Enid Blyton

Ever heard of the Famous Five or Secret Seven?

• Enid Blyton was born on the 11th of August 1897, in East Dulwich, England and died on the 28th of November, 1968, aged 71, in Hampstead, England.
• Enid Blyton is estimated to have written over 800 books, in a period of approximately 40 years.
• Enid Blyton used the pen name ‘Mary Pollock’ at times.
• Enid Blyton typically wrote adventure, mystery and fantasy books for children.
•  Enid Blyton has been most famous for her Famous Five, Secret Seven, and the Noddy series.

Enid Blyton
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• Enid Blyton worked as an author, a poet and a teacher.
• Enid Blyton married two men: Hugh Pollock (from 1924 – 1942) whom she divorced, and Kenneth Waters (from 1943-1967).
• Enid Blyton’s books have sold over 600 million copies.
• Enid Blyton tried several times over a number of years to get her work broadcasted by BBC and eventually in 1954 some of her work was aired.
• Even though Enid Blyton remains a popular children’s author, her work has been long scrutinised due to its sometimes racial insensitivity and gender stereotyping, and the suggestion that she was a second rate, long-winded author.

Bibliography:
Enid Blyton 19 December 2012, Wikipedia, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enid_Blyton>