Biography
In April 2020, the maternal behavior of Kate Middleton was awarded a curious comparison from a reliable source at the palace. The Duchess Cambridge tries to educate the heirs "away from the strict etiquette of the monarchy" and in the spirit of the main characters of children's detectives Anid Blyton. During isolation, for example, a family with sons and her daughter was located in the country house anmer-hall in Norfolk, where he enjoyed rural solitude with ordinary children's joys.Childhood and youth
In the 11th August Day of 1897 in East Dalje, located in South London, at Thomas Carey and Teresa Mary Blyton (in Majerison) was born firstborn - the only daughter of Anid Mary. In the 1899th, the son of Henley appeared per light, and in 1902th the Carey turn, joyful events occurred already in the suburb of Beckenham.
It is known that his father traded with table appliances, later retraining in the seller of women's clothing (mantle, costumes and skirts). The man played a huge role in the life of the hear, he just adored.
First, he managed to cure a baby from a cough, who threatened with a fatal outcome. Secondly, awakened sincere love to the whole living and genuine interest in horticulture, art, music, literature and theater. Thirdly, I trained such a virtuoso piano game, dreaming that the daughter goes in the footsteps of aunt and became a professional in this area that the girl even wondered to enter Guildhall School Of Music.
Relations with mother, who did not approve the regular walks of inseparable couples in nature and generally engaged in the education of children, developed an order of magnitude worse. Therefore, it is not surprising that the future celebrity was seriously worried about the departure and decision of the head of the family to marry another woman. By the way, it was later that the writer was not attended by a funeral of any of the parents.
In 1915, having received secondary education in the school of St. Christopher, the graduate moved first to his friend Mary Attenboro, and then stopped at the comrades George and Emily Hunt in the secret hall, which was near the city of Woodbridge Suffolk county. It is this place in which the ghosts were supposedly found and had advantageous moves, inspired the author to later work.
In the United Church of Christ, the girl met with the go Hunt, the Ipswich High School teacher, who offered her to become the teacher there. As a result, Anid was in kindergarten and held a special course of training teachers of the National Union Friedrich Frebel in 1916. In the future, she managed to become a valuable employee of the Bickley Park School and even open a private primary institution in Southernhay.
Personal life
At the end of the summer of 1924, August 28, Blyton arranged a personal life with Major Hugh Alexander Pollock. Shortly before that, he divorced Marion Atkinson's first wife, who gave him the sons of William Cecil Alexander and Edward Alistra. Selected served in the regiment of the Royal Scottish Fusillers during the First World War (and in AMPC - in the second), was engaged in the publishing business side by side with Sir George Newness and worked with Winston Churchill.It was in the editorial office that their acquaintance - the writer was entrusted to create a "book about the zoo", which she finished a month before the wedding celebration. Chet stopped first at the apartment in Chelsea, subsequently by moving in Beckenham, and from there in Bourn-and. July 15, 1931 in the family, replenishment happened - the eldest daughter Gillian appeared on the world, and on October 27, 1935, after a woman who suffered a woman, a turn and younger imported.
Embed from getty imagesUnfortunately, the marriage was far from perfect. The head of the family abused alcohol and entered into relations with the Crowe, subsequently married him. The legitimate wife also did not refrain from the novels on the side (including rumors, and with the representatives of the beautiful sex) and passionately fell in love with the Surgeon of Kennet Fraser Darrell Waters.
Having learned about the presence of an opponent, Pollock threatened a spouse to divorce, but, worrying for a public image, Enid managed to convince him that it was better to do it. The condition of such a transaction was the preservation of Father's communication with children, later disturbed. On October 20, 1943, the writer went under a crown with his beloved, in 1945 lost a child on a solid period, falling from the stairs.
Books
The first poems of the British appeared on the pages of Nash magazine in 1916, although many of her manuscripts were categorically rejected by publishers. But this did not confuse the author, but, on the contrary, stimulated:
"Partly the struggle in many ways inspires, gives determination and self-confidence, tempering in nature - in general, does everything that helps to succeed in any profession or craft. And especially, of course, in writing. "In 1920, Blighton moved to Cheszsington, where he had sharply at the pen, after the next year, winning the writer's competition with the best essay. Soon The Londoner, Home Weekly and The Bystander began to show more close attention to her works.
In 1922, the world saw a debut collection of poetic works "Children's Whisper". In the 30s, Anid was fascinated by the creation of stories related to the myths of ancient Greece and Rome ("Knights of the Round Table", "Tales of Ancient Greece", "Tales of Robin Hood").
She brought the greatest success in the genre of adventure fantasy for young readers: "The Magnificent Five", which began with the "Secrets of Treasure Island" and the ending "secret gold watches", "five secret droppers and a dog" ("Five young detectives and their faithful dog") , "Secret Seven", "Four friends and Parrot". In 1949, the bibliography replenished the "Barney" cycle with numerous riddles of the missing stream, the Fair of Miracles, etc.
And very small booklers, just to have learned to put letters in words, and the words in suggestions were delighted with stories with a favorite character named Noddi. Essays of celebrities enjoyed wildly popular worldwide and translated more than 90 languages, including Chinese, Finnish and Hebrew.
For a colleague, many writers responded quite flattering, including the roots of Chukovsky in their article "Thrillers and Chillers":
"Everyone surpassed Anid Blyton. In the role of an experimental random, she brought an unusually intended eight-year-old girl, which his intellect was shared by famous detectives and regularly leaves professional police guns in the fools. "Death
Celebrity health has worsened in 1957, when she began to complain about weakness and shortness of breath after playing golf. By the 1960s, she had all the signs of dementia. On September 15, 1967, her husband died, tormented from heavy arthritis and deafness, and in a year, November 28, 1968, Blyton was not in the nursing home. After the memorial service in the Church of St. Jacob on Piccadilly, the body of the deceased was cremated.According to the results of the survey of 1982, Enid recognized the most popular writer for children, afterwards by placing the 4th place for transfers after Agatha Christie, Jules Verne and William Shakespeare. In 2008, at the Costa Book Awards awards, she was called the most favorite author of the UK. In many social networks (including in VKontakte) and now there are fan groups dedicated to the biographies and creativity of the idol, with her personal photos, curious discussions, etc.
Bibliography
Series of books:
- 1937-1950 - "Magic Chair"
- 1938-1953 - "Mysterious Stories"
- 1939-1952 - "Magic Tree Stories"
- 1940-1952 - "Harmful Girl"
- 1942-1963 - "Magnificent Five"
- 1943-1962 - "Five secret drops and dog"
- 1944-1955 - "Four friends and a parrot of Kiki"
- 1949-1959 - "Barney Riddles"
- 1949-1963 - "Secret Seed"
- 1949-1974 - "Adventures of Noddi"
Independent books:
- 1932 - "Little Sugar House"
- 1932 - "Country of Blue Mountains"
- 1932 - "Fairy and Police"
- 1934 - "Wizard Wizard"
- 1935 - "Rubin Goblin Book"
- 1936 - "Yellow Book Fay"
- 1936 - "Famous Tim Dock"
- 1948 - "Good luck boat"
- 1950 - "The Mystery of the Toy Store"
- 1956 - "Toptun"