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The Enchanted Wood: 1 (The Magic Faraway Tree)

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The Angry Pixie, who lives in a house with a tiny window and has a habit of throwing cold water or any liquid at hand over people who dare to peep inside; Jo jumped up. He was not going to watch people being robbed without saying something! He shouted loudly: The main characters are Jo, Bessie and Fanny (updated in recent revisions to Joe, Beth and Frannie), who are three siblings. Fanny is the youngest, Bessie is next in age and Jo is their big brother. They live near the Enchanted Wood and are friends of the residents of the Faraway Tree. Other characters include:

As for her writings, she wrote over 600 children's books, many of them being a staple of our generation. I grew up with the Famous Five (which had been converted into a TV series), and am familiar with Noddy. These are probably her most famous works, though it is interesting to note that she did churn out an awful lot of books using other characters and settings. It also appears that she got into the publishing industry through her first husband and after the divorce allegedly shut him out. Despite all that, it is very clear that she was a very successful author who has had a significant influence upon the literary culture of the English speaking world.This story is the first story in the 'Magic Faraway Tree' series. It is actually not a single adventure but a collection of at least five different adventures that three children, Jo, Bessie, and Fanny, have after moving into the country. At the beginning of the book we are told that their father had got a job in the country, so they moved out to a cottage at the edge of an enchanted wood. We are not given much glimpse into the adult world here namely because not only is this a children's book, but we are looking at the world through the eyes of the children. The context that we can place this in though is that we are still in the Great Depression (there were not many jobs around) and the world was on the brink of war. However, to a child, many of these problems were far away, though they do come upon them occasionally. At one point in the story we are told that their father had lost a lot of money and they were struggling to make ends meet when all of the sudden the children return with the solution. The Faraway Tree Series written by the much beloved Enid Blyton was one of my favorite book series when I was a kid. In fact, I’d be wrong to say it was. The book still is, and will always be very close to my heart.

Honestly, how stupid are some people to want to change perfectly delightful books about a magic tree and the folk that live there? I spent a couple of hours today revisiting these old friends and I was quite amazed by how much I remembered after more than fifty years. Enid Blyton turns out (according to Wikipedia) to be a rather strange woman and not somebody who one would expect to the a very successful author of children's books. However, the views of Wikipedia, and some of those who wrote about her, do tend to be somewhat tainted. This does not mean that Blyton was necessarily a person of high moral standing. It appears that she had two marriages, and at one stage, allegedly, was quite promiscuous. It also appeared that after her divorce she pretty much took her ex-husband to the cleaners. However, much of this was written by one of her daughters who did seem to have a chip on her shoulder.The three children make friends with colourful characters like Moon-Face, Mister Watzisname, Silky, and the Saucepan Man, feasting with them on Pop Biscuits and Google Buns and sliding down the slippery-slip which spirals down inside the trunk. Climbing the tree involves dodging the dirty washing-water which Dame Washalot pours down the trunk at regular intervals and avoiding peeping in at the Angry Pixie, who throws things at those who poke and pry. The Faraway Tree series were particular favourites of mine however, and I had been hankering to revisit them for some time. I knew I was taking the risk of marring my rose-tinted memories of this series but decided to proceed, regardless. We've got the gnome for you too," said Jo, as he pointed up into the tree. "He went up there. If you surround the tree and wait, you will be able to catch him as he comes down." The Magic Faraway Tree: A New Adventure by Jacqueline Wilson was published in May 2022. [4] Adaptations [ edit ] Film [ edit ]

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