Janice Turner recently wrote a sweet, sensitive article about packing up the contents of her parent’s house. “The experience was almost unbearable,” she began. Among the items passed down from the ...

Enid Blyton was one of the most successful and beloved children's authors of all time. Born in London in 1897, she wrote more than 700 books and thousands of short stories during her career. Her books ...

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We've all got the message: the three children of William and Kate lead lives of wholesome, old-fashioned, Enid Blyton ordinariness. When not tagging along at state occasions, George, 12, Charlotte, ...

We should instead provide objective context,” wrote a Twitter user. #EnidBlytonControversy: Can criticise, but can’t disregard her, say Indian writers Writer Aseem Chhabra says he ”can’t imagine a ...

Infidelity, betrayals and a riot of love affairs are a far cry from the wholesome image of much-loved children’s author Enid Blyton. Her familiar stories famously told of midnight feasts, nail-biting ...

Although her books evoke a particular time in Britain, Enid Blyton has found an unexpected following in India. On the 125th anniversary of the author's birth, Kamala Thiagarajan discovers what draws ...