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Thirteen O'Clock and Other Stories
This Enid Blyton book contains the stories:
Jinky the Jumping Frog,
The Kick Away Shoes,
Thirteen O'Clock,
The Little Toy Stove,
The Beautiful Cricket Ball,
The Naughty Sailor Doll,
Holes in His Stockings,
He Didn't Believe in Fairies,
Big-Eyes the Enchanter,
The Clever Toy Drum,
The Dog Who Would Go Digging,
Dame Thimble and Her Matches,
How John Got His Ducklings,
Goldie and the Toys,
Muzzling the Cat, and
The Real Live Fairy Doll.
Jinky the Jumping Frog,
The Kick Away Shoes,
Thirteen O'Clock,
The Little Toy Stove,
The Beautiful Cricket Ball,
The Naughty Sailor Doll,
Holes in His Stockings,
He Didn't Believe in Fairies,
Big-Eyes the Enchanter,
The Clever Toy Drum,
The Dog Who Would Go Digging,
Dame Thimble and Her Matches,
How John Got His Ducklings,
Goldie and the Toys,
Muzzling the Cat, and
The Real Live Fairy Doll.
192 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1945
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About the author
Enid Blyton
5,119 books6,328 followersSee also:
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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December 4, 2025
it's Enid Blyton - can't give it anything lower than 4 lol.
my dad bought this from a street-side shop for only 30Rs! where can you get a book for 30 anymore 😭
my dad bought this from a street-side shop for only 30Rs! where can you get a book for 30 anymore 😭
August 15, 2015
An really good collection of imaginative (obviously) stories from Enid Blyton.
September 9, 2022
A delightful stories collection from Enid Blyton! It’s a perfect book to read in your rest time. Like any other children's story, it always teaches you pearls of wisdom in a pleasant way. Also, it’s perfect for bedtime stories. With a magical touch, the stories from this book will magic you go inside the fairytale world.
Overall, it’s a great collection story to read. As always Enid Blyton's story’s always interesting to read. 4/5⭐ from me for this book💌
Overall, it’s a great collection story to read. As always Enid Blyton's story’s always interesting to read. 4/5⭐ from me for this book💌
November 12, 2021
There are quite a few stories in this collection that are new to me, which is quite a surprise and certainly refreshing. They are all sparkling with Blyton’s usual magical touch, thrusting you into the world of brownies, goblins, fairies and magical folk. Great bite-sized tales that are perfect for bedtime stories, giving a new and exciting adventure each and every night.
July 2, 2020
Wow that was totally different. Never read many Enid Blyton books before but I thourlly enjoyed this one. Will definitely keep a look out for others.
April 21, 2021
A lovely collection of short stories.
June 30, 2014
i have started scanning barcodes that goodreads app provides for all my books from my own mini library. I found this along with many Enids' collection that was gifted and bought with the pocket money i had saved. i cant believed the collection was of 1996 to 1999.Memories of getting coiled up on a wooden couch,tea,marie biscuits and reading. my childhood was vague but vividly remember stacking books and comics on my cheap mini plastic shelves. aah i think i don't regret being a wallflower those days..i was pretty much content with friends from the books. Thank you dear Enid!
October 9, 2009
Read a lot of Enid Blyton as a kid, but this was one of my fave collections by her.
February 5, 2010
Enid Blyton, the source of my love for books...
March 29, 2012
Used to adore this one.
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