The Magic Faraway Tree
core novel 1943 The Faraway Tree
Record
| First published | 1943 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.29 (38,596 ratings, collected 2026-10-23) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781405284264 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
Joe, Beth and Frannie's cousin Dick comes to stay with them in the country, and he thinks it will be dull. But when he discovers the magic Faraway Tree, the four children have the most extraordinary adventures with their friends Moonface, the Saucepan Man and Silky the fairy in the wonderful lands which lie beyond the treetop, though Dick is reluctant at first to share in them. The second story in the Faraway Tree series.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Faraway Tree
- Series: The Faraway Tree core; position 2 of 4 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Enid Blyton
Notes
- First published by Newnes in 1943; the ISBN recorded is the Egmont hardback of 2016 (pre-ISBN rule).
- From the series record (The Faraway Tree): Enid Blyton's stories of the Enchanted Wood and the magic tree whose top leads to other lands.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series The Faraway Tree: position 2 of 4: previous The Enchanted Wood (1939) · next The Folk of the Faraway Tree (1946)
Sources
- Wikipedia (The Faraway Tree)
- Series page on the rating platform (ratings with titles)
- AbeBooks (Egmont 2016 edition record and synopsis)
- Better World Books (publisher description)
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