Malory Towers Boxset

Malory Towers #1-6

by Enid Blyton

- First term At Malory Towers
- Second form At Malory Tower
- Third year At Malory Tower
- Upper fourth At Malory Tower
- In the fifth At Malory Tower
- Last term At Malory Tower

Genres: Childrens, Fiction, Boarding School, Classics, Childrens Classics, Spanish Literature, Middle Grade

1184 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1951

About the author

See also:
Ένιντ Μπλάιτον (Greek)
Enida Blaitona (Latvian)
Энид Блайтон (Russian)
Inid Blajton (Serbian)
Інід Блайтон (Ukrainian)

Enid Mary Blyton (1897–1968) was an English author of children's books.

Born in South London, Blyton was the eldest of three children, and showed an early interest in music and reading. She was educated at St. Christopher's School, Beckenham, and - having decided not to pursue her music - at Ipswich High School, where she trained as a kindergarten teacher. She taught for five years before her 1924 marriage to editor Hugh Pollock, with whom she had two daughters. This marriage ended in divorce, and Blyton remarried in 1943, to surgeon Kenneth Fraser Darrell Waters. She died in 1968, one year after her second husband.

Blyton was a prolific author of children's books, who penned an estimated 800 books over about 40 years. Her stories were often either children's adventure and mystery stories, or fantasies involving magic. Notable series include: The Famous Five, The Secret Seven, The Five Find-Outers, Noddy, The Wishing Chair, Mallory Towers, and St. Clare's.

According to the Index Translationum, Blyton was the fifth most popular author in the world in 2007, coming after Lenin but ahead of Shakespeare.

See also her pen name Mary Pollock

Reviews

[Leonie St · Rating 5 out of 5]

my childhood books that kept me occupied for hours on end fantasising about going to Malory Towers , being friends with Darell and Sally , riding horses with Bill and playing tricks with Alicia and Betty.

[Catherine Yarwood · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really don’t know why Enid Blyton novels remain so popular, but they do. I wanted so desperately to go to boarding school because of these books. Little did I know about class boundaries back then! The food sounds amazing and the swimming pool built into the sea rocks sounds like a dream. Reading these back, there is so much moralising to young girls - some I’m not sure I would agree with, but it is definitely an insight into the crazy unspoken rules of boarding school in the 1940s. Interestingly, I never identified with Darrell in these stories, but Alicia. The sharp-tongued, competitive, sometimes insensitive but amusing classmate.

[Cian]

I was sick last week and listened to this boxset on audible.

My nostalgia brain loves these books (and childhood me would have given 5 stars for sure), but the underlying moral of the series about the importance of conformity is pretty much antithetical to my personal politics.

Girls bully each other and this is endorsed by the narrative. Characters who are coded as coming from a working-class background (e.g. Jo's father) are cast as vulgar, offensive, and embarrassing. EVERYONE is white, and seemingly only four countries exist in the world (England, Scotland, France and America) - this is despite the book being set in the years (so far as I can tell) immediately after WW2.

All of this pretty standard fare for Blyton, so if you're familiar with any of her other work, you probably know what to expect.

On the other hand, I will say that my adult queer heart very much enjoyed tomboy Bill, and her 'friendship' with Clarissa. Bill is probably my favourite Blyton tomboy :).

[Prerana Bajaj · Rating 5 out of 5]

A beautiful children's read!! Makes you want to go to a hostel and live the magical life there ! Full of interesting characters , you feel connected to all the girls and hate the people they hate . It's a beautiful escape and one of the best coming of age books !! ❤❤

[Emilie Mules]

I read the series when I was about 8 or 9 and I thought they were the best thing I had ever read. Now they are still one of my favourite series and I think that if you are ever looking for something light hearted and fun then this is a good series to try.

[Sonia · Rating 4 out of 5]

This set of books made me want to be independent and live a hostel life. British food, girls, scandals. Must haves for every 10 year old.

[Shauli Chaudhuri · Rating 5 out of 5]

Must read for little girls. Loved them when I was a kid and it was fun reading them again a few years back when I bought the set for my kid.

[Ege · Rating 4 out of 5]

Çocukken 90ların sonu 2000lerin başında bayramdan bayrama gittiğimiz büyük şehir kitapçılarında görüp bayıldığım "Yaramaz Kızlar" serisini 4 kitabına kadar okumuştum ancak her bayram yalnızca birini almama izin verildiği için, ben daha 5.'yi almak isterken 8.si raflardaydı ve devamını hiç okuyamamıştım. Tekrar başlamak bu yaşıma kısmetmiş. Birincisini İngilizce aslından okudum ve keşfettim ki ilk 6 kitap Enid Blyton tarafında yazılmış olsa da, sonraki 12 devam kitabı Almanlar tarafından yazılmış ve İngilizce'ye hiç çevrilmemiş. Türkiye'de yayınlanan "Yaramaz Kızlar" serisi Alman adaptasyonunun ve sonrasında onlar tarafından yazılan devam kitaplarının çevirisiymiş. 18 kitabı da sahaflarda buldum ve aldım. Küçük bir çocukken başladığım seriyi şimdi bitirmek niyetindeyim. Tıpkı Dolly'nin 12 yaşından 30 yaşına da dek süren hikayesi gibi geniş bir zamana yayıldı benim de bu kitaplarla olan bağım. En güzeliyse, kitabı ilk okurken bilmiyor olsam da sonrasında benim de Dolly gibi, tüm gençliğimi kızlar yatakhanelerinde geçirmiş olman ❤

[Jaki Hamilton · Rating 5 out of 5]

These were the first books I read as a child so I was delighted when I was given the box set recently as a gift from a friend looking forward to reading them again
The stories are so real you feel like you are one of the pupils loved them x

[Cecilia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Recomiendo esta edición de Enid Blyton para quienes estén interesados en la serie. La autora tiene un lenguaje muy cuidado y las historias que viven las protagonistas del internado son entretenidas. Además, transmiten muy buenos valores. Guardo muy buenos recuerdos de todas las novelas.

[Romygoodreads · Rating 3 out of 5]

All the books are good

[Viajando.con.la.imaginación · Rating 5 out of 5]

Es una serie de libros que cuenta las experiencias de un grupo de estudiantes de un colegio femenino inglés. Es una saga llena de valores que cualquier joven debería tener

[Divya Reddy · Rating 5 out of 5]

These books made me want to go to a boarding school so badly....

[Janani · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book. Will recommend it to all children. Best series by Enid Blyton for sure.

[Lauren Drake · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a great selection of books following the adventures at Malory Towers. great for teenage girls and young adults. Engaging and leave you wanting to read on. Would highly recommend.

[Richa Bhattarai · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enid Blyton and taught me to love reading. Malpry Towers and St. Clare's are my favorites of the lot. So much excitement and mystery !

[Kid Square · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved it.

[Annie Van Helsing · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mi infancia entera, estos libros son maravillosos

[Vasvi Agarwal · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love these books and I especially love the author Enid Blyton she writes such amazing stories

[Heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ah man, such a fave when I was little... I even wrote to the publisher to ask for the school address so I could apply. 😅🙈

[silvia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Por culpa de este libro y de Santa Clara quería ir a un internado de pequeña.

[ane · Rating 5 out of 5]

creo q he leido este libro x lo menos 20 veces me encantabaaaA

[Hannatu]

It was very fun reading and sent me looking for more of Enid Blyton's books!

[Harmony · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great series. We follow the main character through the ups and downs of her 6 years at boarding school. A very enjoyable series. :)

[Narthana Sharan · Rating 5 out of 5]

My Reading journey began here!

[Harriyeet · Rating 5 out of 5]

When read aloud by my mother, Daryl's antics genuinely suppressed my vomit for an extra 10 minutes or so when I had a sick bug

[Olga · Rating 3 out of 5]

Los leí de adolescente, fue un regalo de Reyes y guardo un recuerdo muy bonito

[Claire Joicey · Rating 5 out of 5]

A re-read from childhood

[Anna · Rating 3 out of 5]

La gente me parecía insoportable, el unico perzonaje que me caía bien era Gwendoline Mary o Gwen. Es el mejor personaje de todos y con el único con el que logro empatizar.

[Zenisha Ashara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good for children to start reading