Language | English |
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ISBN-10 | 9780753726518 |
ISBN-13 | 9780753726518 |
No of pages | 190 |
Font Size | Medium |
Book Publisher | Octopus Publishing Group |
Published Date | 05 May 2014 |
Enid Mary Blyton (1897 - 1968) was an English author of children's books. Born in South London, Blyton was the eldest of three children, and showed an early interest in music and reading.
She was educated at St. Christopher's School, Beckham, and - having decided not to pursue her music - at Ipswich High School, where she trained as a kindergarten teacher.
She taught for five years before her 1924 marriage to editor Hugh Pollock, with whom she had two daughters.
This marriage ended in divorce, and Blyton remarried in 1943, to surgeon Kenneth Fraser Darrell Waters. She died in 1968, one year after her second husband.
Blyton was a prolific author of children's books, who penned an estimated 800 books over about 40 years.
Her stories were often either children's adventure and mystery stories, or fantasies involving magic. Notable series include:
The Famous Five, The Secret Seven, The Five Find-Outers, Moddy, The Wishing Chair, Mallory Towers, and St. Clare's.
According to the Index Translational, Blyton was the fifth most popular author in the world in 2007, coming after Lenin but ahead of Shakespeare.
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Even though his mother warns him against wandering in the hills William isn't a bit afraid of dwarfs, nor of giants, until one day when Thimble the dwarf captures him with a pair of enchanted shoes.
The shoes take him to the magical cottages, dens and palaces of Witch Twiddle, Wizard Cast spell, Dwindle the dwarf and Rumble the kindly giant, but will William have to roam the enchanted hillside forever?
William's scary encounter is just one of many stories in this whimsical and eclectic collection from your favorite author. Timeless tales from Koo the bunny, Pinkel and Flip, Peter's magic bicycle, Hi-Yi the gnome, and many more will keep you engrossed in thrilling and fantastical worlds for hours on end.