Enid Blyton

Welcome to the website of the Enid Blyton Society. Formed in early 1995, the aim of the Society is to provide a focal point for collectors and enthusiasts of Enid Blyton through its magazine The Enid Blyton Society Journal , issued three times a year, its annual Enid Blyton Day, an event which attracts in excess of a hundred members, and its website. Most of the website is available to all, but Society Members have exclusive access to secret parts as well! Join the Society today and start receiving your copy of the Journal three times a year. Don't forget also that we have an Online Shop where you'll find back issues of the Journal as well as rare Enid Blyton biographies, guides and more. And don't forget we have MORE original full-length novels available to read! Barney says: I'm afraid I don't know that story, Lauren. It's possible that it's by another author - not Enid Blyton - but perhaps someone will recognise it and let you know where to find it. Hi, I can't get into the forums. This verifying stuff comes up and then it goes blank. I'm not going to bother any more. Barney says: I'm very sorry to hear you're having problems. We had to bring in verification because spammers and bots kept making the website crash. Did you get as far as clicking the box on the verification page? I'll have a word with our webmaster. Hi. I bought all the books in the Secret Seven series and I'll probably finish reading them this week. At the beginning of the books, there's a note from Enid Blyton's eldest daughter saying that this series was originally a story called The Secret of the Old Millhouse . Then, with letters from all over the world, Enid started the Secret Seven series. Peter (or Jack, it could be him) mentions the house he lives in as the Old Millhouse in one of the books. I want to read that story. How can I find it? Barney says: The story is called Secret of the Old Mill , Tolga, and it's a lot shorter than a typical Secret Seven book. It's interesting because it shows how the society was formed. Peter and Janet are the ones who live at Old Mill House. The original book, which can be seen here , had coloured illustrations by Eileen Soper. Secret of the Old Mill was also included in The Secret Seven Short Story Collection , but without the original illustrations. You can find secondhand copies on eBay or similar sites. There's also a newer box set, with the six short stories as individual books, but I'm not sure whether those have the full text. Are the circus books banned? I wondered for non-human animals aren't used in circuses nowadays. Barney says: Looking on Amazon, the Galliano's Circus books can still be bought as audiobooks. They've been out of print for some years in paperback and hardback but plenty of secondhand copies are available on eBay, Amazon and similar sites. Looking for one of Enid Blyton's early circus books. Not part of a series and not Three Boys and a Circus . I think a little boy and his sister run away to join the circus...? Barney says: The book you're looking for is Boys' & Girls' Circus Book , Lynette, reprinted as Enid Blyton's Circus Book . Pip and Susy-Ann run away with Susy-Ann's pet goat, Mr. Binks, to avoid being put into separate children's homes. Mr. Phillipino's Circus is about to leave their area, and a boy named Jerry helps Pip and Susy-Ann hide in a storage caravan so they can leave with the circus folk. They take Mr. Binks with them. An exciting and heartwarming story follows. Our popular forums are chock-full of interesting discussions by Enid Blyton fans. You could be like Jack's annoying sister Susie and eavesdrop outside the shed window — or you could join in .