Enid Blyton is a famous children’s writer who was loved by growing children with almost 600 books. He also created a series of books on a set of characters such as the Famous Five and the Secret Seven. His novels always focused on children as main characters who solved many crimes and mysteries, long before the Police could do it. Enid Blyton was born in 1897 and died in 1968 of Alzheimer’s disease.

Enid Blyton and the writing of “Children of Green Meadows”

Enid Blyton also loved animals and this love was translated into several books. One of the most famous books is “Children at Green Meadows”. In the novel, Green Meadows is a large dilapidated house in a dilapidated state, as the owners do not have enough money to repair it. The parents want to sell it, but the grandmother who owns the house is totally against it.

the history

The Marshal family that resides in this dilapidated structure has 3 children named Francis, Claire, and Sam. The father is confined to a wheelchair and cared for by his loving wife. He had suffered an injury during Hitler’s war. Kids don’t have animals as pets, but they love animals and would love to have some. The story begins when a large apartment complex appears near your home. This complex has a rule that no pets are allowed. Enid now weaves a lovely story, as the people who come to live in the apartment complex have pets and since they cannot keep them in the apartment complex, the children volunteer to keep them.

The children with the support of their grandmother soon build a mini collection of animals. The beauty of the book lies in the way Enid brings out the golden heart of the family, who will not accept cash to keep the animals, but the owners find ways to compensate the children and the Marshall family. This makes for a poignant story that is sure to strike the strings of a child and an adult.

The message Enid sends is that good children will have something good coming their way. This novel is not as famous as Enid Blyton’s other books like the famous series of five and the secret series of seven, but, in its own way, it is a moving story that captivates the reader from beginning to end. The book abounds with sentimentality and the reader is sure to feel a lump in his throat.

Enid Blyton: personal life

Enid Blyton was born in 1897 and died in 1968. As a child, she was very close to her father and it was a traumatic experience for her when he left the family to live and sleep with another woman. This probably affected her a lot. Although she was married, she began to have a series of love affairs. She divorced her first husband and in 1943 she married a second time to a man named Darrell Waters. He took the unprecedented step of changing his two daughters’ last names from his first marriage to Waters. Her husband died in 1967 and Enid died a year later. on November 28, 1968, at the age of 71. She was cremated at the Golders Green Crematorium, where her ashes remain to this day.

Enid Blyton as a writer

Enid Blyton writes simple prose that is loved by young children. The language is simple and the sentences are well designed for boys and girls. The book has beautiful descriptions that show children’s love for animals. Of the nearly 600 books written by Enid Blyton, this book has a niche of its own and reveals what a master craftswoman Enid Blyton was. Who could tell a simple story and bring it to life? The fact that he has written more than 600 books is testament to his prodigious talent

Controversies

No review of Enid Blyton’s books is complete without reference to the controversies surrounding her writings. Many times his books were banned from public libraries because he made racist comments such as referring to a black man “like a black man with soot.” As of 1995, his books have been reissued after editing.

Where do we place Enid Blyton now in the 21st century? The fact is, his books have sold over 600 million copies and from 2000 to 2010 he was still on the top ten best-selling authors list, having sold books worth £ 31.2 million in the UK alone.

His book “The Magic Faraway Book” was voted number 66 on the BBC Big Read rankings. In 2008 she received the title of Most Beloved Author in Great Britain by the Costa Book Awards.