The Famous Five

The Famous Five is a series of children's adventure novels and short stories by Enid Blyton. The first book, Five on a Treasure Island, was published in 1942. The novels feature the adventures of a group of young children – Julian, Dick, Anne and Georgina (George) – and George's dog Timmy. There is a series of parody books written by Bruno Vincent known as the Enid Blyton for Grown-Ups series, featuring the characters imagined as adults. Enid Blyton wrote 21 Famous Five novels: • Five on a Treasure Island (1942) • Five Go Adventuring Again (1943) • Five Run Away Together (1944) • Five Go to Smuggler's Top (1945) • Five Go Off in a Caravan (1946) • Five on Kirrin Island Again (1947) • Five Go Off to Camp (1948) • Five Get into Trouble (1949) • Five Fall into Adventure (1950) • Five on a Hike Together (1951) • Five Have a Wonderful Time (1952) • Five Go Down to the Sea (1953) • Five Go to Mystery Moor (1954) • Five Have Plenty of Fun (1955) • Five on a Secret Trail (1956) • Five Go to Billycock Hill (1957) • Five Get into a Fix (1958) • Five on Finniston Farm (1960) • Five Go to Demon's Rocks (1961) • Five Have a Mystery to Solve (1962) • Five Are Together Again (1963) Short stories: • "A Lazy Afternoon" - first published in Enid Blyton's Magazine Annual No.1, 1954 • "George's Hair Is Too Long!" - first published in Enid Blyton's Magazine Annual No.2, 1955 • Well Done, Famous Five! - first published as a strip book of the same name, 1956 • Five and a Half-Term Adventure - first published in Enid Blyton's Magazine Annual No.3, 1956 • When Timmy Chased the Cat! - first published in Enid Blyton's Magazine Annual No.4, 1957 • "Five Have a Puzzling Time" - first serialized in four parts in Princess Comic, 20 August - 10 September 1960 • "Good Old Timmy!" - first published in Princess Gift Book for Girls, 1961 • Happy Christmas, Five! - first published in Princess Gift Book for Girls, 1962