History of Enid Blyton

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British [children's author]? of Noddy?, [The Famous Five]?, [The Secret Seven]?, [The Magic Faraway Tree series]?, [The Wishing-Chair series]?, and hundreds of other books for younger and older children.

British [children's author]? of Noddy?, [The Famous Five]?, [The Mystery Series]?, [The Adventure Series]?, [The Secret Seven]?, [The Magic Faraway Tree series]?, [The Wishing-Chair series]?, and hundreds of other books for younger and older children.

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Her prolific output involved mainly escapist children's fantasy, often but not always involving the supernatural. Her books were immensely popular in Britain and Australia. From a contemporary perspective, the books also have sometimes none-too-subtle reinforcement of Britain's class system. However Blyton's books also managed to tap into the dreams of pre-pubertal children, offering worlds where children are free to play and explore without adult interferance, more clearly than most authors before or since.

Her prolific output involved mainly escapist children's fantasy, often but not always involving the supernatural. Her books were immensely popular in Britain and Australia, and were translated into several languages, as Spanish and French. From a contemporary perspective, the books also have sometimes none-too-subtle reinforcement of Britain's class system. However Blyton's books also managed to tap into the dreams of pre-pubertal children, offering worlds where children are free to play and explore without adult interference, more clearly than most authors before or since.

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