Malory Towers

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Malory Towers is a classic British children's book series set in a girls' boarding school, written by Enid Blyton and known for its stories of friendship, school life, and personal growth.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf British children's literature work
children's book series
school story series
adaptationLanguage English
adaptationType TV series
author Enid Blyton
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
educationalSettingType boarding school
featuresCharacter Alicia Johns
Belinda
Betty
Darrell Rivers
Gwendoline Mary Lacey
Irene
Mary-Lou
Mavis
Miss Grayling
Sally Hope
featuresProtagonist Darrell Rivers
firstPublicationPeriod 1940s
focusesOn girls' relationships and rivalries
moral lessons
genre boarding school story
children's fiction
school story
hasAdaptation television series
hasBook First Term at Malory Towers
In the Fifth at Malory Towers
Last Term at Malory Towers
Second Form at Malory Towers
Third Year at Malory Towers
Upper Fourth at Malory Towers
inspiredBy Enid Blyton's own school experiences
language English
literaryPeriod mid-20th-century children's literature
mainSetting Malory Towers boarding school in Cornwall
narrativePerspective third-person narration
notableFor depiction of British boarding school life
strong emphasis on character development
protagonistFullName Darrell Rivers
publisher Methuen Publishing
setting girls' boarding school
targetAudience children
pre-teen readers
theme coming of age
friendship
personal growth
school life

Referenced by (8)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Malory Towers ("First Term at Malory Towers")
Malory Towers ("Second Form at Malory Towers")
Malory Towers ("Third Year at Malory Towers")
Malory Towers ("Upper Fourth at Malory Towers")
Malory Towers ("In the Fifth at Malory Towers")
Malory Towers ("Last Term at Malory Towers")
hasBook
Enid Blyton
Enid Mary Blyton
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