of Books for further details, Kopal.
August 27, 2010 - Nepolean says: Hi Keith, I read your 'Meet the characters' section for the Famous Five and the Adventure series and I liked it very much. Could you please add such a section for the Five Find-Outers too? .
August 27, 2010 - SS & FFO and Dog says: I've seen some Adventure series made available online. But it would be more pleasureable to buy the books and read them especially if they happen to be by Enid Blyton : -). I like the Secret series and Mystery series very much too Carolin, so I think it would be a worthy thing if you can get these books. You can read and re-read them and keep them as your favourite collection too! They will look very nice in your own bookshelf and keep you warm at heart whenever you want a light and entertaining stories. Happy reading!
August 26, 2010 - rogoz says: Carolin does imply an issue - Both Austen and Blyton are long-dead authors; one is available free on line and the other isn't. So why is that? The rights of a tradeable commodity like Copyright is pretty abstract stuff to children. Better to say ' you can only buy Blyton in shops '.
	Fatty says: It is only 70 years after an author's death that his/her books are in the public domain. As Enid died in 1968, it won't be until 2038 before her books will be available for free download. Jane Austen died in 1817, so her books are available to download free of charge.
August 26, 2010 - Spitfire says: Regarding Carolin's request - The internet is such a wonderful tool that younger people who haven't really lived without it take for granted that you can just download what you like (films/music, etc). The amount of information/photos about Enid Blyton, for example, that is possible to access instantly on various websites is - from a pre-internet point of view - simply amazing. Of couse, that in no way excuses or explains a very basic lack of manners! Also, I realise that I'm making a generalisation and that doesn't apply to all younger people - 'specially as I'm not that old myself!!
	Fatty says: Thanks, Spitfire! Wish I could say the same! ;-)
August 26, 2010 - Charlotte says: Bets and Fatty, I'd like to confess to a very stupid thing I did with a Blyton book. When I was eight, I was reading the Mystery of Banshee Towers in my room when my sister came in and we got into a fight. I threw the book at her, literately. She ducked and the book hit the window and cracked it. I got into trouble from my mother but my sister got off scott-free.
	Fatty says: Never mind the window, did you damage the book?
August 26, 2010 - Gordon Thomas says: I would like to buy a complete set of The Secret Seven 1st Edition or 2nd or 3rd impression in hard cover with dust cover if that was possible. Willing to pay top price. Please reply Many thanks Gordon Thomas.
	Fatty says: We don't sell books, Gordon. However, there are links on the Home Page to booksellers. If you want originals, it might be best to look at online sites such as eBay or specialist bookesellers such as Green Meadow (Sue Bekk) or Stella & Rose's Books. Google for their details.
August 25, 2010 - Julian Arthur says: Dear Barbara, I'm seeking peace and harmony in my life, my mum used buy me Enid's books and read them to me at bed time. Please contact me for a chat, lots of love and best wishes Julian xxx.
	Fatty says: Hi Julian. Not sure who Barbara is, in any case, we don't have any chat facilities here. I am pleased that Enid's books are a source of comfort to you, as they are to many of us.

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