Enchanted Wood (Audio Cassette)

Hi, Having read all these stories when I was a little girl and loved them I now want to get them for my daughter but dont want the updated versions with Joe, Beth & Frannie....pls could you help me locate a copy that still has the original names etc .....

Much appreciated...AdeleB

When you think of Enid Blyton's works what springs to mind? Maybe the adventures experienced by the Famous Five? How about the escapades of the Secret Seven? Or the loveable Noddy and friends? These are all well known stories that out parents read to us and in some cases we are reading to our children. But what about the adventures of Jo, Bessie and Fanny? Or the funny ways of the Saucepot Man? Or Moon-Face, the man with a great beaming, round face along with a great beaming smile? Hmm, they're not so well known! The Enchanted Wood is a brilliant read, full of mystery and delightful enchantment, things I constantly daydreamed about and desired! Let me start ...  Read the complete review

Imagine a place in the countryside called The Enchanted Wood where three ordinary children live on its edge and have adventures inside it where there is the most enormous cute tree which has people living in it. And these are not ordinary mortals but pixies, elves, talking animals, brownies, wizards, and a lovable person called Moon-Face because he has a round face like the moon! Jo, Bessie and Fanny share their adventures in four books of this series 1. The Enchanted Wood 2. The Magic Faraway Tree 3. Folks of The Faraway Tree 4. Up The Faraway Tree The Enchanted wood grows very thickly, and if you listen carefully, you can hear the ...  Read the complete review

For those of you who don't know, I collect old children's books, particularly Enid Blytons. I also sell the same kind of books to other collectors on the web. Without exception, the most sought after books are Enid Blyton's Enchanted Wood series. There are three books in the original series - The Enchanted Wood, The Magic Faraway Tree, and The Folk of the Faraway Tree. There is also a fourth book, "Up the Faraway Tree" which is much scarcer. I have never been surprised by the number of adult collectors seeking these books. They are so magical, so wonderfully imaginative and yet so beautifully simple, that they instantly capture ...  Read the complete review

Having read all the Faraway Tree stories when I was small I could not wait to read them to my four year old daughter. We have now read them all and she has thorughly enjoyed them. However, she is also a fan of audiobooks and as she enjoyed the story so much I bought this as an addition to her chapter a night. However, I now find myself redundant! The plot is thus: Three children go to live in the countryside and stumble upon the Enchanted Wood and the Faraway Tree at the heart of it. Many interesting characters (Angry pixie, Dame Washalot, Moonface. Silky the fairy and my favourite Saucepan Man, to name but a few) live in the tree but the really magical ...  Read the complete review