The St Clare's Collection by Enid Blyton is a series of novels that follow the adventures of two sisters, Pat and Isabel O'Sullivan, as they attend St Clare's boarding school. The series, which was first published in 1941, has become a beloved classic of children's literature, offering readers a delightful and nostalgic look at school life in post-war England. In 1920, Blyton moved to Chessington and began writing in her spare time. The following year, she won the Saturday Westminster Review writing competition with her essay "On the Popular Fallacy that to the Pure All Things are Pure". [13] Publications such as The Londoner, Home Weekly and The Bystander began to show an interest in her short stories and poems. [1] Child Whispers (1922) Kemp, Stuart (7 March 2012), "U.S. Group Classic Media Grabs Rights to Iconic British Creation Noddy From Chorion", The Hollywood Reporter , retrieved 19 January 2014 Bhimani, Nazlin (19 June 2012), "Enid Blyton, educationalist", Institute of Education, University of London, archived from the original on 2 May 2014 , retrieved 30 April 2014 From a bad beginning which includes a fight with one of the teachers, the twins' better sides become apparent and they begin blending a little and enjoying the reactions of their educators to the japes of one irrepressible girl in their class. As in our own schools there are some extremely talented students at St Clare's and you will be amazed by their prowess. There is a class-clown and a brilliant one at that. You'll meet her. Pat and Isabel even attend an enormous birthday supper which includes such delicacies as sardines, a pork pie, a cake with almond icing surrounded with sugar-roses, peppermint creams, and to make it more exciting it takes place at 12a.m — (yes a.m) and it's all strictly against the rules but who cares?

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "Chronology", Enid Blyton Society , retrieved 23 January 2014 I agree that occasionally having a character regress and forget the growth she had had in a previous book can be unsatisfactory, but it's the nature of the series. You notice it more if you are reading all the books one after the other. I think, but I may be misremembering, than in Malory Towers Enid Blyton handles it slightly better, for example not giving Gwendoline her big character growth until the end. Her love of tennis included playing naked, with nude tennis "a common practice in those days among the more louche members of the middle classes". [103] [104]Dow, James (25 January 2002), "Toytown to Tinseltown: Noddy film on the cards", The Scotsman, archived from the original on 8 July 2014 , retrieved 28 March 2014 Seven Stories: Enid Blyton Catalogue", Seven Stories Collections Department, archived from the original on 4 July 2014 , retrieved 22 June 2014

Enid Blyton – the Well-Known Children's Story Writer". The Sunday Observer. 1 April 2013. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014 . Retrieved 28 March 2014. Geoghegan, Tom (5 September 2008). "The Mystery of Enid Blyton's Revival". BBC News Magazine . Retrieved 10 April 2014.Today, Enid Blyton remains one of the most beloved and influential authors in the world of children's literature. Her books continue to inspire and delight readers of all ages, and her legacy lives on through the many adaptations and spin-offs that have been created over the years. Gwen did try to alter herself a bit, so that she wouldn't be like Maureen. She stopped her silly laugh and her wide, false smile. She stopped talking about herself too. In German Language the series was named "Hanni & Nanni" and received ample changes in names, places and characteristics resembling more to the German taste. Up to date 39 books have been published, with only episodes 1-4, 11 and 13 basing on Blyton's originals, Parts 19 and 20 are adapted from Pamela Cox' editions Third Form at St. Clare's and Sixth Form at St. Clare’s. Cox's third book Kitty at St Clare’s has not yet been adapted. Ellis-Petersen, Hannah (21 October 2014), "Enid Blyton's Faraway Tree series inspires new film", The Guardian The Twins at St Clare's is a children's novel by Enid Blyton set in an English girls' boarding school. It is the first of the original six novels in the St. Clare's series of school stories. [1] First published in 1941, it tells the story of twin sisters Pat and Isabel O'Sullivan in their first term at a new school. [2] They meet many new friends.

Janet, a sarcastic and blunt student, leads the year in a series of pranks against their new History teacher Miss Kennedy, who is a very timid and insecure though highly qualified. After Miss Roberts arrives and immediately understands her as the culprit, but the twins take the blame as well, gaining respect. Afterwards, the girls organise a secret midnight feast, and are caught, but Miss Kennedy pretends to not have noticed anything.

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Rewrites a blight on Blyton's legacy... by golly". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 July 2012 . Retrieved 22 January 2014. Edwards, Owen Dudley (2007), British Children's Fiction in the Second World War, Edinburgh University Press, ISBN 978-0-7486-1651-0 Early editions of the books had lively illustrations by W. Lindsay Cable. There are three additional titles available, written by Pamela Cox, who is also writing additional titles for the Malory Towers series. St. Clare's Books St. Clare's is a series of nine books written by English children's authors Enid Blyton and Pamela Cox about a boarding school of that name. The series follows the heroines Patricia "Pat" and Isabel O'Sullivan from their first year at St. Clare's on. Other characters include Alison O'Sullivan (the twins' cousin), Hilary Wentworth, Sadie Green (Alison's spoilt friend who always thought about her looks and the cinema ), Kathleen Gregory, Janet Robins, Doris Elward, Vera Johns, Sheila Naylor, Roberta "Bobby" Ellis, Pamela Boardman, "Sour Milk" Prudence Arnold, Carlotta Brown (an ex-circus girl), "Catty" Elsie Fanshawe, Gladys Hillman, Mirabel Unwin, Kitty Flaherty (who brings her pet goat, McGinty, to the school), Pauline Bingham-Jones, sisters Claudine and Antoinette, "the Honourable" Angela Favorleigh, Alma Pudden, Anne-Marie Longden, Felicity Ray (a musical genius), Winifred James (the head girl when Pat and Isabel were in the first form), Belinda Towers ( The games captain when Pat and Isabel were in the first form, She later became the head girl when Winifred left the school ), Tessie (the head girl of the second form), Margery Fenworthy (who got expelled from six schools but made a fresh start at St. Clare's), Lucy Oriell (who became Margery's friend), Erica (the troublemaker), Priscilla Parsons (a sixth former who is expelled) and Joan Terry (who was bullied by Priscilla).