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- ↑ Stoney (2011), 2969–2976
- ↑ My Photo Heather Lawrence (17 May 2012). "The Enid Blyton Society Day May 12th 2012". Peakirk Books. Peakirk Books. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- ↑ "Stella & Roses Books at the Enid Blyton Day". Blyton Books. Stella & Rose's Books. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- ↑ "Enid Blyton and the Mystery of Children's Literature, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2000". Amazon UK.
- ↑ "Gillian Baverstock". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. 29 June 2007. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- ↑ "Barbara Stoney's Biography of Enid Blyton". EnidBlyton.net. EnidBlyton.net. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
Bibliography
- Stoney, Barbara (2011) [2006], Enid Blyton: The Biography (Kindle ed.), History Press, ISBN 978-0-7524-6957-7
