Enid Blyton

Enid Mary Blyton was an English childrens writer whose books have been among the worlds bestsellers since the 1930s, selling more than 600 million copies. Blytons books are still enormously popular, and have been translated into almost 90 languages her first book, Child Whispers, a 24page collection of poems, was published in 1922. She wrote on a wide range of topics including education, natural history, fantasy, mystery, and biblical narratives and is best remembered today for her Noddy, Famous Five, Secret Seven, and Adventure series.

Enid Blyton was born onAugust 1897 in East Dulwich, London, the eldest of three children, to Thomas Carey Blyton , a cutlery salesman, and his wife Theresa Mary . Enids younger brothers, Hanly and Carey , were born after the family had moved to a semidetached villa in Beckenham, then a village in Kent. A few months after her birth Enid almost died from whooping cough, but was nursed back to health by her father, whom she adored. Thomas Blyton ignited Enids interest in nature in her autobiography she wrote that he loved flowers and birds and wild animals, and knew more about them than anyone I had ever met. He also passed on his interest in gardening, art, music, literature and the theatre, and the pair often went on nature walks, much to the disapproval of Enids mother, who showed little interest in her daughters pursuits. Enid was devastated when he left the family shortly after her thirteenth birthday to live with another woman. Enid and her mother did not have a good relationsh

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