I thought Enid was a man
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Not to mention Evelyn Waugh!
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George Eliot was a female?!Moonraker wrote:And of course there is that well known authoress, George Eliot.
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I thought the Just William books were written by a man too, but that's because I didn't read the author's name properly and thought it was Richard! I believe I heard somewhere that J.K. Rowling was advised to use her initials instead of calling herself Joanne as it would be easier to persuade boys to read the books if they assumed they were written by a man rather than a woman - so much for the equal opportunities of the 1990s.
I always knew that Enid was woman's name, but then I'm sure I probably had a great aunt somewhere in the family by that name, we certainly had plenty of other names which are unheard of nowadays.
The only Enid I've come across recently is a character in The Worst Witch TV programmes.
I always knew that Enid was woman's name, but then I'm sure I probably had a great aunt somewhere in the family by that name, we certainly had plenty of other names which are unheard of nowadays.
The only Enid I've come across recently is a character in The Worst Witch TV programmes.
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I think she used a male name because female authors were not taken very seriously at that time.Ming wrote:George Eliot was a female?!Moonraker wrote:And of course there is that well known authoress, George Eliot.
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I really thought Val McDermid is a man for quite some time until I read her bio in her website!
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It's not only his first name that could cause difficulty - I used to think his surname was pronounced like the pen!Moonraker wrote:And don't even mention Val Biro...
I always found it odd, when watching The Waltons, that the woman who played the mother (Olivia) was called Michael Learned in real life. Apparently, her parents had wanted a boy and had picked out the name Michael before the baby was born. When they had a girl, they used the name anyway!
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Oh my, poor Michael Learned!Anita Bensoussane wrote:When they had a girl, they used the name anyway!
When I was a child I couldn't make out Enid's signature and I asked my mum several times what it means. I just couldn't memorise that name! But I knew that Enid Blyton was a woman because my mum had told me.
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A company that thought they'd like to do some marketing for me didn't when one of their Directors wrote to me about Enid Blighton...
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To be fair, some others have mentioned the book a few times as well.Lucky Star wrote: By the way congratulations Enikyoga on making a post that did not feature the dreaded words in my b...............
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Fair point, well made, Lenoir! Personally, I enjoy reading Stephen's anecdotes about his anecdotage.Lenoir wrote:To be fair, some others have mentioned the book a few times as well.Lucky Star wrote: By the way congratulations Enikyoga on making a post that did not feature the dreaded words in my b...............
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Fair point, well made, Lenoir! Personally, I enjoy reading Stephen's anecdotes about his anecdotage. [/quote]
Me to. I devote an entire chapter to them in my new book i'm writing 'blatant book plugs: a personal anecdotage.'
Me to. I devote an entire chapter to them in my new book i'm writing 'blatant book plugs: a personal anecdotage.'
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Good point but only Enikyoga has mentioned it in just about every post hes ever made.Lenoir wrote:To be fair, some others have mentioned the book a few times as well.Lucky Star wrote: By the way congratulations Enikyoga on making a post that did not feature the dreaded words in my b...............
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So many replies. And I didn’t even mention any names.
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Lenoir wrote:So many replies. And I didn’t even mention any names.
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