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Blyton

British  
/ ˈblaɪtən /

noun

  1. Enid ( Mary ). 1897–1968, British writer of children's books; creator of Noddy and the Famous Five series of adventure stories

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"It wasn't particularly the issues itself, it was that we were actually changing that perception that children's television should all be Secret Garden and Enid Blyton".

From BBC Jan. 7, 2022

Some of them were republished by English children's writer Enid Blyton in the UK.

From BBC Dec. 17, 2021

I was a voracious reader and mad for Enid Blyton as a child.

From New York Times Oct. 28, 2021

To recognise racism in canonical authors like Blyton and Campbell is not to advocate for a Year Zero approach, blitzing the literary canon until only good-hearted, liberal authors remain.

From The Guardian Sep. 3, 2019

My unborn daughter waved at me, and my two sons hopped up and down, and a drill sergeant named Blyton sneered and shot up a finger and shook his head.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien

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