St. Clare's: series of 6 novels by EB.
Malory Towers: A series of 6 novels by EB.
Did you know???????
1. Pamela Cox added new titles to both the original series. (6 new titles for Malory Towers and 3 more books to the St.Clare's series)
I have not read the ones by Pamela Cox, leave a comment if you have read those.
2. The name Darrell Rivers is derived from Enid Blyton’s second husband
Kenneth Darrell Waters
3. Malory Towers is based on a girls boarding school that Enid Blyton's daughter attended
Enid Blyton has been one of my all-time favorites. I have grown up reading
The Five Find-Outers, Famous Five, Secret Seven and other series. Today however is a day to write about St.Clare's and Malory Towers:
about the O’Sullivan Twins, about Alison, about Claudine, about Darrel,
Sally and Alicia. Their stories would attract any school-going child. (and some young at heart elders like me too). These books make us go back to our own school days maybe that is the
reason I often take up a school storybook and read or most of the time
re-read it!
What grand days they have, the tricks they play on their teachers,
especially Mamzelle Dupont. Let's admit most of us if not all of us have played some sort of prank on friends and teachers during our childhood.
Secret midnight feasts add more excitement to the stories.. Food always
tastes better when you have it secretly with friends at such odd hours. And the games they had, simply captivating. Lacrosse in St.Clare's
or Malory Towers is like Quidditch in Hogwarts. The difference being
that Lacrosse is a game that actually exists in the real-world (I am not saying Quidditch does not exist, just that muggles can never
participate in that). More about Quidditch and Hogwarts in my upcoming
Harry Potter review. A sports freak like me would always love reading
about the matches and tournaments. I even searched up on the internet
recently to find out if there are actually some Lacrosse team in India.
The search results are not too hopeful. But can that make our spirits low?
Of course not. When you read St.Clare's or Malory Towers there are
characters who resemble people you know. I am sure most classes would
have an art or painting genius. There would also be a timid Mary Lou in the
class and the intelligent don’t care mischief-maker like Alicia. The essence
of being in a school of being in class, with friends always remains the same.
The house competitions that we had in our school, are they any less special
than the Tower wise competitions that St.Clare's or Mallory Towers had?
Darrel and Sally are best of friends..don’t we have such friends in our
schools and classes too. These stories will surely take you down the memory
lane and make you remember your own school days. It seems like Enid Blyton has picked the characters from our school life and transformed them into their most interesting versions. That is why a girl living in a city in
India can to an extent resemble herself to a schoolgirl from Britain. Schools
and classes might be different. But certain things are the same across
country / geography. The values, the principles, the differentiation between
the good and the bad - that is what teachers all over would teach.
Link to the St.Clare's Series:
The Twins at St Clare's: Book 1
The O'Sullivan Twins: Book 2
Summer Term at St. Clare's
The Second Form at St Clare's: Book 4
Claudine at St. Clare's
Fifth Formers of St. Clare's
Link to the additional three titles by Pamela Cox
The Third Form at St Clare's
Sixth Form at St. Clare's
Kitty at St Clare's
St Clare's Collection Set:
St Clare's Collection 1: Books 1-3 (St Clare's Collections and Gift books)
St Clare's Collection 3: Books 7-9 (St Clare's Collections and Gift books)
St Clare's Collection 3: Books 7-9 (St Clare's Collections and Gift books)
St Clare's Box Set of 9 Titles
Link to the Malory Towers Series:
First Term: Book 1 (Malory Towers)
Second Form: Book 2 (Malory Towers)
Third Year: Book 3 (Malory Towers)
Upper Fourth: Book 4 (Malory Towers)
In the Fifth: Book 5 (Malory Towers)
Last Term: Book 6 (Malory Towers)
Link to the additional six titles by Pamela Cox
New Term: Book 7 (Malory Towers)
Malory Towers Summer Term
Winter Term at Malory Towers (Malory Towers (Pamela Cox))
Fun and Games: Book 10 (Malory Towers)
Secrets at Malory Towers
Malory Towers: 12: Goodbye
Malory Towers Collection Set:
Malory Towers Complete Box Set of 12 Titles
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