Malory Towers by Enid Blyton
| Somtimes on this site I go back in time and delve into the past and get quite nostalgic. Do you remember reading the Malory Towers series by Enid Blyton when you were young? There were six books in the series and they were about Darrell Rivers and her friends. At the age of 12, Darrell starts at a new school called Malory Towers, situated in Cornwall right by the sea. The series follows Darrell and her friends right from the First Form under the sharp eye of Miss Potts, through to the sixth form and Miss Oakes.
If you read them, you probably remember Darrell and her friends: sporty Sally, downright Alicia, musical Irene, arty Belinda, Jean who was very good at handling money, shy Mary-Lou, musical Mavis, horse mad Bill and so on. And we mustn’t forget Gwendoline Mary Lacey. In the fourth form, Darrell's sister Felicity joins here, so does Alicia's cousin June. And then of course there were the Malory Towers staff who saw the girls through their years at the school: first form teacher Miss Potts, nosey Miss Parker, horse-mad Miss Peters, scholarly Miss Williams, Miss James, Miss Oakes and of course Matron and Miss Grayling. Plus the French teachers, Madame Dupont and Madame Rougier.
Malory Towers: Series One
Writer Pamela Gale wrote more Malory Towers books, with Darrell's sister Felicity and her friends making their way through the school, and you can also buy these from Hive, too. What about the TV Series? Series 5 has already shown the first 10 episodes and on Monday, 4th November at 6pm on CBBC, the next episodes of Series 5 begins. What is the new Matron really up to? We'll have to watch the episode to find out!
Malory Towers: Series Two - 13 episodes Lots of adults loved Malory Towers - and many still do enjoy reading them. Did you know that there's a number of books which have been written for adults, described as "Just like Malory Towers for grown-ups"?
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