The series is believed to be semi-autobiographical, and the name "Darrell Rivers" is clearly drawn from Blyton's second husband's name, Kenneth Darrell Waters. The characters are very similar to the set of characters in the St Clare's series, which Blyton also wrote. Other characters include Sally Hope (Darrell's level-headed best friend), Felicity Rivers (Darrell's younger sister), Gwendoline Mary Lacey (the form's spoilt martyr), Alicia Johns (sharp tongued, competitive and intelligent), Mary-Lou (small and timid, but very kind hearted), Irene (scatterbrained musical genius), Belinda (scatterbrained artistic genius), Jean (shrewd and straightforward) and Wilhelmina (Bill) (completely horse-mad). The series follows the heroine Darrell Rivers from her first year at Malory Towers to when she leaves. Malory Towers is a fictional Cornish seaside boarding school which features in a series of six novels by British children's author Enid Blyton. The Malory Towers E-Books > Enid Blyton Series > The Malory Towers
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