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.
Observed surface forms (6)
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| First Term at Malory Towers | 1 |
| In the Fifth at Malory Towers | 1 |
| Last Term at Malory Towers | 1 |
| Second Form at Malory Towers | 1 |
| Third Year at Malory Towers | 1 |
| Upper Fourth at Malory Towers | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
British children's literature work
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children's book series ⓘ school story series ⓘ |
| adaptationLanguage | English ⓘ |
| adaptationType | TV series ⓘ |
| author |
Blyton
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Enid Blyton
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| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educationalSettingType | boarding school ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Alicia Johns
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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
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moral lessons ⓘ |
| genre |
boarding school story
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children's fiction ⓘ school story ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | television series ⓘ |
| hasBook |
Malory Towers
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First Term at Malory Towers
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In the Fifth at Malory Towers
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Second Form at Malory Towers
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| 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
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strong emphasis on character development ⓘ |
| protagonistFullName | Darrell Rivers ⓘ |
| publisher | Methuen Publishing ⓘ |
| setting | girls' boarding school ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
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pre-teen readers ⓘ |
| theme |
coming of age
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friendship ⓘ personal growth ⓘ school life ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
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First Term at Malory Towers
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Second Form at Malory Towers
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Third Year at Malory Towers
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Upper Fourth at Malory Towers
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In the Fifth at Malory Towers
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Last Term at Malory Towers
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Enid Blyton
Enid Mary Blyton (née Enid Mary Pollock, pen name Mary Pollock, sometimes used surname Gay in early life)
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Enid Mary Blyton