A survey of changing attitudes towards Blyton reveals new ways of looking at her work raises the question whether she was as reactionary a writer as she appeared. A sample of her vast output is examined looking at five recurring themes: a sense of place, a sense of period, a sense of childhood, a sense of class and a sense of fantasy. This book aims to put Blyton's work in its cultural and historical context. A continuing affection for her work is apparent, though it is not always clear whether this comes from parents or their children. readers’ familiarity with the characters. There are also Famous Five parodies, which rely on. Recently there have been stage and television adaptations of her Malory Towers stories, while other writers have continued the series. New editions of her work have been published regularly since her death in 1968. Enid Blyton’s been disparaged by her critics since the 1950s and her stock is still low, though this has not deterred readers.
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