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Anyone remember E.B's Chalet School/Mallory Towers names?

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YummyMummybee · 06/01/2012 18:33

Just out of interest does anyone remember any of the Enid Blyton names? Used to love them when I was younger..

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seeker · 07/01/2012 10:05

The Robin was Marya Cecelia, I think.

lizziebennet · 07/01/2012 09:38

The Robin's real name was Marya I believe .

SecretNutellaFix · 07/01/2012 09:33

trying to leave- you haven't read the books properly, of course they didn't! The two american girls make mention of the KKK and they look at what they did.

There was also the incident in one of the books where they have to flee Austria for attempting to save the life of a Jewish watchmaker.

tryingtoleave · 07/01/2012 08:16

Gwendoline, I've only read a few chalet schools but think they are AWFUL. Religious, soppy- Jo and her friends are sooo boring. The plot in every book seems to centre on someone getting very sick and recovering. Oh, and in one book the girls set up a branch of the kkk in order to scare off a rival school. Lovely Hmm

boyfallingoutofthesky · 06/01/2012 21:57

Pat and Isobel and their cousin Daphne (or was that St Clare's?)
Strangely, Isobel seemed dated then.
Also at St Clare's lots of direct equivalents to the Mallory Towers lot: Bobby (the tomboy), Doris (the clown) Claudine (the dippy French one). I think there was a wet French girl called Suzanne in Mallory Towers who wasn't as good as Claudine. And her sister Antoinette.
Was also a character in Mallory Towers called Alma Pudden (who ate a lot)

pranma · 06/01/2012 21:08

What about the Abbey School-some lovely names there once you get past Joan,Joy and Jen[Janet]
lots of 'Rose' names can't be bothered to scour shelves but Rosamund inspired a Rosabel,Rosalyn,Rosella etc etc

LaTristesse · 06/01/2012 21:00

How about the Faraway Tree- Moonface or Silky anyone?!

SecretNutellaFix · 06/01/2012 20:44

Flora
Fiona
Shiena
Lavender
Lilamani
Erica
Samantha
Samaris
Theodora
Richenda
Viola
Barbara
Nella
Vanna
Annis
Cherry
Delicia- Dickie Christie before anyone pounces!
Gaynor
Clemency

Polkadotfanatic · 06/01/2012 20:39

Famous Five - Julian, Dick and Anne, George (girl) and Timmy the dog. Uncle Quentin too.

Secret Seven (dusts cobwebs) Peter, Janet, Colin, George, Barbara, Pam, Jack. Then there was the annoying bitch irritating younger sister Susie with her best friend who had a name like Twinkle or something odd...

This thread makes me feel old and young at the same time!! :)

Why did they always have potted meat sandwiches and condensed milk and why was that always classed as a ''feast''.... :)

Auntiestablishment · 06/01/2012 19:20

Chalet and Mallory Towers.

Auntiestablishment · 06/01/2012 19:19

I have a complete set of both upstairs, so can go and look.

Personally, I liked Kathy (Ferrars) and Rosamund (Lilley). Both Chalet.
But you can get double points if you use Mary-Lou because there is one in both Chalet at Mallory Towers.

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YummyMummybee · 06/01/2012 19:06

Wow Edith Weston thats a great list!!! My faves
Yvette
Violet(another Downton name)
Polly
Hilary(love this!)
Bette-much prefer this spelling,where I live people don't pronounce their th!

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Northernlurker · 06/01/2012 19:05

Edith - are you going down some CS prefect list? Grin

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YummyMummybee · 06/01/2012 19:03

Woops sorry girls re the author error lol!! Love all those sort of names, we have our names chosen but I love all those prim & proper boarding school type names-amazing how many of them are experiencing a revival!
Edith Weston I am like you I read all those books plus the secret 7 & famous 5 and all I can rememer is Dick from the famous 5-can't see that becoming too popular any time soon then again......

I predict the revival of Sybil(thanks for posting Kate F) especially with Sybil in Downton-lovely character & so pretty!

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EdithWeston · 06/01/2012 19:02

Some Chalet School names:

Madge and Joey Bettany

Gisela Marani,
Bernhilda and Frieda Mensch
Bette Rincini
Gertrud Steinbrucke
Juliet Carrick
Grizel Cochrane
Luigia and Bianca di Ferrara
Wanda and Maria von Eschenau
Simone Lecoutier
Elisaveta
Thekla

Mary Burnett
Rosalie Dene
Vanna di Ricci
Deira O'Hagan
Lisa Bernaldi
Eustacia

Carla von Flugen
Eva von Heiling
Sophie Hamel

Thora Helgersen
Luigia Meracini
Louise Redfield
Anne Seymour
Margia Stevens
Arda van der Windt -
Paula von Rothenfels
Elsie Carr
Gillian Linton
Cyrilla Maurus

Louise Redfield
Hilary Burn
Elsie Carr
Gillian Linton
Cyrilla Maurus
Ida Reaveley
Irene Silksworth - Staff Pree
Nancy Wilmot - Junior Library

Jeanne le Cadoulec
Cornelia Flower
Polly Heriot
Evadne Lannis
Maria Marani
Suzanne Mercier
Giovanna Rincini

Violet Allison
Sigrid Bjornesson
Cornelia Flower
Yvette Mercier

The Robin
Mary-Lou Trelawney

Len, Con, Margot, Maeve, Felix, Felicity

ElaineReese · 06/01/2012 19:02

That bold June?

EduStudent · 06/01/2012 19:00

From Enid Blyton's Naughtiest Girl books (my specialist subject):

Elizabeth
Kathleen
Joan
Norah
Rosemary
Arabella
Rita
Helen
Belinda
Fanny
Ruth
Eileen
Jennifer

GwendolineMaryLacey · 06/01/2012 18:55

:o

I never read the Chalet School but loved MT and SC. Were they any good? I always felt they were a bit like Arsenal/Tottenham. If you did one, you didn't do the other!

seeker · 06/01/2012 18:53

Richenda
Ruehanna
Blossom
Gurtrude
Simons
Frieda
Aline
Lavender
Muriel (known as Tom)

gazzalw · 06/01/2012 18:49

According to DW, who devoured the whole set as a tween, Josephine started off as a school girl and ended up as an elder of the school with her own daughters having passed through the system..... She can't really remember any of the other characters but said that now she's been reminded we must get the set for DD....

KateF · 06/01/2012 18:48

I also have one with middle name of Mary-Louise and I do call her Mary-Lou sometimesGrin

learningtofly · 06/01/2012 18:46

Daphne was another name from mallory towers

I always like Lavender Leigh from chalet school

KateF · 06/01/2012 18:45

Chalet School-Josephine, Margaret, Daphne, Cecilia, Felicity, Helena, Constance, Philippa (I have one of those!), Sybil, Josette, Aline, Daisy....and that's just Jo's family!

SauvignonBlanche · 06/01/2012 18:45

OMG! Blush Blush I do apologise Gwendoline

EdithWeston · 06/01/2012 18:45

For the Enid Blyton ones, the wiki pages have lists of the characters: Malory Towers and St Clare's.

Seeing as I went through a phase when I read and reread school stories obsessively, I was surprised at how few I remembered!

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