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One of the world's most famous authors of children's and youth literature, Enid Blyton studied to be an elementary school teacher at Ipswish High School. Later, she realized that being a teacher was not her vocation, so she started writing. But as at first she had difficulties finding a publisher, she did not stop being a teacher. His first poem, Have You?, was published in 1917 in Nash's Magazine. His first book Child Whispers, a collection of verses, appeared in 1922. This was followed by Real Fairies: Poems (1923), Responsive Singing Games (1923), The Enid Blyton Book of Fairies (1924), Songs of Gladness (1924), and The Zoo Book (1924). In 1924 she married the editor of the George Newnes book department, Hugh Pallack. In 1931 she had her first daughter, Gillion and, 4 years later, Imagen. In 1938, the first great youth adventure The Secret Island appeared, followed by The Five, The Seven, the Mystery series and the book Barney' Mystery. During World War II, Blyton managed to have his books printed, despite existing censorship. By 1940, eleven books had been printed under his name, including The Secret of Spiggy Holes, Twenty-Minute Tales, Tales of Betsy May, and The Children of Cherry Tree Farm. Under the pseudonym Mary Pollock, he wrote Three Boys and a Circus and Children of Kidillin. Enid Blyton and her husband divorced in 1942. After a few months he wrote The Five on Treasure Island. The following year, she remarried, but this time to Kenneth Waters, and from then on she began to write more. In 1949, Blyton published Little Noddy Goes to Toyland, a story of a small toy that always ends up getting into trouble. Sales exceeded expectations and other Noddy books of different sizes and types followed one another quickly. Between 1950 and 1960, Blyton was attacked by critics and several sanctions were imposed on her books due to limited vocabulary, and rumors were even spread that Blyton was not the author of all her books. In the early 1960s, Blyton's lack of concentration was compounded by the disease. Blyton died on 28 November 1968 in Hampsted. He could finish a 50,000-word adventure of the Five in a week. It was criticized by educators due to social, racial and sexual stereotypes. He has published more than 600 children's and youth books. His works have been translated into about 70 languages and by 1980 more than 60 million volumes had been sold. By the end of 1990, more than 300 Blyton titles were still in print, including editions such as the Five.