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The Real Enid Blyton

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A biography of the prolific and controversial English author of the classic children book series Famous Five, Noddy,Secret Seven and many others.

A remarkable woman who wrote hundreds of books in a career spanning forty years, Enid Blyton could never have predicted her enormous global audience. Now, more than fifty years after her death, Enid remains a phenomenon, with sales outstripping every rival.

Parents and teachers lobbied against Enid's books, complaining they were simplistic, repetitive and littered with sexist and snobbish undertones. Blatant racist slurs were particularly shocking; foreign and working class characters were treated with a distain that horrifies modern readers. But regardless of the criticism, Enid worked until she could not physically write another word, famously producing thousands of words a day hunched over her manual typewriter.

She imagined a more innocent world, where children roamed unsupervised, and problems were solved with midnight feasts or glorious picnics with lashings of ginger beer. Smugglers, thieves, spies and kidnappers were thwarted by fearless gangs who easily outwitted the police, while popular schoolgirls scored winning goals in nail-biting lacrosse matches.

A complex woman, Enid was plagued by insecurities and haunted by a dark past. She was prone to bursts of furious temper, yet was a shrewd businesswoman years ahead of her time. She may not have been particularly likeable, but she left a vast literary legacy to generations of children.

© 2018 Pen & Sword History (E-bog): 9781526722041

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E-bog: 30. august 2018

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