Posted on Sat 14 Jun 02:03

Up The Faraway Tree

by Watzisname

My lucky day today, I just obtained a copy of the elusive fourth book in the series, entitled Up The Faraway Tree. The main difference between this book and the first three, is that it is mostly illustrations. There are 4 pictures to each double page, with a small amount of story text under each picture. Despite this, it still contains 8 separate adventures.

The other big difference is an unusual piece of storytelling: at the beginning it is about two children named Robin and Joy, who are reading The Enchanted Wood. They decide to go and find Jo, Bessie and Fanny so that they can show them the way to the Faraway Tree. They do just that, and Robin and Joy now become characters in the story and go on all the adventures. An interesting technique by Enid Blyton to help young readers imagine that they too could find the tree and climb it one day.

Good luck to anyone else who is seeking this book - it is quite scarce but there are still copies to be found.

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Posted on Sun 1 Jun 12:27

THe faraway tree features in a Jackie Collins Book!

by paulyn

Purusing through the new Jackie Collins book 'Drop dead beautiful' was shocked and stunned to read that 'lucky Santangelo' was read the faraway tree books as a child. Page 130

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Posted on Wed 23 Jan 03:20

Original edition reprints?

by Anthony

Hi all from a newcomer in Australia -- my wife and I (and our grown-up children too) are all Enid Blyton fans -- St Clare's, Malory Towers, Secret Seven and the Adventure series are our favourites.
Sorry if this has been asked 100 times before, but can anyone tell me if there have been any recent (ie, past 25 years) reprints of the Enchanted Wood and Faraway Tree series (compendiums or single volumes) featuring the original artwork -- Hilda McGavin for the Faraway Tree series and Dorothy Muriel Wheeler for Enchanted Wood.
I doubt if I could afford first editions, but I would like to search for reprint versions -- so publisher and approx date would also be a huge help. That is, of course, if the original illustrated editions were ever reprinted. Hard to understand why they still aren't in print, for perpetual children like us!

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Posted on Fri 30 Nov 11:17

The originals. Help please!

by betty_homemakerr

I was wondering in what years the books had to be published if I wanted the original versions of the books eg. Jo, Bessie and Fanny and not Joe, Beth and Frannie and Dame Slap instead of Dame Snap. Not sure what they thought they were doing by changing it, it was pretty much perfect the way it was. I'd really appreciate all help!

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Posted on Tue 27 Nov 18:34

the enchanted wood

by mli

hi there!
i am helping my friend to look for a decent copy of the first edition (1939) of The Enchanted Wood, with illustrations by Dorothy M Wheeler.
this book means a lot to her because it was like part of her childhood.
i will be very grateful if anyone can provide me with websites or contact that would sell the first copy.
all help is appreciated.
many thanks!!!!

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Posted on Tue 25 Sep 14:19

by johansrk

[quote:ebfadf6c83="Imsfaj"]'they' do but no-one ever really knows who 'they' are! Just a mass of people probably who think up useless phrases.

guess it's the "know alls"... from the folks of the faraway tree... they do nothing but site and think... pretty boring :D

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Posted on Sun 2 Sep 03:34

This is driving me crazy!!!!!

by Mohamed

Johan, I've been trying for ages to upload an avatar and change a few settings in my profile but NOTHING is happening!!

My avatar doesn't works at ALL! :evil: Is it a problem with my computer?

Mohamed

(PS:I hope I've posted my topic in the right forum!) :oops:

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Posted on Tue 8 May 11:13

Gratitude Forum!

by Anonymous

Nor can Mehtap! I want to say that your site better throughout the World Wide Web :)
Thank you. Keep it.

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Posted on Sat 24 Mar 11:42

by Ming

Hi Violet!

Er... what is your topic?

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