About Author

Enid Blyton is one of the world’s best-loved storytellers.

Born in London in 1897, Enid lived much of her life in Buckinghamshire and adored dogs, gardening and the countryside.

Her books have sold over 500 million copies and have been translated into more languages more often than any other children’s author.

Altogether, Enid Blyton is believed to have written around 700 books (including 2,000 short stories) as well as magazines, articles and poems.

Along with The Famous Five Series, she wrote - 

• The Secret Seven Series
• Malory Towers
• The Magic Faraway Tree

As well as being regularly voted the UK’s best-loved author, according to UNESCO, Enid Blyton is the most translated children’s author in the world. 

She died in 1968, aged 71, but remains one of the world’s best-loved storytellers.

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