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The Flyaway Cottage and Other Stories
Joanna and Paul aren't expecting to find a funny cottage on their way to get some eggs! Find out the secret of this magical house and read all about Little Mr Tuppeny, the naughty little blacksmith and the adventures of Dicky Dawdle in this fantastic collection of adventurous stories from Enid Blyton. Other stories in this Freddie Has a Job Think Hard, Boatman The Surprising Buns The Smugglers' Caves A Visitor to Dinner Dicky Dawdle's Adventures and many more...
192 pages, Hardcover
First published March 31, 1993
About the author
Enid Blyton
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Ένιντ Μπλάιτον (Greek)
Enida Blaitona (Latvian)
Энид Блайтон (Russian)
Inid Blajton (Serbian)
Інід Блайтон (Ukrainian)
Enid Mary Blyton (1897–1968) was an English author of children's books.
Born in South London, Blyton was the eldest of three children, and showed an early interest in music and reading. She was educated at St. Christopher's School, Beckenham, and - having decided not to pursue her music - at Ipswich High School, where she trained as a kindergarten teacher. She taught for five years before her 1924 marriage to editor Hugh Pollock, with whom she had two daughters. This marriage ended in divorce, and Blyton remarried in 1943, to surgeon Kenneth Fraser Darrell Waters. She died in 1968, one year after her second husband.
Blyton was a prolific author of children's books, who penned an estimated 800 books over about 40 years. Her stories were often either children's adventure and mystery stories, or fantasies involving magic. Notable series include: The Famous Five, The Secret Seven, The Five Find-Outers, Noddy, The Wishing Chair, Mallory Towers, and St. Clare's.
According to the Index Translationum, Blyton was the fifth most popular author in the world in 2007, coming after Lenin but ahead of Shakespeare.
See also her pen name Mary Pollock
Ένιντ Μπλάιτον (Greek)
Enida Blaitona (Latvian)
Энид Блайтон (Russian)
Inid Blajton (Serbian)
Інід Блайтон (Ukrainian)
Enid Mary Blyton (1897–1968) was an English author of children's books.
Born in South London, Blyton was the eldest of three children, and showed an early interest in music and reading. She was educated at St. Christopher's School, Beckenham, and - having decided not to pursue her music - at Ipswich High School, where she trained as a kindergarten teacher. She taught for five years before her 1924 marriage to editor Hugh Pollock, with whom she had two daughters. This marriage ended in divorce, and Blyton remarried in 1943, to surgeon Kenneth Fraser Darrell Waters. She died in 1968, one year after her second husband.
Blyton was a prolific author of children's books, who penned an estimated 800 books over about 40 years. Her stories were often either children's adventure and mystery stories, or fantasies involving magic. Notable series include: The Famous Five, The Secret Seven, The Five Find-Outers, Noddy, The Wishing Chair, Mallory Towers, and St. Clare's.
According to the Index Translationum, Blyton was the fifth most popular author in the world in 2007, coming after Lenin but ahead of Shakespeare.
See also her pen name Mary Pollock
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November 26, 2025
my writing was praised for using some words from this book here 😂 Thank you Mr Blyton
March 2, 2015
Not bad but Lazy Lenny is my favourite one.
January 17, 2018
I read this book for nostalgia sake. Plus, it was great for those days that I didn't feel like reading anything heavy. It made me missed my childhood so much.
February 21, 2018
Finished the book with a smile :)
July 23, 2023
I love this book! Enid Blyton’s stories always fun for me. My favorite story is "It Really Served Him Right". ♡
February 27, 2025
Yay! Got me out of a reading slump. And funny how one learns great life lessons from children's books. The last story was my best.
January 11, 2017
These stories are just as magical now as they were when I was reading them as a kid many years ago. I loved getting to re-discover some of my old favourites as well as finding some new stories I had never read before!
November 17, 2013
it was a very good idea
June 27, 2014
This is a great book. The story I like most from this book is "Take Firm Hold of the Nettle".
A very good story for a doubtful kid :)
A very good story for a doubtful kid :)
November 3, 2014
Childhood Memories :')
April 2, 2008
It was not that exciting.
January 30, 2016
suitable for kids and they will enjoy it
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