Enid Blyton

This article seems to be a hybrid text of 3 different text types. In the opening paragraph, the writer directly addresses the reader and informally involves the reader in a personal recount (“Well, here’s the story of Enid Blyton”)

In the subsequent paragraphs, details of Enid Blyton’s life and writings makes this essay both informative yet narrative in nature.

The combination of the biographical nature coupled with the personalised authorial voice makes this an interesting hybrid text.

A Quick Glimpse

Enid Blyton was born on 11 August 1897 and died on 28 November 1968. She was an English children’s writer whose work has been among the world’s bestsellers for children since the 1930s. She wrote hundreds of books in her lifetime, and more than 600 million copies of her books have been sold all over the world! To date, she is still listed as one of the authors of the top 10 all-time best sellers! Enid Blyton’s books cover genres ranging from fantasy and mystery to natural history. Even though she has passed on, her books are still immensely popular among children as well as adults, and they have been translated into almost 90 languages!

Enid Blyton is probably best remembered today for her delightful character named Noddy, as well as her two series of adventure books entitled The Famous Five and The Secret Seven. Her first book is entitled Child Whispers, and it is a 24-page collection of poems which was published in 1922. After successfully writing and getting her early novels such as Adventures of the Wishing Chair (1937) and The Enchanted Wood (1939) published, Enid Blyton’s career was set for life. Sometimes, she produced as many as 50 books a year! As if this is not enough to impress, she had also made significant contributions to magazines and newspapers. Enid Blyton was one of those writers who possessed pure talent and inspiration. Her writing usually sprang from her sprightly imagination, and she would just type her stories as events unfolded in her mind.

I am not really much interested in talking to adults, although I suppose practically every mother in the kingdom knows my name and my books. It’s their children I love. Enid Blyton