The Family at Red-Roofs
by Enid Blyton
The Family at Red-Roofs is a family story by Enid Blyton, first published by Lutterworth Press in 1945 with illustrations by W. Spence. The four Jackson children and their helper Jenny Wren keep the household going when their mother falls ill and their father's ship to America is reported lost.
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- Lutterworth Press, 1945
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- 10 on Open Library, 5 in English
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When was The Family at Red-Roofs first published?
The Family at Red-Roofs by Enid Blyton was first published in 1945.
Where these facts come from
- The Family at Red-Roofs, Enid Blyton Society (enidblytonsociety.co.uk)
- Enid Blyton bibliography, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
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