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Also Known As Enid Mary Blyton
Born August 11, 1897 • London • England
Died November 28, 1968 (aged 71) • London • England
Notable Works “Child Whispers” • “Famous Five, Secret Seven, and Mystery” • “Little Noddy”

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D.H. Lawrence
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Wyndham Lewis
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Malcolm Lowry
British novelist
Rose Tremain
Rose Tremain
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A.A. Milne
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Thomas Hood, detail of an oil painting by an unknown artist; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
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