The work of Enid Blyton has been linked to "racism and xenophobia" in updated blue plaque information by English Heritage. The charity's blue plaque scheme, which has seen more than 950 commemorative ...

Her tales of jolly japes, smugglers’ tunnels and quirky characters – all served up with lashings of ginger beer – have thrilled generations of kids. Around two million of Enid Blyton ’s Famous Five ...

A NEW Enid Blyton biography suggests there may be a darker meaning to the author's tales of childhood adventure. Writer Duncan McClaren, who researched new book Looking For Enid, believes she used her ...

In 2008, the prestigious Costa Book Awards voted Enid Blyton the world's best-loved author, ahead of J.K. Rowling, Roald Dahl, Charles Dickens and William Shakespeare. In her long career, Blyton sold ...

The move comes less than a month after UK publisher Puffin was forced into a backdown after attempting to remove words such as “fat” and “ugly” from Roald Dahl classics including Charlie and the ...