Elinor M. Brent-Dyer - Chalet School, etc.

[Daisy]

Well if you get hooked there are another 57 in the original series plus some fanfic fill-ins.
And yes, Sarah, the Armada editions were quite severely pruned in some cases. I have all the hardbacks and re- read the series about every 4 years. I did have some Armadas while I was collecting the hardbacks and was surprised when I eventually read the hardbacks at how much had been omitted at times.
We never did get any feed back from Abi.

[rosy_posy]

I love the Chalet School, especially the Tyrol books. I must admit to having written a ton of Chalet School fanfic, too. Is there much of a market for Blyton fanfic, and if so, where does it get posted? (Not that I'm a mad writerly type, of course). Has any CS fan discovered the CBB - a forum much like this, only for the Chalet School?

[sixret]

You can send your fanfic to Tony( for EBS), Julie ( Blyton.net) or Fiona( WorldofBlyton blog).

I notice that thisisschool is your blog. I used to read that blog. What is your opinion on school stories as a whole? Are they worth reading?

[rosy_posy]

Well, you could say I'm a bit biased because I love school stories (yeah, I haven't updated the blog in a long time; must get back to it!). I'd say they're definitely worth reading - you get all sorts in them, not just the usual bullying/cheating/international jewel thieving. Some are better than others and actually I'd say Blyton's are some of the best. But there are others. Have you read many school stories?

[Francis]

Having just bought 'The Chalet School in Exile', I will be looking for any more set in Guernsey.

[Daisy]

Don't expect Guernsey at the start Francis. It begins in the Tyrol and is probably the most exciting story of the whole series. I hope you enjoy it although you may have some trouble sorting out the various relationships of the main characters. I'll supply a family tree if necessary!

[Moonraker]

You can send your fanfic to ... Julie ( Blyton.net) ...

You can, but it won't appear on the website! Any continuation novels should be sent to Keith Robinson, our webmaster, for consideration. The email address is mystery@enidblyton.net .

[sixret]

I have some school story books but can't give how many offhand. Definitely more than 20. I enjoyed reading them and at one point, I was very tempted buying many of them but after reading one of your review stated that most of them are not so great, I hesitated to buy.

[sixret]

More and more U.S school stories are available in public domain.

U.S school stories are different from U.K because they focus more on the characters' lives outside the school and more romance than anything! Whereas, UK school stories focus on day-to-day life in school while the characters development is still strong. I prefer UK school stories for that matter.

[Francis]

Daisy wrote

Don't expect Guernsey at the start Francis. It begins in the Tyrol and is probably the most exciting story of the whole series. I hope you enjoy it although you may have some trouble sorting out the various relationships of the main characters. I'll supply a family tree if necessary!

Thank you Daisy - I'll look for the next in the series to complete the Guernsey connection. A family tree would be very nice.

[Daisy]

Right Francis. I did one for one of the early Chalet journals so I'll pm you when I've looked it out.

[Francis]

Thanks a lot, Daisy - I really appreciate it.

[Francis]

Split from another thread.

just bought 'The Maids of La Rochelle' (very clean 1952 edition by Elinor Brent Dyer) from Alton attracted by the Guernsey location - although I know nothing about it. Wonder if it is part of a series of books?

[Daisy]

Yes, Francis. It introduces three sisters who settle on Guernsey and are eventually drawn into the Chalet School series through their daughters.

[Courtenay]

just bought 'The Maids of La Rochelle' (very clean 1952 edition by Elinor Brent Dyer) from Alton attracted by the Guernsey location - although I know nothing about it. Wonder if it is part of a series of books?

I'm not familiar with any of her books, Francis (though my mum used to read the Chalet School series), but I did a quick search online. You can see a list of the La Rochelle series here on the official Friends of the Chalet School website: http://www.chaletschool.org.uk/ebd-book ... brent-dyer" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

(I assume "all CS connectors" means that the La Rochelle books all have some connection with the Chalet School books - possibly shared characters, locations, etc.)

PS. There we are, Daisy's answered that last paragraph of mine while I was typing!