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The Enchanted Wood

by Enid Blyton · 1939

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Joe, Beth and Franny move to the country and find an Enchanted Wood right on their doorstep. In the magic Faraway Tree live the magical characters that soon become their new friends - Moon-Face, Silky the fairy, and Saucepan Man. Together they visit the strange lands (the Roundabout Land, the Land of Ice and Snow, Toyland and the Land of Take What You Want) atop the tree and have the most exciting adventures - and narrow escapes.

Genre
fantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of thisadventureadventureMore like thisLess of thisBritish mysteryBritish mysteryMore like thisLess of thismysterymysteryMore like thisLess of this
Themes
childhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of thisfriendshipfriendshipMore like thisLess of this
Setting
EnglandEnglandMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrensyoung adultmiddle grade
Length
medium · 248 pages

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