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The Mistletoe Farm

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230: 449: 157:, Cyril, Melisande and Roderick have moved into a nearby, much more modern farm with their parents. Their mother, Rose, has difficulty adapting to the life of a farmer's wife, their father, David, has various setbacks, and the children have trouble settling down. Atypically severe for Blyton's work, the book contains numerous references to the deaths of animals. It is also, like much of her oeuvre, damning of 150:
alarmed of the prospect of their three spoilt cousins from the city living with them, and at first they find it difficult to get along with each other. But after a number of challenges and hardships affect Mistletoe Farm, the city of Longfields learn to adapt to life in the country and get along with their cousins.
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When they receive a phone call from Peter Longfield's brother David who informs the family that his uninsured townhouse has burnt down, they are asked to look after his three children, 16-year-old Cyril, 14-year-old Melisande and 10 or 11-year old Roderick. The Mistletoe Farm children are initially
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people, who prove to be the villains responsible for any of Holly Farm's problems not caused by Rose's unwillingness to sacrifice her life to the farm.
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The Longfield family, 15-year-old twins Jane and Jack, 11-year-old Susan, Crackers the spaniel, and Mr. and Mrs. Longfield, live at Mistletoe Farm.
500: 177: 539: 519: 263: 493: 191: 470: 486: 394: 235: 138:, which shares the same characters as its predecessor, was published in 1950 and illustrated by Maurice Tulloch. 289: 534: 529: 524: 418: 209: 256: 284: 84: 474: 410: 426: 464: 316: 308: 249: 217: 8: 456: 380: 294: 94: 387: 324: 402: 348: 340: 332: 460: 134:, was published in November 1948 and illustrated by Peter Biegel. The sequel, 513: 356: 25: 273: 124: 58: 364: 241: 158: 448: 473:. Further suggestions might be found on the article's 225: 123:books consist of two novels by children's author 511: 494: 257: 501: 487: 264: 250: 24: 271: 471:See guidelines for writing about novels 512: 245: 443: 13: 14: 551: 203: 447: 228: 141: 520:Book series introduced in 1948 185: 171: 1: 212:Six Cousins at Mistletoe Farm 179:Six Cousins at Mistletoe Farm 164: 132:Six Cousins at Mistletoe Farm 44:Six Cousins at Mistletoe Farm 32:Six Cousins at Mistletoe Farm 540:1940s children's novel stubs 463:. You can help Knowledge by 236:Children's literature portal 7: 36:illustrated by Peter Biegel 10: 556: 442: 303: 280: 195:- The Enid Blyton Society 181:- The Enid Blyton Society 108: 100: 90: 80: 72: 64: 54: 41: 23: 130:The first of the two, 455:This article about a 427:The Young Adventurers 85:Children's literature 317:The Barney Mysteries 309:The Adventure Series 153:In the second book, 535:1950 British novels 530:1948 British novels 381:The Naughtiest Girl 20: 525:Enid Blyton series 459:of the 1940s is a 373:The Mistletoe Farm 120:The Mistletoe Farm 19:The Mistletoe Farm 18: 482: 481: 437: 436: 419:The Wishing-Chair 395:The Secret Series 325:The Circus Series 220:Six Cousins Again 193:Six Cousins Again 155:Six Cousins Again 136:Six Cousins Again 116: 115: 48:Six Cousins Again 30:First edition of 547: 503: 496: 489: 457:children's novel 451: 444: 403:The Secret Seven 349:Five Find-Outers 341:The Faraway Tree 266: 259: 252: 243: 242: 238: 233: 232: 231: 197: 189: 183: 175: 28: 21: 17: 555: 554: 550: 549: 548: 546: 545: 544: 510: 509: 508: 507: 440: 438: 433: 333:The Famous Five 299: 276: 270: 234: 229: 227: 206: 201: 200: 190: 186: 176: 172: 167: 144: 50: 46: 42: 37: 35: 12: 11: 5: 553: 543: 542: 537: 532: 527: 522: 506: 505: 498: 491: 483: 480: 479: 452: 435: 434: 432: 431: 423: 415: 407: 399: 391: 385: 377: 369: 361: 353: 345: 337: 329: 321: 313: 304: 301: 300: 298: 297: 292: 287: 281: 278: 277: 269: 268: 261: 254: 246: 240: 239: 224: 223: 218:Plot summary, 215: 210:Plot summary, 205: 204:External links 202: 199: 198: 184: 169: 168: 166: 163: 143: 140: 114: 113: 110: 106: 105: 102: 98: 97: 95:Evans Brothers 92: 88: 87: 82: 78: 77: 74: 70: 69: 68:United Kingdom 66: 62: 61: 56: 52: 51: 39: 38: 29: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 552: 541: 538: 536: 533: 531: 528: 526: 523: 521: 518: 517: 515: 504: 499: 497: 492: 490: 485: 484: 478: 476: 472: 468: 466: 462: 458: 453: 450: 446: 445: 441: 429: 428: 424: 421: 420: 416: 413: 412: 408: 405: 404: 400: 397: 396: 392: 389: 386: 383: 382: 378: 375: 374: 370: 367: 366: 362: 359: 358: 357:Malory Towers 354: 351: 350: 346: 343: 342: 338: 335: 334: 330: 327: 326: 322: 319: 318: 314: 311: 310: 306: 305: 302: 296: 293: 291: 288: 286: 283: 282: 279: 275: 267: 262: 260: 255: 253: 248: 247: 244: 237: 226: 222: 221: 216: 214: 213: 208: 207: 196: 194: 188: 182: 180: 174: 170: 162: 160: 156: 151: 147: 139: 137: 133: 128: 126: 122: 121: 111: 107: 104:1948 and 1950 103: 99: 96: 93: 89: 86: 83: 79: 75: 71: 67: 63: 60: 57: 53: 49: 45: 40: 33: 27: 22: 16: 469: 465:expanding it 454: 439: 425: 417: 409: 401: 393: 379: 372: 371: 363: 355: 347: 339: 331: 323: 315: 307: 290:Illustrators 285:Bibliography 219: 211: 192: 187: 178: 173: 154: 152: 148: 145: 142:Plot summary 135: 131: 129: 119: 118: 117: 109:No. of books 47: 43: 31: 15: 422:(1937–2000) 414:(1941–1945) 411:St. Clare's 406:(1949–1963) 398:(1938–1953) 390:(1949–1963) 384:(1940–1952) 376:(1948–1950) 368:(1942–1964) 360:(1946–1951) 352:(1943–1961) 344:(1939–1951) 336:(1942–1963) 328:(1938–1942) 320:(1949–1959) 312:(1944–1950) 274:Enid Blyton 125:Enid Blyton 59:Enid Blyton 514:Categories 365:Mary Mouse 165:References 159:Romanichal 475:talk page 272:Works by 101:Published 91:Publisher 73:Language 295:Society 76:English 65:Country 430:(1997) 55:Author 388:Noddy 81:Genre 461:stub 516:: 127:. 502:e 495:t 488:v 477:. 467:. 265:e 258:t 251:v 112:2 34:,

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Enid Blyton
Children's literature
Evans Brothers
Enid Blyton
Romanichal
Six Cousins at Mistletoe Farm - The Enid Blyton Society
Six Cousins Again - The Enid Blyton Society
Plot summary, Six Cousins at Mistletoe Farm
Plot summary, Six Cousins Again
Children's literature portal
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Enid Blyton
Bibliography
Illustrators
Society
The Adventure Series
The Barney Mysteries
The Circus Series
The Famous Five
The Faraway Tree
Five Find-Outers
Malory Towers
Mary Mouse
The Mistletoe Farm
The Naughtiest Girl
Noddy
The Secret Series

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