''¡Mi colegio!, -pensó Darrel con un recóndito sentimiento de afecto en su corazón-. Es muy hermoso. ¡Qué afortunada soy de poder estudiar tantos años en Torres de Malory! Llegaré a amar este lugar.''
Las memorables aventuras de las chicas del internado Torres de Malory en un único volumen: 1-Primer curso en Torres de Malory 2-Segundo grado en Torres de Malory 3-Tercer año en Torres de Malory 4-Cuarto curso en Torres de Malory 5- Quinto grado en Torres de Malory 6-Último curso en Torres de Malory
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.
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.
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.
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 :).
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 !! ❤❤
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.
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 ❤
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
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.
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
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.
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.