A selection of ever-popular Blyton short stories for the younger reader, with clear text and illustrated throughout. About The Author: Enid Blyton, 1896 - November 28, 1959 Enid Blyton was born in London in 1896. She was educated in a private school and thought that she would become a musician until she realized that writing was her passion. She attended Ipswich High School where she trained to become a kindergarten teacher and eventually opened her own school for infants. Blyton\\\'s first poem was published in 1917, entitled "Have You-" which appeared in Nash\\\'s Magazine