Tag: Secret Series

The Secret of Spiggy Holes

by Derelict Space Sheep on July 18, 2023 in 42 Word Retrospectives • 0 Comments

The Secret of Spiggy Holes

by Enid Blyton (Basil Blackwell, 1940) [reprinted Armada, 1965]

Predating the Barney Mysteries but very much in keeping, distinguished only by the absence of any animal companion and a return to the Secret Island (from the children’s previous adventure). The cover blurb anticipates reader fretfulness by giving away the entire plot.

The Secret Island

by Derelict Space Sheep on July 4, 2022 in 42 Word Retrospectives • 0 Comments

The Secret Island

by Enid Blyton (Basil Blackwell, 1938)

Blyton’s first full-length adventure novel is low on peril but pleasantly diverting, and more substantial than later efforts. Pitched at younger readers, it sees four children run away to fend for themselves on a bountiful island—memorably taking a cow with them!