Enid Blyton Biography (30 August, 2013)
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Enid Blyton, The Biography takes us into the world of one of the most prolific children's book authors. I grew up on Enid Blyton story books. My consumption of Blyton's tales began from the earliest time that I could read, with stories of pixies and elves. From there, I "graduated" to reading the Find Outers.
I could chart the level of my English from how well I could read her books. I remember that in Standard Two, there was a book fair at my school. There, I bought my first copy of the Famous Five adventure book. I couldn't read it. The English was too difficult for me. At the same time, there were other Enid Blyton books that were easier to read, so it was like climbing a ladder for me.
As an adult, I often wondered who is this person, Enid Blyton. You would forgive me to think that it is actually a man, but I learned before leaving primary school that Enid Blyton is actually a woman, and that she also went by the name of Darrell Waters.
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This biography doesn't present Enid Blyton in the most flattering light, but I believe this is the accurate picture of the author, a child-like, often difficult to get along person. I have had this book since the mid-1990s, about eighteen years already, as I have been very curious about the author who penned a large part of my childhood literature.
Details
Title: Enid Blyton, The Biography
Author: Barbara Stoney
ISBN: 978-0340583487
Publisher: Hodder Children's Books (1992), Tempus
Year of First Publication: 1992
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