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The Mysteries Collection Volume 5
A fantastic bumper volume of classic children’s stories from the world’s best-loved children’s author, Enid Blyton.
The Mystery series follows the adventures of ‘The Five Find Outers’- Pip, Bets, Larry, Daisy and Fatty, as they solve the most unusual crime cases with the help of their dog Buster. This second volume collects stories thirteen, fourteen and fifteen in the series: The Mystery of the Missing Man, The Mystery of the Strange Messages and The Mystery of Banshee Towers.
Enid Blyton is one of the most famous children’s authors of all time. Thanks to series such as The Wishing-Chair, The Faraway Tree, The Mysteries, The Famous Five and The Secret Seven, she has sold over 400 million books in more than 40 languages worldwide. Her Mysteries stories have charmed generations of children – and they are as popular today as they have ever been.
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First published July 1, 2013
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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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February 1, 2021
This is the 5th book. The final book. I'm going to point out
1.Things that don't make sense to me
2 Things I didn't like
3. Things I liked
Rest is up to you.
This book didn't match the other ones. Superintendent Jenks once again became Chief Inspector Jenks.
The stories were centred on a few people. In the third one, it was centered on Fatty and Ern and a little bit of Bets. The others hardly played a role. It wasn't like that in other books.
This is a great read. It is full of mystery. (obviously)
1.Things that don't make sense to me
2 Things I didn't like
3. Things I liked
Rest is up to you.
This book didn't match the other ones. Superintendent Jenks once again became Chief Inspector Jenks.
The stories were centred on a few people. In the third one, it was centered on Fatty and Ern and a little bit of Bets. The others hardly played a role. It wasn't like that in other books.
This is a great read. It is full of mystery. (obviously)
May 25, 2021
I enjoyed all three mysteries in this book, viz.
The Mystery of the Strange Messages
The Mystery of the Missing Man
The Mystery of Banshee Towers
All three books were excellent. Of the three, my favorite was the Missing Man mystery, because it kept me guessing till the end, even though the clues were there all along. I loved the Banshee Towers mystery because of Ern, Bingo and that it was out of Peterswood. And I loved the Strange Messages mystery because it again shows kindness in the community of Peterswood, and there is a bit more danger than usual for the kids.
The Mystery of the Strange Messages
The Mystery of the Missing Man
The Mystery of Banshee Towers
All three books were excellent. Of the three, my favorite was the Missing Man mystery, because it kept me guessing till the end, even though the clues were there all along. I loved the Banshee Towers mystery because of Ern, Bingo and that it was out of Peterswood. And I loved the Strange Messages mystery because it again shows kindness in the community of Peterswood, and there is a bit more danger than usual for the kids.
May 22, 2022
I liked it - some of the language was a bit cheesy but it was pretty good
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