The Famous Five [4 Adventures] by Enid Blyton

I’m not going to gripe at the odd word like ‘queer’ being changed no doubt in 10 years’ time a lot of words will have changed.” Tony Summerfield, who runs the Enid Blyton Society, said: “I can only approve – the closer we get back to Blyton’s original language, the better. Hodder continued to publish a “classic” version of each Famous Five book, without the rewrites, although those too contain some small word changes from Blyton’s originals, published between 1942 to 1963. The Blyton estate was owned by entertainment company Chorion until 2012, when Hodder bought everything apart from her Noddy series. Millions of readers have learned to read with her.” “The feedback we have had six years on shows that the love for The Famous Five remains intact, and changing mother to mummy, pullover to jumper, was not required,” McNeil said. If the text is revised more likely to be able to engage with them.”īut on Friday, McNeil told the Guardian that the publisher’s “sensitive reworking” of Blyton was not received well by readers. This 70th anniversary edition features the Classic editions of three Famous Five adventures (books 10-12) in one volume and contains the original cover art and inside drawings by Eileen Soper.At the time, Anne McNeil, publishing director of Hodder Children’s Books, told the Guardian that “children who read need to be able to easily understand the characterisations and easily to get into the plots. Do they know what they’ve let themselves in for? They’ll have to risk the treacherous mists and follow the trail if they want to find what’s lurking in the shadows. The Five find out about something dangerous out in Mystery Moor. But is that a face at the window? Or is it a trick of the light? Just who is hiding in the castle? They discover a ruined castle that looks deserted. The Famous Five are on an adventurous holiday in horse-drawn caravans.

Is someone trying to send him a coded message? When the Famous Five hear of an escaped convict in the area, they are on red alert. Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog find excitement and adventure wherever they go in Enid Blyton’s most popular series.ĭick is woken by a light flashing through his window.

The Famous Five [4 Adventures] by Enid Blyton