The Author

About Enid Blyton
Fan and collector Anita Bensoussane provides an in-depth look into the life of Enid Blyton in two separate articles. First, A Biography of Enid Blyton is a wonderfully compiled and easy-to-read checklist of facts about her life, family and home. Second, Enid the Writer explains where all her ideas came from and how she planned her stories. Nearly forty years after her death, the author of The Famous Five and Noddy still rules the hearts of millions of children!

Chronology
A chronology of the life of Enid Blyton, starting in 1870 when her father was born and continuing almost to present day. Here you'll find details of all the major events in Enid's life and career, including some of her most significant publication dates.

Book Listing
A comprehensive, near-complete listing of Enid Blyton's books and stories, containing details of all her novels and novelettes, character books, picture books, strip books, short stories, poems, and more. Also included in this section are first edition and early reprint book covers as well as a growing number of book reviews.

Magazine Listing
A listing of all Enid Blyton's magazines produced over the course of 33 years between 1926-1959, a total of 965 magazines (or 964 if you take into account the 401/402 double issue). Cover scans are shown where available.

Further Reading
This section lists the various books that have been written about Enid Blyton's life and work. It has been divided into two sections, the first dealing with Enid's life and work and the second listing various reference books.

Monthly Enid Blyton
Here you'll find snippets of Enid's work themed to suit the months of the year. This page changes automatically at the start of each month, so you can experience snatches of Enid's writing from wintery December to rainy April, and from sunny June to blustery November.

Fan Sites
A listing of some of the most interesting and informative Enid Blyton websites out there. While not exhaustive by any means, this list does contain some of the most popular sites that contain reviews, resources, bibliographies, biographies, and much more.