I’m having great fun delving into the books featured in last week's post. My idea was to catalogue these as quickly
as possible and get them listed on my website. It felt like a good idea, but
the problem is I keep coming across stories I remember from my childhood. I had
forgotten just how good the Daily Mail Annuals from the 1940s and 50s were. I've found stories by Enid Blyton,
W. E. Johns and Noel Streatfield, so of course, I have to read them! It occurred to me that if I've forgotten the
stories, it could be the same for you.
So while I have
these newly catalogued annuals to hand I'm going to list the stories in
each one. I hope this will be useful for anyone searching for a long-lost
favourite. For everyone else, please enjoy the pictures.
Daily Mail Annual for Boys and Girls 1945 (sold, thank you for your interest)
Enid Blyton contributed no less than seven stories to the 1945 annual they are -
You mustn't do that
The beautiful big bone
Ho-Ho plays a trick
The dancing doll
The foolish frog
Fiddle-de-Dee’s spell
Games in Goblin Land
Kathryn Lister - On with the show, How Lina won and Pandora's swimsuit
Percy A Clarke Three on a spree
Evelyn Findlow Shipwrecked kitten
You mustn't do that
The beautiful big bone
Ho-Ho plays a trick
The dancing doll
The foolish frog
Fiddle-de-Dee’s spell
Games in Goblin Land
Kathryn Lister - On with the show, How Lina won and Pandora's swimsuit
Percy A Clarke Three on a spree
Evelyn Findlow Shipwrecked kitten
Daily mail Annual for Boys and Girls 1946 (sold, thank you for your interest)
Six Enid Blyton stories in this one;
Cosy’s good turn
The magic watering can
The toys and the goblins
Chinky and the brownies
The vanishing potatoes
The big plush monkey
Kathryn Lister All’s well that ends well and The gypsy’s plate
Ross Inglis Moonbeam End
Percy A Clarke The three gold-diggers
Mollie Chappell Jennifer at the Pixie school, The gentle giant and The princess who had only one dress
W. J. Childs The true story of Mr. Bunting, Quite true and Two ways
Lady Dunn The boy who prayed for music
Cosy’s good turn
The magic watering can
The toys and the goblins
Chinky and the brownies
The vanishing potatoes
The big plush monkey
Kathryn Lister All’s well that ends well and The gypsy’s plate
Ross Inglis Moonbeam End
Percy A Clarke The three gold-diggers
Mollie Chappell Jennifer at the Pixie school, The gentle giant and The princess who had only one dress
W. J. Childs The true story of Mr. Bunting, Quite true and Two ways
Lady Dunn The boy who prayed for music
Daily Mail Annual for Boys and Girls 1947 (sold, thank you for your interest)
Enid Blyton Peter’s good luck and The coward-boy
Mollie Chappell The elf who didn’t know his colours, The half term adventure and The green suit case
Percy A Clarke The fourth chum
Reginald E Horner Why cooks wear crowns
Nancie Lyle Romanda and the scarlet clad one
Betty Rosamond The goldfish who wanted to go straight
Elsie Scott Timmy to the rescue
Froom Tyler The truth about Robinson Crusoe
Mollie Chappell The elf who didn’t know his colours, The half term adventure and The green suit case
Percy A Clarke The fourth chum
Reginald E Horner Why cooks wear crowns
Nancie Lyle Romanda and the scarlet clad one
Betty Rosamond The goldfish who wanted to go straight
Elsie Scott Timmy to the rescue
Froom Tyler The truth about Robinson Crusoe
Daily Mail Annual for Boys and Girls 1948 (sold, thank you for your interest)
Froom Tyler The plunder of Peru
Leonard Yeomans The princess’s swimming pool
Mollie Chappell The rose coloured spectacles, The pig who flew and The bad tempered clock
Marjorie P Whitaker The election at Totteridge Towers
Percy A. Clarke A bike for tubby
Nancie Lyle The moon is wise
Leonard Yeomans The princess’s swimming pool
Mollie Chappell The rose coloured spectacles, The pig who flew and The bad tempered clock
Marjorie P Whitaker The election at Totteridge Towers
Percy A. Clarke A bike for tubby
Nancie Lyle The moon is wise
The Daily Mail Annual for Boys and Girls 1949 (sold, thank you for your interest)
Enid Blyton The dog that helped a fairy
Betty Rosamond Telling the bees
Mollie Clark Cherry Simplicity Jones
Percy A Clarke Tubby gets the goat and Teddy Tail in Dreamy Dale
Mollie Chappell The lizard that lost his tail and Rhona’s rescue
K. D. Beecroft Alan’s birthday present
Dorothy Phillips The three wishes and mixed magic
Froom Tyler Treasure lagoon
Betty Rosamond Telling the bees
Mollie Clark Cherry Simplicity Jones
Percy A Clarke Tubby gets the goat and Teddy Tail in Dreamy Dale
Mollie Chappell The lizard that lost his tail and Rhona’s rescue
K. D. Beecroft Alan’s birthday present
Dorothy Phillips The three wishes and mixed magic
Froom Tyler Treasure lagoon
The Daily Mail Annual for Boys and Girls 1950 (sold, thank you for your interest)
Noel Streatfeild The audition
Noel Streatfeild The audition
Mollie
Chappell Kesembi and the silver bird and the Duiker that ran with his shadow, The marvellous history of the Toby Jug
Heather Moorland Father Christmas tore his trousers
Janet Barber Miss Bumble and the caged animals
Leslie Barnard Lollop the sheepdog and the King takes a ride
Percy A. Clarke Tubby on the Trail
Enid Blyton He belonged to the family
Froom Tyler the vanished frigates
Muriel Holland The magpie’s lesson
Dorothy Phillips The princess who ran away
Evelyn Davey-Collins The mermaid who wanted the sun
Heather Moorland Father Christmas tore his trousers
Janet Barber Miss Bumble and the caged animals
Leslie Barnard Lollop the sheepdog and the King takes a ride
Percy A. Clarke Tubby on the Trail
Enid Blyton He belonged to the family
Froom Tyler the vanished frigates
Muriel Holland The magpie’s lesson
Dorothy Phillips The princess who ran away
Evelyn Davey-Collins The mermaid who wanted the sun
The Daily Mail Annual for Boys and Girls 1951 (sold, thank you for your interest)
Noel Streatfeild The pantomime goose
Ivy Russell Snap, Crinkle and Jo-jon
Francis Durbridgel Light fingers
Janet Barber Mr. Crust and the French language
Molly Breckons Miracle at Sunningford Farm Bob Raymond Lost, stolen or stayed
Enid Blyton The little girl who cried
Percy. A. Clarke Texas Tubby
Leonard Yeomans Peppo and the fiddlestick
Froom Tyler Blow, my bully boys, blow
Mollie Chappell The disobedient wind
Leslie Barnard Carva the fox cub
Elizabeth Skottowe The Circus Christmas present
Ivy Russell Snap, Crinkle and Jo-jon
Francis Durbridgel Light fingers
Janet Barber Mr. Crust and the French language
Molly Breckons Miracle at Sunningford Farm Bob Raymond Lost, stolen or stayed
Enid Blyton The little girl who cried
Percy. A. Clarke Texas Tubby
Leonard Yeomans Peppo and the fiddlestick
Froom Tyler Blow, my bully boys, blow
Mollie Chappell The disobedient wind
Leslie Barnard Carva the fox cub
Elizabeth Skottowe The Circus Christmas present
The Daily Mail Annual for Boys and Girls 1952 (sold, thank you for your interest)
Noel Streatfeild Skating to the stars
Froom Tyler Doubloon island
Percy A. Clarke That chump Tubby
Bob Raymond Rufus and Flook at St. Moritz
Francis Durbridge A present from Paul Temple
Mollie Chappell The island that wanted to live
Cicely Drury The strange visitor
Enid Blyton It happened so quickly
Pamela Richardson Birds of a feather
Leslie Barnard Pilotta the forest pony
Noel Streatfeild Skating to the stars
Froom Tyler Doubloon island
Percy A. Clarke That chump Tubby
Bob Raymond Rufus and Flook at St. Moritz
Francis Durbridge A present from Paul Temple
Mollie Chappell The island that wanted to live
Cicely Drury The strange visitor
Enid Blyton It happened so quickly
Pamela Richardson Birds of a feather
Leslie Barnard Pilotta the forest pony
The Daily Mail Annual for Boys and Girls 1953 (sold thank you for your interest)
Mollie Chappell Striped blind and window
box, home for Christmas,and Bush-baby
Hump Plumstone’s soap symphonies
Robert Andrews Adventure from a tree top and the special division
B. L. Kearley Rufus rebels
Leslie Barnard A day for Kiraska
Francis Durbridge The ventriloquist’s doll
Alex Wills Rufus and Flook at Cocklesea
Enid Blyton A noise in the night
W E Johns Night Flight a Biggles story
Robert Andrews Adventure from a tree top and the special division
B. L. Kearley Rufus rebels
Leslie Barnard A day for Kiraska
Francis Durbridge The ventriloquist’s doll
Alex Wills Rufus and Flook at Cocklesea
Enid Blyton A noise in the night
W E Johns Night Flight a Biggles story
The Daily Mail Annual for Boys and Girls 1954 (sold, thank you for your interest)
Mollie Chappell The missing masterpiece
Mollie Chappell The missing masterpiece
Enid
Blyton It happened one afternoon
Mary Ribbons The last picnic
Jill Lyttelton The temperamental cuckoo clock
Andrew Roberts Kidnap Castle and The Greenhorn
Muriel Holland Dinner for a donkey
Eric Keown Mystery in the marshes
Michael Dawson Christmas homecoming
Percy A. Clarke Tubby wins a prize
Frederic Evan The ring
Agnes Booth The whistle
Bissett Lovelock The home zoo
Alex Wills Rufus and Flook in the county of Umbrage
Arthur Renton By way of return
Mary Ribbons The last picnic
Jill Lyttelton The temperamental cuckoo clock
Andrew Roberts Kidnap Castle and The Greenhorn
Muriel Holland Dinner for a donkey
Eric Keown Mystery in the marshes
Michael Dawson Christmas homecoming
Percy A. Clarke Tubby wins a prize
Frederic Evan The ring
Agnes Booth The whistle
Bissett Lovelock The home zoo
Alex Wills Rufus and Flook in the county of Umbrage
Arthur Renton By way of return
Daily mail Annual for Boys and Girls 1955 (sold, thank you for your interest)
Eric Keown Poor Young Haverford
Eric Keown Poor Young Haverford
Michael Dawson Sailing dinghy
Tom Pocock Giles and the Laughing Cavalier
Andrew Roberts Four heads together
Enid Blyton The dirty little boy
Leon Garfield The imaginary daughter
R. H. Lowe The treasure hunt
Millicent Harrison Fancy dress for two
Cecil Barr The man from Venus
Sybil Burr Keepers of the kingdom
Dilys Beeston The secret of the old fort
Dorothy Clewes The little dog laughed
Mollie Chappell Fossett’s luck
Joanna Loftus A year in the life of a grey squirrel
Alex Wills Rufus and Flook on the Christmas Islands
Tom Pocock Giles and the Laughing Cavalier
Andrew Roberts Four heads together
Enid Blyton The dirty little boy
Leon Garfield The imaginary daughter
R. H. Lowe The treasure hunt
Millicent Harrison Fancy dress for two
Cecil Barr The man from Venus
Sybil Burr Keepers of the kingdom
Dilys Beeston The secret of the old fort
Dorothy Clewes The little dog laughed
Mollie Chappell Fossett’s luck
Joanna Loftus A year in the life of a grey squirrel
Alex Wills Rufus and Flook on the Christmas Islands
Daily Mail Annuals for Boys and Girls, the Daily Mail Boys
Annual and The Daily Mail Annual for girls all catalogued and looking pretty on
the shelf. This is a selection of the many annuals in stock. I picked the tiny sprig of catkin on the way back from the
Post Office just to prove spring is around the corner even though it's pouring
with rain.
It’s hard to believe that 17,000 acres of land on the
Report and more images here
I hope you are all warm and dry in your respective corners
of the world. Unless you live in Australia in which case, I hope
your air conditioning is working! xx
Update July 2016: March House books closed on my retirement in 2015, but I do still blog here at March of Time Books and always appreciate your visit.
Update July 2016: March House books closed on my retirement in 2015, but I do still blog here at March of Time Books and always appreciate your visit.