The Enid Blyton Society

Hi, I'm a new member here logging on for the first time so please excuse any mistakes! I'm writing a book on the use of real places in children's literature c. 1920-80 which will feature Enid in one section, which will hopefully be of interest to the Society. I have contacted Tony Summerfield and Viv about it.This should be out in some months' time, as it has been accepted and I have sent in the text and photos. Some of Enid's probable inspirations will be featured.
As to Teachers' World: my mother trained as a teacher early in the Second World War, which would have been 1940-2. She told me that this magazine was where she first came across Enid, by reading her articles/ letters there. I am not sure if she had read some earlier than this date too , c. 1937-9, as in her teens she was intending to become a primary school teacher. She then corresponded with Enid about her own efforts to write fantasy for small children. From what she told me I think TW was mainly intended as a sort of guide/ source of ideas for teachers, mostly of children under 11.
I am not sure about Enid and anagrams; some of those in Duncan's book 'Looking For Enid' seem unlikely. But I do think that Enid sometimes used a semi-disguised real name as a hint at her source for ideas on people or locations which she used. I will be submitting a few of these which I came across to the forum and seeing what people think.

Welcome and good luck with your new book, Timv!

Your book sounds very interesting Timv. Good luck with it.

I almost read half of the thread and skimmed the rest when I found that it was a post from 2007 I was in such great surprise and I actually felt it was 2015!

Both Duncans book and the recent 2015 book by tmv, what I believe as a premature writer(aspiring to be one) and an ardent reader, whenever a writer pens down his beliefs, ideas on a particular thing that triggered him to write or,his thoughts are woven into a story ;so when a Writer writes, he bases his Writing on Personal experiences, and the characters he meets. T
Therefore, I believe much of Enid's writing must be a print of her experiences, her beliefs, and daily life characters.
Goon could be much of a possibility to be Hugh Pollock!

zaidi wrote:I almost read half of the thread and skimmed the rest when I found that it was a post from 2007 I was in such great surprise and I actually felt it was 2015!

Timv's post was made on the 2nd of August 2015.

Moonraker wrote:

zaidi wrote:I almost read half of the thread and skimmed the rest when I found that it was a post from 2007 I was in such great surprise and I actually felt it was 2015!

Timv's post was made on the 2nd of August 2015.

Talking about the earlier ones.

Merged with an existing topic.

I am reading a Blyton biography called 'looking for enid' and I left it on my desk at work, 3 people have picked it up and expressed interest in reading it, so there is now a queue when I've finished it. We were all sharing our blyton memories from childhood.

Interesting Betsy's Bear. I have the book in hard back and I'm planning to re-read it again soon.
It's written by our very own forum member Green Hedges aka Duncan who often posts here.

Regards

Pete

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