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Blyton favourite author of British adults; followed by Dahl, Rowling

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From: The Hindustan Times
Date: 20080820
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London, Aug. 20 -- In a poll outcome set to delight children worldwide, British adults have voted Enid Blyton, Roald Dahl and J.K. Rowling as their three favourite writers, putting them well ahead of authors of the critically acclaimed 'serious stuff'.

A nationwide poll of adult British readers, commissioned to mark the 2008 Costa Book Awards, saw English literature stars William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens and Jane Austen trail behind children's authors in the list of the top 50.

Geoffrey Chaucer, whose "Canterbury ...

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