Enid blyton biografia

Compiled By Anita Bensoussane

1. Early Family Life
2. Enid and Her Father, Thomas Carey Blyton
3. Enid and Her Mother, Theresa Mary Blyton (Nee Harrison)
4. First School
5. Childhood Games
6. Books That Enid Read as a Girl
7. Senior School
8. Her Parents' Separation
9. Early Writing
10. Music
11. Teacher-Training
12. First Recorded Publication of an Enid Blyton Work
13. Teaching
14. The Death of Her Father
15. Success as a Writer
16. Marriage to Hugh Alexander Pollock
17. Early Work and First Novel
18. Life at Elfin Cottage
19. Old Thatch
20. Pets
21. Birth of Gillian and Imogen
22. Green Hedges
23. Divorce of Hugh and Enid
24. Marriage to Kenneth Fraser Darrell Waters
25. Major Series and Other Writing
26. Enid Blyton's Magazine
27. Final Years
28. Her Legacy

1. EARLY FAMILY LIFE

Enid Mary Blyton was born on 11th August at Lordship Lane, a two-bedroom flat above a shop in East Dulwich, South London. Shortly after her birth her parents moved to Beckenham in Kent and it was there, in a number of different houses over the years, that Enid Blyton spent her childhood. She had two younger brothers — Hanly, born in , and Carey, born in

2. ENID AND HER FATHER, THOMAS CAREY BLYTON

Enid's father, Thomas, was a cutlery salesman as a young man. He then joined his uncle's firm selling Yorkshire cloth and, later still, set up his own business as a clothing wholesaler. He and his daughter had a close, loving relationship — both had dark hair and alert brown eyes, and shared an appetite for knowledge and a zest for life. Together they enjoyed nature rambles, gardening, the theatre, art, music and literature. When Enid had whooping cough as a baby, and was not expected to live till morning, her father refused to accept the doctor's opinion and sat up all night with her, cradling her and willing her to survive.

Enid learnt a lot from her father, especially about nature. In her autobiography, The Story of My Life (), she wrote:

"my father loved the countryside, loved flowe

English children's writer (–)

Enid Mary Blyton (11 August – 28 November ) was an English children's writer, whose books have been worldwide bestsellers since the s, selling more than million copies. Her books are still enormously popular and have been translated into ninety languages. As of June , Blyton held the 4th place for the most translated author. She wrote on a wide range of topics, including education, natural history, fantasy, mystery, and biblical narratives. She is best remembered for her Noddy, Famous Five, Secret Seven, the Five Find-Outers, and Malory Towers books, although she also wrote many others, including; St. Clare's, The Naughtiest Girl, and The Faraway Tree series.

Her first book, Child Whispers, a page collection of poems, was published in Following the commercial success of her early novels, such as Adventures of the Wishing-Chair () and The Enchanted Wood (), Blyton went on to build a literary empire, sometimes producing fifty books a year in addition to her prolific magazine and newspaper contributions. Her writing was unplanned and sprang largely from her unconscious mind; she typed her stories as events unfolded before her. The sheer volume of her work and the speed with which she produced it led to rumours that Blyton employed an army of ghost writers, a charge she vehemently denied.

Blyton's work became increasingly controversial among literary critics, teachers, and parents beginning in the s due to the alleged unchallenging nature of her writing and her themes, particularly in the Noddy series. Some libraries and schools banned her works, and from the s until the s, the BBC refused to broadcast her stories because of their perceived lack of literary merit. Her books have been criticised as elitist, sexist, racist, xenophobic, and at odds with the more progressive environment that was emerging in post-World War II Britain, but updated versions of her books have continued to be popular si

Enid Mary Blyton (11 of August – 28 November ) was an Englishwriter. She was born in Dulwich, South London, England. She was one of the world's most famouschildren's writers. She wrote a great number of books. Her most famous stories are the Famous Five stories, about a group of four children (Dick, Julian, Anne, and Georgina, who wanted to be called George) and their dog (Timmy) who have many adventures, and her Noddy books for small children.

Her parents wanted her to become a pianist, but Enid wanted to be a teacher. Her parents agreed to let her train as a teacher. She began teaching in in Kent, not far from where she grew up in Beckenham.

As a child and teenager her main interest had been writingpoems, stories and other items. She had sent many of them to magazines but had never had any published. As she worked as a teacher she began to publish her articles in a magazine called Teachers' World. Her first book, called Child Whispers came out in It was a book of her poems with illustrations (drawings).

She was married soon after. She left teaching and began to have more success with her books. She wrote in and was the editor of magazine for children called Sunny Stories. The magazine came out every two weeks. Some of Enid's most famous books were first printed in this magazine in parts.

Enid Blyton is in The Guinness Book of Records as one of the world's biggest selling writers. She is also included because she wrote more books than almost any other writer (about ). Her books were published in many different languages. She said that she found writing them easy. Her books still sell in large numbers, and used to be owned by her family. A few years ago her family sold them, and now her works belong to a private company.

Enid Blyton did a lot of work for charity and had a club for children which helped them to give money to charity. She was married twice and had two daughters. She died of Alzheimer's disease in Hampstead, London