Enid Blyton
Enid Blyton is one of the most-loved authors in children's publishing. With over 700 titles published, Enid Blyton's stories remain timeless classics, adored by children throughout the world.
Soon after Enid Blyton was born in 1897. Throughout the 40 and 50s, Enid wrote books at a colossal pace: adventure stories, mysteries, magical stories, farming stories, stories for younger children, best-selling series like The Famous Five and Noddy...her writing knew no bounds!
Apart from breaks to play golf and spend time with her children, Enid's working week was consumed with writing new stories, correcting proofs and answering the hundreds of letters she was, by now, receiving weekly. She explained that her characters evolved organically and her stories seemed to naturally form, she described herself as "merely a sightseer, a reporter, and interpreter."
Enid fell ill with Alzheimer's disease in her old age (a disease that affects people's memory) and she died in 1963. Her spirit lives on in her books and she is remembered as one of the most-loved and celebrated children's authors.
Books
First Term at Malory Towers
Author: Enid Blyton
Publisher: Hachette
Interest age: 7+
Reading age: 8+
We're rooting for Darrell Rivers as she starts boarding school, and learns to cope with her fiery temper and decide for herself which friends are genuine.
Five on a Treasure Island
Author: Enid Blyton
Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
Interest age: 7+
Reading age: 9+
Meet Enid Blyton's most famous characters - Julian, Dick, Anne, George and of course the ever-loyal Timmy the dog - for the first time in this, the first book in the classic Famous Five series.
The Enchanted Wood
Author: Enid Blyton
Publisher: Egmont
Interest age: 6+
Reading age: 7+
When Joe, Beth and Frannie move into a new home, they discover a mysterious wood on their very doorstep.
The Magic Faraway Tree
Author: Enid Blyton
Publisher: Egmont Books
Interest age: 7+
Reading age: 7+
When Joe, Beth and Frannie move to a new home, an Enchanted Wood is on their doorstep. And when they discover the Faraway Tree, it proves to be the beginning of many magical adventures! Join them and their friends Moonface, Saucepan Man and Silky the fairy as they discover which new land is at the top of the Faraway Tree.