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Author Ray, Sheila G. Bannister.

Title The Blyton phenomenon : the controversy surrounding the world's most successful children's writer / Sheila G. Ray
Published London : Deutsch, 1982

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 MELB  820.912 B6616 Z/Rab  AVAILABLE
 MELB  820.912 B6616 Z/Rab  AVAILABLE
Description viii, 246 pages ; 23 cm
Contents I. Enid Blyton and the librarians -- II. Enid Blyton and the children -- III. The work of Enid Blyton
Summary "Certain educationalists, teachers and librarians tend to frown on Enid Blyton's stories, saying they are trivial, indifferently written and unimaginative, among other things..." --Back cover
Analysis Blyton, Enid Criticism and interpretation
Children Books and reading
Children's literature Authorship
Children's stories, English History and criticism
Women and literature England History 20th century
Children's stories in English Blyton, Enid 1898?-1968
Notes Children's stories in English. Blyton, Enid. -Critical studies (BNB/PRECIS)
Includes index
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 225-234
Subject Blyton, Enid -- Criticism and interpretation.
Blyton, Enid, 1897-1968 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Blyton, Enid, 1898-1968 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Blyton, Enid, 1898?-1968 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Blyton, Enid.
Children -- Books and reading.
Children's literature -- Authorship.
Children's stories, English and criticism
Children's stories, English -- History and criticism.
Women and literature -- England -- History -- 20th century.
Women and literature -- England -- 20th century.
LC no. bnb23397441
ISBN 0233974415
9780233974415