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St. Clare's (series)
Series of books by Enid Blyton
Series of books by Enid Blyton
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | St. Clare's | |
| image_caption | 1st edition of 1st book | |
| books | {{Plainlist | |
| author | Enid Blyton and Pamela Cox | |
| cover_artist | David Roberts | |
| country | United Kingdom | |
| language | English | |
| genre | Children's literature | |
| pub_date | 1941–1945, 2000, 2008 | |
| number_of_books | 9 (6 by Blyton, 3 by Cox) | |
| website |
- The Twins at St. Clare's (Blyton, 1941)
- The O'Sullivan Twins (Blyton, 1942)
- Summer Term at St. Clare's (Blyton, 1943)
- The Second Form at St. Clare's (Blyton, 1944)
- The Third Form at St. Clare's (Cox, 2000)
- Kitty at St. Clare's (Cox, 2008)
- Claudine at St.Clare's (Blyton, 1944)
- Fifth Formers of St. Clare's (Blyton, 1945)
- The Sixth Form at St. Clare's (Cox, 2000) }} St. Clare's is a series of nine books written by English children's authors Enid Blyton and Pamela Cox about the eponymous boarding school. 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 who always worships the wrong people), Hilary Wentworth, Sadie Green (Alison's spoilt American 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, French 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 (an excellent artist who became Margery's friend), Erica (a spiteful girl who played nasty tricks on Pat), Priscilla Parsons (a sixth former who is expelled) and Joan Terry (who was bullied by Priscilla).
The teachers are: Miss Roberts (the first-form teacher), Miss Jenks (the second-form teacher), Miss Adams (the third-form teacher), Miss Ellis (the fourth-form teacher), Miss Cornwallis (the fifth-form teacher), Miss Harry (the sixth-form teacher), Miss Kennedy (the substitute teacher who took over as history teacher for a term in The Twins at St. Clare's), Miss Lewis (the regular history teacher who was sick for a term), Miss Wilton (the games teacher), Miss Quentin (the short-lived drama teacher), Miss Willcox (the pretentious temporary English teacher) Miss Walker (The art Teacher ), Mam'zelle (the French mistress and the aunt of Claudine and Antoinette) and Miss Theobald (the headmistress, who also coaches students in maths).
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Original series
Enid Blyton published the original six books of St. Clare's series from 1941 to 1945.
Continuation series
Pamela Cox published three more books in the series:
Dean School Omnibus Editions
Adaptations
The series was adapted into a 1991 anime television series, The Twins at St. Clare's, by Tokyo Movie Shinsha.
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.
A German audio drama named Hanni & Nanni, produced by EUROPA. Up to 2019, 65 episodes have been published, the storyline differs from the books, especially the later episodes.
Four German films:
- Hanni & Nanni (2010)
- ** (2012)
- ** (2013)
- ** (2017)
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