Mystery, Magic and Midnight Feasts: The many adventures of Enid Blyton

Mystery, Magic and Midnight Feasts is designed to be playful, interactive and immersive, for young audiences to enjoy. Children are invited to throw themselves into the worlds of the Famous Five and Secret Seven, Malory Towers, Magic Faraway Tree and Noddy’s Toyland. Many exhibits will be on public display for the first time, revealing Blyton's creative imagination and the events that shaped her life and storytelling. Seven Stories fundraised to buy a large collection of Blyton typescripts and rare artefacts when they were auctioned in 2010, fulfilling its mission to save and protect Britain’s literary heritage for children. Many items from the Seven Stories and Enid Blyton Society collections will be on show including: Enid Blyton’s original hand corrected typescripts including Five have Plenty of Fun (1954), Last Term at Malory Towers (1951), Look Out, Secret Seven (1962) and Cheer Up, Little Noddy (1960) Enid Blyton’s personal and nature diaries spanning the 1920s, 1930s and 1960s Harmsen van der Beek's first Noddy illustration (1949) and letter to Enid Blyton Personal family photographs including Enid as a child Enid Blyton’s famous typewriter. The exhibition is bound to stimulate interest from generations of Enid Blyton fans. Her contribution to children's literature is beyond doubt. At the height of her 40 year career, from 1951 to 1954, she produced 192 books - an average of one a week. Blyton's books, which were often serialised, captivated children in the same way that Harry Potter has in recent times. This enthralling exhibition, the first celebrating the life and work of Enid Blyton has been created by Seven Stories, National Centre for Children's Books.

Suitable for
Any age

Admission
Pay what you can: Instead of charging admission we are asking you to Pay What You Can. Your contribution will help us continue programming special exhibitions at the Beaney.

Website
http://www.canterbury.co.uk/Beaney/whats_on/Enid-Blyton.aspx

Source: http://www.culture24.org.uk//se000216?id=EVENT513755