Search results
Enid Mary Blyton (11 August 1897 – 28 November 1968) was an English children's writer, whose books have been worldwide bestsellers since the 1930s, selling more than 600 million copies. Her books are still enormously popular and have been translated into ninety languages.
Aug 29, 2024 · Enid Blyton (born August 11, 1897, East Dulwich, London, England—died November 28, 1968, Hampstead, London) was a prolific and highly popular British author of stories, poems, plays, and educational books for children.
Oct 24, 2023 · Enid Blyton (August 11, 1897 – November 28, 1968) was a prolific British writer of children’s stories. Her most famous books include The Famous Five and Secret Seven series, The Faraway Tree , and the Noddy books.
Enid Blyton was a bright, popular and sporty girl, and was appointed Head Girl in her final two years at St. Christopher’s School for Girls in Beckenham. In her spare time, Enid created a magazine called Dab with two friends, for which she wrote short stories.
Sep 14, 2022 · Long before the era of Harry Potter, Enid Blyton was a phenomenon – a worldwide best-selling author since the 1930s, with more than 600 million copies in circulation and over 800 titles...
Nov 4, 2012 · Enid Mary Blyton was born in 1897 and from a young age loved telling stories to her younger brothers, Hanly and Carey. She qualified as a teacher in 1918, and in 1921 won a writing competition and after her writing was accepted in major children’s magazines.
Enid Blyton (11 August 1897 – 28 November 1968) (also known as Mary Pollock) was the most successful children’s writer of her generation. A prolific writer, she completed over 400 books during her lifetime.
ABOUT ENID BLYTON. Enid Mary Blyton was born on 11th August 1897 in East Dulwich, South London and spent her childhood in Beckenham, Kent, with her two younger brothers, Hanly and Carey. Enid’s father, Thomas, to whom she was very close, was a clothing wholesaler.
The Famous Five are among Enid Blyton's best-loved creations and countless children have gone adventuring with them since the publication of Five on a Treasure Island in 1942, the first of twenty-one full-length adventures and numerous short stories.
Prolific English writer of children's stories who has been consistently popular with young readers for over 50 years but whose writing has been frequently condemned by librarians, teachers, and literary critics. Name variations: Mary Pollock.
Related searches
