Famous Five Books

The Famous Five books form a series of 21 children's adventure novels written by English author Enid Blyton. They were first published between 1942 and 1963. They are the origin of The Famous Five series, with TV and film adaptations and more book series.

Synopsis[]

The novels feature the adventures of Julian, Dick, Anne and Georgina (George) – and their dog Timmy. The main setting is George's home of Kirrin Cottage in the fictional village of Kirrin, inspired by the rural coast of Dorset. In the school holidays, the children have adventures involving lost treasure, secret passages, kidnappings and travelling the countryside, making many friends (and enemies) on the way.

The Famous Five Series[]


No.	Title	Year
1	Five on a Treasure Island	1942
2	Five Go Adventuring Again	1943
3	Five Run Away Together	1944
4	Five Go to Smuggler's Top	1945
5	Five Go Off in a Caravan	1946
6	Five on Kirrin Island Again	1947
7	Five Go Off to Camp	1948
8	Five Get into Trouble	1949
9	Five Fall into Adventure	1950
10	Five on a Hike Together	1951
11	Five Have a Wonderful Time	1952
12	Five Go Down to the Sea	1953
13	Five Go to Mystery Moor	1954
14	Five Have Plenty of Fun	1955
15	Five on a Secret Trail	1956
16	Five Go to Billycock Hill	1957
17	Five Get into a Fix	1958
18	Five Get into a Fix	1960
19	Five on Finniston Farm	1961
20	Five Have a Mystery to Solve	1962
21	Five Are Together Again	1963

Short Stories[]

Blyton also wrote a number of short stories featuring the characters, which were published together in 1995 as Five Have a Puzzling Time and Other Stories.^[1] This may be considered the 22nd book. The short stories are:


Story	Originally Published	Year
Five Have a Puzzling Time	Princess Comic	1960
George's Hair is Too Long!	Enid Blyton's Magazine Annual No.2
Good Old Timmy!	Princess Gift Book for Girls	1961
A Lazy Afternoon	Enid Blyton's Magazine Annual No.1
Well Done, Famous Five!	Australian Weeties Strip Books	1956
Five and a Half-Term Adventure	Enid Blyton's Magazine Annual No.3
Happy Christmas, Five!	Princess Gift Book for Girls	1962
When Timmy Chased the Cat	Enid Blyton's Magazine Annual No.4

French Series[]

German Series[]

History[]

Blyton's publisher, Hodder & Stoughton, first used the term "The Famous Five" in 1951, after nine books in the series had been published. Before this, the series was referred to as The "Fives" Books.

The first editions were illustrated by Eileen Soper.