Prolific children's writer Enid Blyton's work has been linked to 'racism and xenophobia' by English Heritage after a review of its blue plaques following last summer's Black Lives Matter protests.
The celebrated English children's author has enchanted millions of young readers for a century with tales of adventure, ginger beer and buns, selling 600milllion books in 90 languages.
But Ms Blyton, whose novels have been among the world's best-sellers since the 1920s, has been linked to racism in updated blue plaque information produced by charity English Heritage on its website and app.
It says: 'Blyton's work has been criticised during her lifetime and after for its racism, xenophobia and lack of literary merit. In 2016, Blyton was rejected by the Royal Mint for commemoration on a 50p coin because, the advisory committee minutes record, she was 'a racist, sexist, homophobe and not a very well-regarded writer'.
> Prolific children's writer Enid Blyton's work has been linked to 'racism and xenophobia' by English Heritage after a review of its blue plaques following last summer's Black Lives Matter protests.
> The celebrated English children's author has enchanted millions of young readers for a century with tales of adventure, ginger beer and buns, selling 600milllion books in 90 languages.
> But Ms Blyton, whose novels have been among the world's best-sellers since the 1920s, has been linked to racism in updated blue plaque information produced by charity English Heritage on its website and app.
> It says: 'Blyton's work has been criticised during her lifetime and after for its racism, xenophobia and lack of literary merit. In 2016, Blyton was rejected by the Royal Mint for commemoration on a 50p coin because, the advisory committee minutes record, she was 'a racist, sexist, homophobe and not a very well-regarded writer'.
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