The Mysteries Collection

by Enid Blyton

Available only in Bangalore.

Genres: Childrens, Fiction

510 pages, Hardcover

First published October 8, 1992

About the author

See 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

Reviews

[Teresa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not the edition I'm reading but it's the nearest I could get. My book is very old. I've had it since my childhood.
This was a good story. I liked the way they set about solving the mystery. Mr Goon was portrayed as a lot cleverer than he normally is which is good. He was with them step by step until almost the end. Fatty's disguises were hilarious and are getting better with each book. Once again though Fatty takes the lead and now the rest of them seem to take it for granted that he has the bulk of the fun but I prefer when they're all in it together.

This is a review of The Mystery of the Missing Necklace, not the whole collection.

[David Evans · Rating 4 out of 5]

Actually read all these seperately and the real gem here is The Mystery of the Missing Necklace. Perhaps because it was the first one of the Mystery series that I read I feel it is still the best. I was looking for something to read and my sister suggested "The Mystery of the Missing Eggcup", I misheard but found her battered copy with pages coming loose but all present. It is a the evocation of time and place that this story represents that bring back (false?) memories of an idyllic past when school summer holidays were 8 weeks long and endlessly sunny and hot. The arrival in town of a fair with attendant waxworks show and the excitement of the theft of a beautiful pearl necklace give the Five plenty to think about. Fatty offers a prize for anyone who can spot him in disguise at the fair and later is passed a message, possibly from one of the thieves. This leads to a stake-out of a bench on the village street and fun searching for a bicycle with a hooter rather than a bell. Fatty's epic cycle chase with PC Goon following a gang member leads to some triumphalism from the inept policeman and there's a thrilling climax involving the waxworks.

[Sophie Crane · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is still a perfect read for youngsters although some of the words/phrases a bit dated now. Nice book for parents to read before bedtime to their little ones......or even themselves (brings back so many happy memories of childhood!)

[Natasha ⚡️ · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was the first find outers book I read and remember just loving it as a child, still enjoy it now as an adult :)

Brilliant books, brilliant author.

[Suzannah Seerden · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book . Its funny and will make you smile:)

[Nabil Mohamed · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Mysteries Collection were the first three chapter books I read as a child. I could remember how the character were rather charming and the plot amusing. A must-read children's book that adults would enjoy as well.

[Andrei Biswas · Rating 5 out of 5]

This actually three storybooks in one -

The mystery of the Missing Necklace

The mystery of the Missing House

[Emily Jose]

THESE ARE VERY GOOD STORIES.

[Devina · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've only read The Mystery of the Missing Necklace and that too in its separate book and I must say that it was a mystery I truly enjoyed!