Enid Blyton: The Biography

by Barbara Stoney

Overview

Enid Blyton is known throughout the world for her imaginative children’s books and her enduring characters such as Noddy and the Famous Five. She is one of the most borrowed authors from
British libraries and still holds a fascination for readers old and young alike.

Yet until 1974, when Barbara Stoney first published her official biography, little was known about this most private author,
even by members of her own family. The woman who emerged from Barbara Stoney’s remarkable research was hardworking,
complex, often difficult and, in many ways, childlike.

Now this widely praised classic biography has been fully updated for the twenty-first century and, with the addition of new color illustrations and a comprehensive list of Enid Blyton’s writings, documents the growing appeal of this extraordinary woman throughout the world. The fascinating story of one of the world’s most famous authors will intrigue and delight all those with an interest in her timeless books.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780752440309
Publisher:	Tempus Publishing, Limited
Publication date:	05/01/2007
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.83(d)

About the Author

Barbara Stoney is an author and biographer whose previous books include Sybil, Dame of Sark and Henry Ford, the Motor Man.

Table of Contents

Foreword     7
Acknowledgements     10
Chapter 1     13
Chapter 2     26
Chapter 3     36
Chapter 4     47
Chapter 5     60
Chapter 6     72
Chapter 7     82
Chapter 8     92
Chapter 9     115
Chapter 10     129
Chapter 11     145
Chapter 12     157
The 'Phenomenon' Lives on into the Twenty-First Century     173
Appendices     181
Appendix 1     182
Appendix 2     185
Appendix 3     186
Appendix 4     191
Appendix 5     193
Appendix 6     194
Appendix 7     195
Appendix 8     196
Appendix 9     206
Appendix 10     211
List of Illustrations     255
Index     258