The Enchanted Wood
The Magic Faraway Tree (Book 1)
- Author Enid Blyton
- Narrator Kate Winslet
- Publisher Hachette Children's Group
- Publish Date 12 December 2013
- Run Time 4 hours and 50 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy.
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What to expect
The first enchanting story in the Magic Faraway Tree series by Enid Blyton, the world's best-loved storyteller - read by Kate Winslet.
Joe, Beth and Frannie find the Enchanted Wood on the doorstep of their new home, and when they discover the Faraway Tree they fall into all sorts of adventures!
Join them and their friends Moonface, Saucepan Man and Silky the fairy as they discover which new land is at the top of the Faraway Tree. Will it be the Land of Spells, the Land of Treats, or the Land of Do-As-You-Please? Discover the magic!
This recording follows the original text, first published in 1939. It does not contain the following chapters, which were first written for Enid Blyton's Omnibus! published in 1952, and later inserted into some editions of The Enchanted Wood:
Up to the Land of Toys
They get into trouble
Mr Oom-Boom-Boom
In Santa Claus's Castle
© 2013 Hodder & Stoughton Limited (P) 2013 Hodder Children's Books
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| Author | Enid Blyton |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Kate Winslet |
| Series | The Magic Faraway Tree |
| Duration | 4 hours and 50 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9781444920826 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Hachette Children's Group |
| Genre | Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy |
| Collections | Celebrity Narrators |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE, US |
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