Enid Blyton Enid Blyton Enid Mary Blyton (11 August 1897 – 28 November 1968) was an English children's writer whose books have been among the world's best-sellers since the 1930s, selling more than 600 million copies. Blyton's books are still enormously popular, and have been translated into 90 languages; her first book, "Child Whispers", a 24-page collection of poems, was published in 1922. She wrote on a wide range of topics including education, natural history, fantasy, mystery, and biblical narratives and is best remembered today for her Noddy, Famous Five, Secret Seven and Malory Towers series. Following the commercial success of her
Five on a Treasure Island Five on a Treasure Island Five on a Treasure Island (published in 1942) is a popular children's book by Enid Blyton. It is the first book in "The Famous Five" series. The first edition of the book was illustrated by Eileen Soper. It has been suggested that the book was influenced by L. T. Meade's 1892 book "Four on an Island", which also recounts a story of four related children including a tomboy along with a dog living on an island with a shipwreck. When siblings Julian, Dick and Anne learn that they cannot go for their usual summer holiday